On a fabulously frenetic Friday, six of the eight WTA matches went three sets. I was double screening for much of the afternoon but managed to watch the entire match on No.2 Court between the number 13 and 23 seeds, Julia Goerges and Barbora Strycova. Read on for my review and analysis of what emerged…
By virtue of a quarter-final win at the Western & Southern Open with her partner, Barbora Strycova, it has been confirmed that Lucie Safarova will rise to world number in the doubles rankings next Monday! I’m absolutely thrilled for Lucie to add this achievement to her career highlights. Lucie and Barbora beat Ashleigh Barty and…
This post features three snap previews for the third day of main draw action at the 2017 Wimbledon Championships when the bottom half of the women’s draw will contest the second round. I’m thrilled to say that my brother (somehow!) managed to get a pair of tickets for Court 3 so i’ll be at Wimbledon…
In the only fourth round match that has gone entirely with seeding, the number two seed Serena Williams will play the number 16 seed, Barbora Strycova with a place in the quarter-finals up for grabs. Uncertainty loomed over Serena pre-tournament having played just two matches since the 2016 US Open with one of those being a…
This is the second of four parts in the countdown of my favourite WTA matches from the 2016 season. In case you missed it, you can read part one with matches 20 to 16 HERE. The second part features matches from the Slams, WTA Finals and Fed Cup including the first ever inclusion of a…
We’re on the final straight with the WTA Best of 2016 posts… last but not least is the annual tradition on Moo’s Tennis Blog with the countdown of my favourite WTA matches of the year. This is a personal selection so i’m sure there will be some matches that will raise a few eyebrows! As…
All in for this one… Venus Williams will open her campaign in Montreal against Barbora Strycova as second round action continues on Wednesday at the Rogers Cup. In her first match of the week, Strycova recovered from a set down to record her fifth consecutive victory over Caroline Garcia, 2-6 6-3 6-3. Garcia won five straight…
In ANOTHER all-Czech first rounder, the number eight seed and Nottingham champion, Karolina Pliskova, takes on Barbora Strycova at the Aegon Classic in Birmingham. The four Czech players, who all like the grass, have had a seriously rough deal with this draw. Pliskova heads into Birmingham where she is defending finals points with a nice injection…
Third round action will take place on Thursday at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome. There wasn’t one match that really stood out but they all interest me so I thought i’d go all out and do a sweep of mini-previews for all eight third round matches… this includes Kuznetsova v Gavrilova, Suárez Navarro v…
The seeds in the bottom half of the women’s draw open their Miami campaigns on Friday… hallelujah for the Easter Bank Holiday Weekend so no work and more time to watch tennis! :-D. This post covers tricky openers for the highest seeds in the bottom half including Angelique Kerber v Barbora Strycova and Garbiñe Muguruza…
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