The first Premier 5 tournament of 2020 is upon us with the main draw set to commence on Sunday at the Qatar Total Open in Doha. It’s a decent line-up with six of the world’s top ten in the draw. Simona Halep, who beat Elena Rybakina in a stunning final to win Dubai, has pulled…
The fourth and final Slam of 2017 is upon us with the stars of the WTA descending on New York and the US Open. It’s another cracking draw with main draw action set to kick off on Monday at 11pm local time (4pm UK time). I am constantly reminiscing about this time last year when…
19 of the world’s top 20 are in Cincinnati for another star-studded line-up as the US Open looms on the horizon in just two weeks time. The Western & Southern Open has become one of the fan favourite stops on the tour and it is definitely a tournament i’d love to attend one day. I’ll…
19 of the world’s top 20 are in action next week at the Rogers Cup. The tournament location in Canada switches every year and in 2017, we’re in Toronto. My aim for the week – to avoid confusing Toronto with Montreal! Stanford and Washington saw the return of several marquee names, yet next week they…
The 2017 Bank of the West Classic has attracted a star-studded line-up in Stanford with the Wimbledon champion, Garbiñe Muguruza joined by high-profile wild cards in Maria Sharapova and Petra Kvitova. There’s also a crop of talented teens with Ana Konjuh, Naomi Osaka and CiCi Bellis all present in what is a very intriguing…
Simona Halep has taken a late wildcard into the Citi Open in Washington D.C. and heads up the 2017 edition of the tournament. The field contains four top 50 players, as well as a pair on their continuing return from injury, Sloane Stephens and Sabine Lisicki, who will be playing their first hard court tournaments…
I’m back from Eastbourne and ready to jump into Wimbledon festivities. The draw for the 2017 Wimbledon Championships was unveiled on Friday and as to be expected, has thrown up some exciting first round match-ups. Much like the French Open, it’s another wide-open draw – be ready to expect the unexpected! I’m off work until…
Six of the world’s top 20 are heading to Birmingham next week for the Aegon Classic. The draw could have been even stronger if it hadn’t been for a spate of withdrawals which saw the likes of Jelena Ostapenko, Simona Halep, Maria Sharapova, Karolina Pliskova, Agnieszka Radwanska and many more all pull out – it…
This post discusses the players that I believe have the strongest chance of winning the 2017 French Open, considering factors including recent form on clay, previous French Open performance, their projected draw and their potential to cope with the physical and mental challenges that a Grand Slam provides. This doesn’t necessarily mean that they are…
The second Slam of 2017 will begin on Sunday in Paris with the French Open taking centre stage for the next two weeks. In all my time of following the WTA, I cannot remember such a wide open field with a long list of contenders, but no stand-out name. I’m excited to see who will…
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