Hello, Stuttgart! So i’m quite excited about the week ahead and this has been further validated by the draw for the 2015 Porsche Grand Prix. There are some superb first round matches, as was to be expected with the quality of the entry list. In case you missed it, I blogged about some of the…
I’d go as far to say that Stuttgart is my favourite WTA tournament on the calendar. The Porsche Tennis Grand Prix always attracts a stunning line-up and 2015 is no different with nine of the world’s top ten set to attend. As it is a 28-player draw, there are bound to be some blockbuster first…
The last week or two has seen player announcements for the 2015 grass court tennis tournaments. As a Brit, I always follow updates with excitement and this year is particularly interesting with an extra week added to the grass court season. For the WTA, Birmingham has sealed the lucrative middle week, while Eastbourne remains the…
Maria Sharapova came from a set and a break down to defeat Ana Ivanovic and claim her third consecutive title in Stuttgart with a 3-6 6-4 6-1 victory. This was a huge, huge win for Maria who has been struggling to find her best form after a long lay-off at the back end of 2013…
Away from Stuttgart, there is plenty of tennis going on this week, which I just haven’t had time to keep up with. In Barcelona, Nicolas Almagro was unable to back up his quarter-final win over Rafael Nadal as he was beaten by Santiago Giraldo, who will play Kei Nishikori in the final. In Bucharest, Grigor…
The huge headline news on Friday came in Barcelona as Rafael Nadal was upset by Nicolas Almagro in the quarter-finals, losing 2-6 7-6(5) 6-4. A whole heap of credit must go to Almagro, who was actually able to close out the match! Almagro has endured some crushing blows in his career (2013 Australian Open QF…
Stuttgart continues to offer up some brilliant WTA matches. The first match on Thursday’s night schedule saw Carla Suarez Navarro produce her best win of 2014, defeating Angelique Kerber in straight sets. Competing in the Fed Cup in Australia last weekend has unsurprisingly, taken its toll on some of the home players this week. The…
I’ve been thinking about those brilliant matches from Tuesday night all day long. I probably sound like a broken record, but they were so good! I was so gripped by both, each match deserved a special post. The one for Sharapova v Safarova can be found HERE and Jankovic v Barthel is HERE. Thursday will…
I was looking forward to Tuesday’s night session in Stuttgart, but didn’t quite expect what we got. The schedule kicked off at 5.30pm and was still going when I gave up for sleep at the end of the second set of this match. Jelena Jankovic produced a stirring comeback, saving four match points to beat…
In a terrific first round contest in Stuttgart, Maria Sharapova defeated Lucie Safarova, 7-6(5) 6-7(5) 7-6(2) in three hours and 23 minutes. The first two sets featured some tremendous tennis and although the third may not have been of such high quality, it was laden with drama. Sharapova led 5-1 in the third set, but…
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