The third of the WTA tournaments this week is in Shenzhen with both Petra Kvitova and Simona Halep opting to begin their seasons in China. It is worth noting that all three defending champions for the WTA events this week are not back to defend their titles with Li Na winning the inaugural event in…
The first tournaments of the year on the WTA tour have now finished with Serena Williams and Li Na both retaining their titles in Brisbane and Shenzhen respectively. Auckland though was a bit of a surprise as Ana Ivanovic fought off the nerves to win her first title in over two years. Here are my…
Auckland and Shenzhen are hosting WTA International events in a packed first week. Here are my predictions for both tournaments. WTA Auckland International events on the WTA draw have always been somewhat of a lucky dip when trying to call who will be the champion and Auckland is certainly that with no clear front runner. …
There were no surprises in the first week of the season as three members of the current top 10 scooped their first titles of 2013. Serena Williams looked in ominous form as she slayed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, 6-2 6-1 in the Brisbane final. The Russian had a great week and has now wisely pulled out of…
The entire WTA top 10 will kick off their season this week with Agnieszka Radwanska headlining the event in Auckland and Li Na topping the bill in Shenzhen. Lets take a look at the draws… WTA Auckland: Agnieszka Radwanska will play a qualifier in the first round and is projected to meet Yaroslava Shvedova in…
Victoria Azarenka As the 2012 tennis season wrapped up I was thankful for a breather from tennis. It was such a great, great year, but not only did the players need a break, I did too! Its now mid-December and I am fully craving tennis once more and ready to rock and roll with my…
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