It was another unnecessarily late night in Madrid with the last two WTA matches of the day finishing close to midnight. I’m glad to have been able to watch a bit more tennis but it means the posts are coming later! The last two Spaniards in the draw, Carla Suárez Navarro and Garbiñe Muguruza, battled…
The first set of second round matches were playing at the Mutua Madrid Open on Monday. This post covers most of the matches including recaps of the matches that I watched – Garcia-Martic, Goerges-Arruabarrena, Stephens-Stosur and Pliskova-Azarenka. Read on for 9 stories from day 3 of main draw action in Madrid. Note – This post…
There were 21 first round matches on the schedule in Madrid on Sunday. It’s been even more in the past but it was still a hectic day of tennis. I was in and out of the tennis during the day as it’s Bank Holiday weekend and I am home with my family. After many miserable…
It was a hectic day of tennis as the finals of Prague and Rabat overlapped with the first day of main draw action in Madrid where 11 first round matches were on the schedule along with the final round of qualifying. I’ve had issues with Madrid in the past but i’m willing to embrace it…
Prague and Rabat are both through the second round with quarter-finals to be played on Thursday. There’s a trio of intriguing, third-round-at-a-Slam style matches that will be worth catching. Read on for seven stories from the past two days of WTA action. It’s unlikely i’ll be able to do another post before Madrid, the third…
There are two International clay court tournaments this week in Prague (Czech Republic) and Rabat (Morocco). After the quick, speedy indoor clay courts of Stuttgart, i’m relishing watching some outdoor clay tennis. Bring on the brutal rallies. This post wraps up Stuttgart and then moves onto Prague and Rabat with accounts of the first round…
After a damp squib of a Thursday, Friday in Stuttgart was a gooood day of tennis. CoCo Vandeweghe, Caroline Garcia, Anett Kontaveit and Karolina Pliskova all advanced to the semi-finals of the 2018 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix. Friday’s Set Points post recaps the four quarter-finals and looks ahead to semi-finals Saturday including mini-previews and polls.…
The first round was wrapped up on Wednesday in Stuttgart. The match of the day didn’t quite deliver in terms of a contest, but we did see one of the longest matches of the season so far. The world number one, Simona Halep concluded the day with the first of the second rounders and yet…
Just a short, snappy Set Points for Tuesday as I was away from the tennis for most of the day. I played tennis this evening, just about managing to miss the rain. It was another all-doubles session and a mixed bag – I need some singles to find my rhythm! Read on for some…
The blog is back for one of my favourite events in the calendar as the stars of the WTA descend on Stuttgart where the 2018 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix starts on Monday. I feel that i’m getting a better balance this year on the blog and I am enjoying spending more time watching tennis without…
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