This post previews third round action set for Friday at the 2017 Wimbledon Championships with a series of snap previews. For a recap of action from the top half of the draw on Wednesday – Set Points #1 covers Azarenka-Vesnina and Osaka-Strycova HERE, while Set Points #2 covers the dramatic Keys-Giorgi match on No.3 Court…
I forgot how crazy the first two days of a Grand Slam are. This was the first time in ages I got to watch a Slam opening day from start to finish. It was fun but trying to keep up with everything is impossible! I enjoyed the challenge though. There were big upsets in the…
1. Belinda Bencic v Tsvetana Pironkova (Wimbledon, R1) In one of the best first round matches of the women’s draw, the Eastbourne champion, Belinda Bencic will take on Tsvetana Pironkova. Both players have been in form and are at their best on grass. Bencic won her first WTA title in Eastbourne, defeating Agnieszka Radwanska in…
Juan Martin del Potro made his second comeback of the year in a 6-4 7-6(7) loss to Vasek Pospisil in Miami today. Delpo had his chances in both sets; he had four break points in the first set and then served for the second set at *5-4. He also had a set point in the…
The second and final round of qualifying in Indian Wells is underway for the women with the main draw beginning on Wednesday. There are many great follows on Twitter if you want to see pictures of your favourite players and know who they are practising with… @StephintheUS and @lawanda50 are must follows this week. This…
Much of the talk on Wednesday was in relation to Eugenie Bouchard’s bizarre 6-0 2-6 6-0 loss to Shelby Rogers. Many of the Genie-haters came out to play after the loss. Where I agree with the exhausting hype, Genie has rightfully earnt it with her showings at the Grand Slams this year. I feel we are…
Eastbourne has been pretty great this week…. and I am not just saying that because I was there at the start of the week! There have been so many fantastic matches of high quality and / or hilarious drama. Today’s quarter-final between Caroline Wozniacki and Camila Giorgi may have fallen into both categories, but DEFINITELY…
The Top 4 on Day 5 Heather Watson 1. Agnieszka Radwanska v Heather Watson From a British angle, this is my number one match on Friday as the young Brit, Heather Watson takes on the world number three, Agnieszka Radwanska. Watson is the first British woman to make the third round at Wimbledon in ten…
The Top 3 on Day 3 Tsvetana Pironkova 1. Maria Sharapova v Tsvetana Pironkova Sharapova faces a potentially tricky second round match against Pironkova. The Bulgarian has had a largely ineffective year so far, but always comes alive for the grass court season. She has made the semi-finals and quarter-finals at Wimbledon in the last…
The top three at Birmingham on Thursday Heather Watson 1. Roberta Vinci (4) v Heather Watson Roberta Vinci has avoided the exodus of the seeds so far as she came through her opener when Virginie Razzano retired in their second round match after losing the first set. She takes on the only British player left…
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