The Huajin Securities WTA Elite Trophy in Zhuhai got underway on Tuesday with Venus Williams, Jelena Jankovic and Elina Svitolina all scoring wins. Despite being a bit on the fence with this tournament, the early signs are favourable; it’s a great stadium and it was pretty well attended (well, better than I expected!). The fans…
Agnieszka Radwanska won her biggest title to date, defeating Petra Kvitova, 6-2 4-6 6-3, in an entertaining finale in Singapore. Radwanska was absolutely rock solid, producing just one unforced error through the first two sets and five throughout the entire match. Kvitova was… well, Peak-Error-Petra in the first set but she got it together in…
The final of the 2015 WTA Finals will take place in Singapore on Sunday at not before 6.30pm and will be contested between the number four seed, Petra Kvitova and the number five seed, Agnieszka Radwanska. This is an unlikely final considering both players lost their opening matches and went 1-2 during their round robin…
The second of Saturday’s semi-finals at the WTA Finals in Singapore will be a blockbuster clash between the third seed, Maria Sharapova and the fourth seed, Petra Kvitova, starting at not before 6.30pm local time. Sharapova qualified top of the red group, going 3-0 with victories over Agnieszka Radwanska (4-6 6-3 6-4), Simona Halep (6-4 6-4)…
The second semi-final on Saturday in Singapore will pit Garbiñe Muguruza against Agnieszka Radwanska for the fifth time in 2015 with Radwanska seeking her first win over Muguruza this year. Radwanska looked to be in a rather precarious position in her group after two matches, going 0-2 with losses to Maria Sharapova and Flavia Pennetta. For Radwanska to…
The final group match at the 2015 WTA Finals in Singapore will feature the number six seed, Angelique Kerber up against the number eight seed, Lucie Safarova. For Lucie, her chances of qualifying are very slim at best but Angie still has a fair shot of reaching the semi-finals. The permutations for the white group are as…
It’s time to blow the new match-up klaxon as the top two seeds in the white group, Garbiñe Muguruza and Petra Kvitova, will meet for the first time on the WTA tour in a match with huge implications for who will qualify for the semi-finals. Muguruza is pretty much there but Kvitova still has plenty…
The final match from the red group features the number three seed, Maria Sharapova up against the number seven seed, Flavia Pennetta. Sharapova, who is undefeated in Singapore this year, will be looking to level up the head-to-head with Pennetta who currently leads it, 3-2. The state of the group and who could qualify is…
The final matches from the red group will take place on Thursday with the first match of the day at not before 3pm local time between the number one seed, Simona Halep and the number five seed, Agnieszka Radwanska. Both players lost their second matches of the tournament but can still qualify for the semi-finals.…
The WTA Finals in Singapore is the focus for this week but there is a new tournament coming next week, the Huajin Securities WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai. This replaces the Tournament of Champions event that had run between 2009 and 2014 in Bali and Sofia. The full line-up for Zhuhai was announced today by the…
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