In case you missed it, I already recapped and shared my photos from the Kyrgios-Keys v Melzer-Strycova match HERE which felt like it warranted a post of its own. Here’s the remainder of my photos from around the grounds. The last match of my Wimbledon 2015 live experience was the mixed doubles match on court…
And we’re down to the final eight… the first of the women’s quarter-finals which will be on Philippe Chatrier Court at not before 1pm will feature the number 7 seed, Ana Ivanovic against the number 19 seed, Elina Svitolina. This marks a landmark tournament for both players; For Ivanovic, this is her first quarter-final at…
1. Ana Ivanovic v Ekaterina Makarova (RG, R4) The last time that Ekaterina Makarova and Ana Ivanovic played each other, I was a student. I remember getting up early to watch the end of this match before a lecture. It was at the Australian Open where Makarova caused a sizeable upset to defeat Ivanovic in…
13 second round matches will be played on Wednesday in Rome with the winners joining Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova and Timea Bacsinszky in the third round. In first round action, Lucie Safarova looked to be heading out against Anna Karolina Schmiedlova. However, she won the last five games and served out the match to love,…
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,…
Elina Svitolina will be seeking her first win over Ana Ivanovic in what will be a sixth career meeting between the pair on Tuesday in Madrid. This may be Svitolina’s best opportunity though as she comes into the tournament in great spirits, having won her third WTA title in Marrakech at the weekend. Svitolina didn’t…
This will be my last post for a few days as i’m busy this weekend… my brother is getting married! I’m going to be playing serious catch-up with Madrid as the main draw comes out on Friday with play starting on Saturday. I hate the overlap between tournaments and that will happen with the finals…
1. Simona Halep v Karolina Pliskova (IW, R4) In a rematch of last month’s Dubai final, Simona Halep and Karolina Pliskova will meet in the last 16 at Indian Wells. Pliskova has continued her superb start to the year in the desert. She played a great match to beat Garbine Muguruza for the second time…
Indian Wells is finally gathering some pace now with the women starting the third round on Sunday and the likes of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal playing their first matches of the week. The schedules are pretty dreamy this weekend and ideal for anyone with a grounds pass as there is so much going on!…
In the best match of the tournament so far, Victoria Azarenka defeated Elina Svitolina, 6-3 6-7(4) 6-1 in Doha. It was a highly competitive and well fought match packed full of intense rallies. Azarenka started the match well; she was broken serving for the set, but closed it out in the next game. In the…
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