I’m blown away by the first result of the day which saw Simona Halep thrash Serena Williams, 6-0 6-2. I was following on live scores with my mouth wide open for most of it. In the meantime, here is the first preview for Thursday’s schedule; note that there will be three singles matches with the…
The first match of the day on Tuesday beginning at 7.30pm local time (12.30pm UK time) will feature the number two seed, Maria Sharapova up against the number eight seed, Caroline Wozniacki. This is one of the more inviting matches from the white group. In their last match-up, Sharapova and Wozniacki played arguably the best…
This has been one of the most fascinating seasons on the WTA tour for years and it will all come to a glittering crescendo next week in Singapore. Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova, Petra Kvitova, Simona Halep, Eugenie Bouchard, Agnieszka Radwanska, Ana Ivanovic and Caroline Wozniacki will battle it out for the last meaningful piece of…
Friday is semi-finals day in Wuhan for this Premier 5 event. I’d probably give Petra the edge with the four players remaining, but like Tokyo, it remains wide open at the business end. Qualifying for the fourth and final Premier Mandatory event in Beijing will also kick off on Friday. Draw previews for Beijing will…
Caroline Wozniacki and Ana Ivanovic will contest the final of the 2014 Toray Pan Pacific Open. It has been another great week in Tokyo and the draw has held up surprisingly well. Wozniacki was first into the final with a 6-4 2-6 6-2 victory over Garbine Muguruza. This was Caroline’s first win over Muguruza in…
First and foremost, today’s big news saw confirmation of the growing cloud of rumours as Li Na retired from tennis. I wasn’t a huge fan of Li’s game, but I really loved her personality and what she brought to the WTA. It’s such a shame that she won’t get to play in her home town,…
The final Grand Slam concluded on Monay night with Marin Cilic winning his first Grand Slam title with a 6-3 6-3 6-3 victory over Kei Nishikori. I went to bed after two sets, but mentally prepared myself for the result… it’s still completely weird. Cilic played magnificent tennis through his last three matches and is…
The last episode of Grand Slam action will conclude for the women on Sunday evening when Serena Williams and Caroline Wozniacki go head-to-head for the 2014 US Open title. This has been a remarkable year at the Slams with all four finals being contested by eight different players. Personally, I think it demonstrates the tremendous…
Before I start previewing the first of the women’s US Open semi-finals, a shout-out to a WTA piece on a new blog called, When Rain Stops Play. There are so many tennis blogs out there, but this was one of the best pieces I have read in a long time… you can check it out…
Ekaterina Makarova defeated Eugenie Bouchard in a tight two setter, 7-6(2) 6-4 to book her spot in the quarter-finals. This means that Serena Williams is the only top eight seed remaining. Considering the heat and humidity, Bouchard and Makarova fought out an intense and high quality fourth rounder. Bouchard was visibly struggling towards the end,…
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