1. Angelique Kerber v Tsvetana Pironkova (Birmingham, R2) Angelique Kerber will play her first grass court match of 2015 up against Tsvetana Pironkova on court 1 on Wednesday. Kerber has always done well on the grass and I think she could be a dark horse at Wimbledon if the draw gods are kind. Last year,…
The grass court season kicks into full gear next week with the women in Birmingham. This is the best ever line-up for the Aegon Classic with eight of the world’s top 20 in attendance. However, I expected the line-up to be even better and i’m surprised more of the top ten aren’t here. After a…
Three of the four quarter-finals were completed in Nottingham on Friday with Agnieszka Radwanska and Monica Niculescu the first two players into the semi-finals. All six completed sets in Nottingham on Friday finished with a 6-2 scoreline! Radwanska and Niculescu are set to play their semi-final at 12pm UK time although it’s worth noting that…
The semi-finals in ‘s-Hertogenbosch open with my favourite match-up of the day featuring Jelena Jankovic and Belinda Bencic. Before this tournament in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Jankovic had not won a match on grass since the 2013 Wimbledon Championships when she defeated Johanna Konta in the first round. JJ has had some decent results on grass in the…
For the first time since Katowice, Camila Giorgi has won back-to-back matches on the WTA tour. After a shaky spell where Giorgi was especially erratic, the Italian played has secured wins in Rosmalen over Irina Falconi (7-5 6-2) and Michaella Krajicek (6-7 6-2 6-4). Neither were particularly convincing wins; Giorgi served up 17 double faults…
The first seed to fall in Nottingham was Karin Knapp who was *technically* upset by Yanina Wickmayer. It doesn’t feel like an upset though as Wickmayer is a much better player than her current ranking of 92 suggests. It was the second time the pair had played this year and both matches had the same…
First round singles action concluded in Nottingham on Tuesday with Agnieszka Radwanska scoring a routine win over Alla Kudryavtseva, 6-0 6-3 in the last match of the day. It was a vital win for Aga who lost her first match at Roland Garros to Annika Beck. Kudryavtseva struggled to keep the ball in play in…
Agnieszka Radwanska headlines a new WTA International event this week which will be held in Nottingham. This event has previously been an ITF event for the last few years and the winner will receive the Elena Baltacha trophy which is a lovely touch. After a first round loss to Annika Beck at Roland Garros, Radwanska…
The grass court season is upon is… hip hip, hooray! I love this time of the year. I need a break, but heyyy it’s the grass so I will power through. 2015 is the first year where there are three weeks before the start of the third Grand Slam at Wimbledon. I’m so thankful for…
Lucie and Beth won their second Grand Slam doubles title this year as they beat Yaroslava Shvedova and Casey Dellacqua in the final of the 2015 women’s doubles, 3-6 6-4 6-2. I’m so pleased that Lucie won one of her finals! Beth also won the mixed doubles title with Mike Bryan so this has been…
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