This post previews the two last 16 matches from the third quarter of the women’s draw. For a round-up of Saturday’s action at the US Open, check out the Set Points recap post here. I had a bit of time this morning so felt compelled to write a few previews since I probably won’t have…
Carla Suárez Navarro needs a good week in Linz to keep her slim hopes of qualifying for a first WTA Finals in singles alive… two matches down and so far so good! Suárez Navarro has advanced to the quarter-finals where she play with the dangerous, Denisa Allertova. Suárez Navarro has yet to drop a set in…
First career match-up klaxon… the number seven seed, Carla Suárez Navarro will play the number 11 seed, Johanna Konta for the first time on the WTA tour when the pair meet in the third round of the Wuhan Open on Wednesday. Suárez Navarro had a bye in the first round and won her second round match…
This post covers two fourth round matches that will be played over the next two days including Angelique Kerber v Petra Kvitova (Sunday night) and Simona Halep v Carla Suárez Navarro (Monday). The first of the review posts from my trip to the US Open should be out soon! For photo albums from the US Open,…
On a rain-affected Friday, Venus Williams and Carla Suárez Navarro were the only two players to complete their third round matches on schedule and set up the first of the Magic Monday match-ups. Venus Williams fought past a determined, Daria Kasatkina, 7-5 4-6 10-8 in a wonderful third round match that lasted two hours and…
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…
For the sixth time on the WTA tour and the second time in Stuttgart, Angelique Kerber and Carla Suárez Navarro will play each other, first up at 2pm local time in Germany. Angelique Kerber recovered from a subdued and erratic start to defeat a gutsy, Annika Beck in the first match of her title defence in…
This post covers two second round matches from Saturday’s slate of women’s matches at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells including Carla Suárez Navarro v Daria Kasatkina and Sloane Stephens v Eugenie Bouchard. For a full preview of the number two seed, Angelique Kerber’s first match of the week against Denisa Allertova, click HERE.…
It’s been another week where the seeds have been falling, left, right and centre although unlike Dubai, one of them has managed to avoid the apple cart of upsets to reach the final. Step forward the number eight seed, Carla Suárez Navarro who produced an upset of her own to take out Agnieszka Radwanska in the…
Jeepers, what a day! After a long, long Wednesday in Dubai, the draw has been left with no seeds remaining. Simona Halep and Carla Suárez Navarro were the first two out on Wednesday with Ana Ivanovic defeating Halep (full recap HERE) and Suárez Navarro failing to capitalise on a set and a break lead, eventually going down in three…
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