Never write off the Bourne-GOAT… Ekaterina Makarova maintained her sensational record in Melbourne by reaching the second week for the seventh (!) consecutive year. In a bruising battle on Rod Laver Arena, Makarova beat the number six seed, Dominika Cibulkova, 6-2 6-7(3) 6-3. And if you’re wondering why I keep calling Makarova the Bourne-GOAT then check…
Day 5 of the 2017 Australian Open began with some rain and a trio of three setters. In only the third extra-time finish in the women’s draw so far, the number eight seed, Svetlana Kuznetsova served out the win over Jelena Jankovic at the third time of asking, 6-4 5-7 9-7 in three hours and 36…
Day 4 of the 2017 Australian Open saw the third quarter of the draw receive a big shake-up with the loss of three seeds including the number three player in the world, Agnieszka Radwanska. Step forward, Mirjana Lucic-Baroni who claimed yet another high-profile scalp with a dominant 6-3 6-2 victory, winning the last six games…
While day 3 of the 2017 Australian Open saw four seeds go out, none of them were huge surprises. The highest seed to fall on Wednesday was the number 10 seed, Carla Suárez Navarro. The Spaniard had been struggling with a shoulder injury and ultimately that was an issue for her today as Sorana Cirstea…
The most anticipated match on day 2 of the 2017 Australian Open featured the number two seed, Serena Williams up against Belinda Bencic. While Serena laboured in her first tournament of the year in Auckland, it didn’t come as a surprise to see her produce a vastly improved performance in her first match in Melbourne,…
Day 1 of the 2017 Australian Open is in the books and as has become the norm of the first day of the AO down under, there were some surprising, head-scratching results, even for the WTA! I set my alarm for 4am but managed to wake naturally at 3.30am… what can I say, my body clock…
Agnieszka Radwanska was first into Friday’s Apia International final with what was surely her best performance of 2017 so far. Radwanska defeated Barbora Strycova for the seventh consecutive time, wrapping up a straightforward win, 6-1 6-2 in 75 minutes. It was always going to be a tough match for Strycova who had played a brutal…
The first of Wednesday’s quarter-finals in Sydney was an absolute epic as Barbora Strycova defeated Caroline Wozniacki in the longest match of the year so far and played out in the extreme heat of the day. 3 HOURS & 20 MINUTES! 😮@BaraStrycova edges Wozniacki 7-5, 6-7(6), 6-4 for a spot in @SydneyTennis Semifinals! pic.twitter.com/E5EMkw1Ymw — WTA…
In my preview for Angelique Kerber’s second round match against Daria Kasatkina, i’d written about how close Kasatkina had come to upsetting a notable seed having missed match points against the likes of Roberta Vinci, Sloane Stephens, Karolina Pliskova and Garbiñe Muguruza. On Tuesday in Sydney, Kasatkina finally got the big win! FIRST Top 5 win!…
First round action continued on Monday at the Apia International in Sydney with the most enticing match of the day featuring the number ten seed, Caroline Wozniacki up against Rio gold medallist, Monica Puig. Wozniacki held off a peak-Pica second set to triumph in three sets, 6-3 2-6 6-4. Puig had levelled up the match with…
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