It’s been a while since i’ve had the opportunity to write a preview involving Eugenie Bouchard. The last couple of months have been ROUGH for Genie. The world number six had lost her last six matches, of which five had come against players outside of the top 50. Chuck in handshake gate and it’s been…
Simona Halep will be seeking out her first win over Venus Williams when the pair play in the most visually engaging of the third round matches from Rome. After a surprising early loss in Madrid to Alize Cornet, Halep got her clay court season back on track with a comfortable 6-3 6-0 second round victory…
It’s always painful having to twiddle my thumbs during my lunch hour whilst a great tennis match is going on. That was the case today when Daria Gavrilova and Ana Ivanovic played each other first up on Pietrangeli today. Tennis twitter at least cushioned the blow and made me feel like I was watching…
The highlight from the schedule of women’s second round matches on Wednesday in Rome will see a third match this year between Caroline Wozniacki and Victoria Azarenka. Wozniacki drew the short straw in Melbourne and once again, has drawn Azarenka in the second round. In Melbourne, Azarenka produced a dynamic performance to take out the…
Three second round WTA matches will be played in Rome on Tuesday. Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams will open their campaigns at the 2015 Internazionali BNL d’Italia on Centrale, but it’s the third of the second round matches that i’m most intrigued about and features Sabine Lisicki and Timea Bacsinszky. I had both Sabine and…
1. Karolina Pliskova v Timea Bacsinszky (Rome, R1) This match-up would have barely made an impact last year but Karolina Pliskova and Timea Bacsinszky have been on an absolute tear through 2015. To demonstrate how much Pliskova and Bacsinszky have improved over the last year, the pair’s only previous meeting was in August last year…
1. Angelique Kerber v Alize Cornet (Rome, R1) The last time Angelique Kerber and Alize Cornet met on the WTA tour, fun was had by all. Kerber saved match points to beat Cornet in a quality contest in Eastbourne. It also delivered on the drama front thanks to Alize. The Frenchwoman hadn’t beaten a top…
1. Flavia Pennetta v Elina Svitolina (Rome, R1) In a menacing section of the draw, Flavia Pennetta takes on Elina Svitolina with the winner set to play Venus Williams or Garbine Muguruza in the second round. Both players suffered early exits in Madrid; Pennetta lost in the first round to Andrea Petkovic in straight sets,…
After last weekend’s festivities, Moo’s Tennis Blog is back with a full tournament preview and accompanying first round previews (tomorrow) for the 2015 Internazionali BNL D’Italia in Rome. The tennis in Madrid has been superb this week, but the tournament bugs me big time with their scheduling and general lack of respect for the WTA. …
Well hello smiling Petra… Petra Kvitova produced an irresistable performance to defeat an under-the-weather, Svetlana Kuznetsova, 6-1 6-2 in just 66 minutes. Kuznetsova had a medical time-out at the end of the first set and also ran off the court before the final game due to a stomach complaint. It was a real shame that…
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