The finalists from the last two trophy matches in Auckland, Venus Williams, Ana Ivanovic and Caroline Wozniacki headline a reasonably strong line-up for the International event in Auckland with all eight seeds from the world’s top 45. Always attracting excellent crowds, Auckland is one of the best International events of the year and a fun one to follow.…
And hereeee we go again… The first main draw of the 2016 season was officially unveiled on Friday for the Brisbane International, the showcase WTA event for the upcoming first week. The curtain officially comes down with main draw action starting on Sunday; qualifying began on Friday with victories for the likes of Margarita Gasparyan, Kaia Kanepi and Naomi Osaka.…
The draw for the round robin groups of the 2015 WTA Finals in Singapore was announced on Friday with the first matches set to get underway on Sunday. Simona Halep heads up the white group and is joined by Maria Sharapova, Agnieszka Radwanska and Flavia Pennetta. Garbiñe Muguruza headlines the red group and is joined…
FINALLY… One day before the draw for the 2015 WTA Finals and we HAVE A CONFIRMED LINE-UP! The last place in Singapore was snapped up by Lucie Safarova after Carla Suárez Navarro lost in straight sets to Daria Kasatkina, 6-1 6-2, in the quarter-finals of Moscow. It sounds like Carla had an absolute mare. I’m…
I can still remember the buzz when the first draws of 2015 were published back in January. I say it all the time but oh myyyy how time flies! We’re nearly there for the 2015 season and next week features the last two regulation WTA tournaments in Moscow and Luxembourg. Five places have been officially…
The penultimate week of regulation WTA tournaments will start tomorrow with three International events in Linz, Tianjin and Hong Kong. All three tournaments have respectable line-ups with many players still seeking to confirm a place at the WTA Finals in Singapore. Linz is headlined by the returning, Lucie Safarova (yay!) and Caroline Wozniacki, Hong Kong…
Let’s rant… Overlapping tournaments seriously bug me. The fourth and final Premier Mandatory event in Beijing will begin on Saturday BEFORE the final of this week’s tournament in Wuhan takes place. Perhaps it’s my OCD but I find it frustrating that there aren’t clear definitions between weeks and it’s a pain for writing a preview…
After a two week break, probably the longest blogging silence of the year, I’m ready to launch back into the joys of tennis for the last time in 2015. I had a wonderful holiday in Switzerland and France… The scenery, the weather, the food, the bakeries, the CHOCOLATE. Oh it was all good. The highlight…
Here are my draw predictions which I decided to separate from the main preview since qualifying didn’t finish until Friday and New Haven on Saturday. I’ve also been waiting to see if a couple of players may withdraw. It’s going to be a fascinating week and thanks to Rukkus.com for the great Serena infographic below.…
Newwwwww Yorkkkkkkk. It’s time for the last Grand Slam of the year with the 2015 US Open beginning on Monday. It’s a fascinating draw that is perhaps slightly top heavy, spearheaded by Serena Williams who is attempting to make history over the next two weeks. Please note i’ll post my full predictions later this weekend once all…
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