1. Sloane Stephens v Louisa Chirico (Washington, QF) The surprise package this week in DC has been Louisa Chirico who set up an all-American quarter-final against Sloane Stephens in DC. Chirico followed up her first round win over Heather Watson with a super victory over Alizé Cornet, 7-5 4-6 7-6(4) in a match that lasted…
*Since writing this preview (booo) Kuznetsova has pulled out of Washington* The most compelling match on Thursday’s Washington schedule will feature last year’s champion and number four seed, Svetlana Kuznetsova up against Sloane Stephens. Sloane was the first player to miss out on a seeding and will be one to watch this week. When I…
1. Kristina Mladenovic v Victoria Azarenka (Wimbledon, R3) Another enticing match-up on the women’s side on Friday will see the number 23 seed, Victoria Azarenka go up against Kristina Mladenovic. The Frenchwoman has been in excellent form during the grass court season; she reached the quarter-finals of ‘s-Hertogenbosch and the semi-finals of Birmingham with four…
1. Barbora Strycova v Sloane Stephens (Wimbledon, R1) This is a first round match!!! Sloane Stephens missed out on a seeding by nine places and it’s poor old Babs who has drawn the short straw. Since Indian Wells, Stephens has posted an 19-8 W-L record which has included semi-finals in Strasbourg and Eastbourne, quarter-finals in…
Sorry for the rushed previews tonight as Thursday is my tennis night! I was playing reasonably well tonight and i’ve finally started to time my backhand so it actually goes over the net and into the court. Go me. The attention is turning to Wimbledon (YAY) and it was the WTA party tonight. The Wimbledon…
I’m back from my trip to Eastbourne. I had such an brilliant time and I hope you liked all the photos. I’ll be posting a final wrap-up from Eastbourne tomorrow with a selection of my best photos from the four days. If you missed any of my posts live from Eastbourne then you can check…
1. Serena Williams v Sloane Stephens (RG, R4) In the most anticipated women’s match of the tournament so far, Serena Williams came from a set and a break down to defeat Victoria Azarenka for the second time this year. It was a compelling match with plenty of talking points. Azarenka looked to be on her…
1. Venus Williams v Sloane Stephens (Roland Garros, R1) The match that stood out to me most on the drawsheet from the selection of first round matches is in the top half featuring two Americans, Venus Williams and Sloane Stephens. The pair were set to meet in a highly anticipated third round match in Miami…
1. Flavia Pennetta v Elina Svitolina (Rome, R1) In a menacing section of the draw, Flavia Pennetta takes on Elina Svitolina with the winner set to play Venus Williams or Garbine Muguruza in the second round. Both players suffered early exits in Madrid; Pennetta lost in the first round to Andrea Petkovic in straight sets,…
1. Danka Kovinic v Belinda Bencic (Charleston, R2) In a first career meeting, Belinda Bencic and Danka Kovinic will meet in Charleston on Wednesday. Considering their respective journeys on tour, it came as a surprise to learn that Kovinic is two years older than Bencic. Kovinic, currently ranked at 121 in the world, has made…
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