It was another rainy day as tennis continues to get battered in Europe. June is normally a good month in the UK but the last few weeks have been just dreadful. They actually got more play completed today than I expected but there are 14 first round matches still to be played. Thursday’s schedule is…
In an intriguing second round match, the number 16 seed, Jo Konta will play the 2014 Wimbledon finalist, Eugenie Bouchard third up on Centre Court on Thursday. Konta had never won a match heading into SW19. Bumped up to a number 16 seed by virtue of Victoria Azarenka’s late withdrawal, Konta’s draw didn’t reflect this as…
Dominika Cibulkova and Daria Gavrilova finished their first round matches within the space of thirty seconds to set up a compelling second round encounter set for Thursday at Wimbledon. Cibulkova arrived at Wimbledon with a huge wedge of confidence following her first title on grass in Eastbourne. She faced a tricky first round opponent in…
Timea Babos will be seeking to reach the third round of a Slam in singles for the first time in her career when she faces the number 27 seed, CoCo Vandeweghe at Wimbledon on Thursday. Babos has had an excellent 2016 season in singles; while she has still played plenty of doubles, most recently with…
The first day of Slams are always hectic but Tuesday was slightly stunted by the rain which arrived at 4.30pm and wiped out play on the outside courts. With Wednesday’s forecast also looking dodgy, suddenly a backlog of matches looks likely. Hopefully the weather will abate to at least get all the first round matches…
Wednesday will see second round action begin at Wimbledon although the weather forecast is not looking too good! This post covers two women’s matches from the third quarter of the draw including Simona Halep v Francesca Schiavone and Mona Barthel v Kiki Bertens. For a round-up of day 1 action on the outside courts including…
On Monday I was lucky enough to get a court 3 ticket via Ticketmaster. Therefore, Monday’s Set Points (coming a little late as I needed to sleep!) is a photo round-up of my day. While I had Court 3 tickets, I actually spent it all on the outside courts. Note the regular round-ups will kick in today…
In one of the busiest sections of the women’s draw, Eastbourne semi-finalists, Johanna Konta and Monica Puig will meet in a tough first round match to be played at Wimbledon on Tuesday. Konta’s rise up the ranking has been nothing short of extraordinary. This time last year, Konta was ranked at #126 in the world. One…
This post previews two first round matches from the top half of the women’s draw that will be played on Tuesday including Belinda Bencic v Tsvetana Pironkova and Elena Vesnina v Tamira Paszek. For a preview of Wozniacki-Kuznetsova, click here. I’ll be at Wimbledon today on court 3 so will try my best to get…
It’s hard to remember such a long list of notable unseeded players in a women’s Slam draw. One of those players is Caroline Wozniacki who has dropped in the rankings following poor form and injury as she was sidelined for the entire clay court season after going over on her ankle back in April. Wozniacki spoke…
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