1. Angelique Kerber v Garbine Muguruza (RG, R3) A couple of days before Roland Garros, Angelique Kerber was forced to withdraw from Nurnberg with a back injury. There were concerns over her participation at the French Open but they proved to be futile. I’m so annoyed with myself for paying attention to those fears! Kerber…
Maria Sharapova came from a set down to defeat Carla Suarez Navarro, 4-6 7-5 6-1 in the final of the 2015 Internzionali BNL d’Italia. There was plenty of drama in the first and second sets but overall, the quality wasn’t great. There was always a concern in my head that this could be a repeat…
The final of the 2015 Internazionali BNL d’Italia will be contested between Maria Sharapova and Carla Suarez Navarro with the match set to start at 1.30pm local time in Rome. In the first of the semi-finals, Suarez Navarro held on for her fourth victory against Simona Halep on clay, winning through, 2-6 6-3 7-5 in…
1. Daria Gavrilova v Maria Sharapova (Rome, SF) Three of the Rome semi-finalists are pretty standard. The story of this week though has been the run of Daria Gavrilova. The 21-year old has had a magnificent week, coming through qualifying and winning four main draw matches including back-to-back three set thrillers against Belinda Bencic and…
I just finished watching the third set of the torrid third round match between Carla Suarez Navarro and Eugenie Bouchard… Jeepers, my eyes! Carla eventually prevailed, 6-7(2) 7-5 7-6(7) in three hours and two minutes. The third set tiebreak was painful from both players, but especially Bouchard. This was a really tough loss for the…
It’s been a while since i’ve had the opportunity to write a preview involving Eugenie Bouchard. The last couple of months have been ROUGH for Genie. The world number six had lost her last six matches, of which five had come against players outside of the top 50. Chuck in handshake gate and it’s been…
In another fascinating WTA match in Madrid, Carla Suarez Navarro sealed her first ever win against Ana Ivanovic and extended her three set record in 2015 to 14-3 with a 7-5 1-6 6-4 victory in two hours and four minutes. Although the quality didn’t quite rival their cracking quarter-final in Rome last year, it was…
1. Maria Sharapova v Caroline Garcia (Madrid, R3) If you haven’t seen the third set of Caroline Garcia‘s victory over Karolina Pliskova then i’d definitely recommend it. Garcia defeated Pliskova, 6-2 4-6 6-1 in a high quality second round match that featured 69 winners. Garcia finished with 40 winners to 18 unforced errors, which is…
I’m still getting over that fabulous win for Angelique Kerber last night over Maria Sharapova! In case you missed it, I recapped the match here. I ran out of time to write detailed previews about the Stuttgart quarter-finals last night, but here are a few quick thoughts about each match. 1. Angelique Kerber v Ekaterina…
OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. I think we all had a feeling that this could happen, but I was clinging on to the hope that this would be a competitive final. After four holds of serve, Serena Williams completely ran away with the final, winning the last ten games of the match to prevail against Carla Suarez Navarro, 6-2…
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