WTA ASB Classic, Auckland 2016: Main Draw Preview

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.…

WTA Brisbane International 2016: Main Draw Preview

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.…

WTA Finals Singapore 2015: Profiling the eight finalists

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…

WTA Beijing Ramblings: A Saturday start

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…

Women’s US Open 2015: Draw Predictions

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.…

Women’s US Open 2015: Main Draw Preview

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…