The only first round match to be played in Stuttgart on Monday wiill be the all-German clash between Mona Barthel and Carina Witthoeft. Barthel originally received a wildcard into the main draw but after gaining direct entry, her wildcard was given to Witthoeft. After a so-so year, Barthel produced two very encouraging displays in Charleston. …
Hello, Stuttgart! So i’m quite excited about the week ahead and this has been further validated by the draw for the 2015 Porsche Grand Prix. There are some superb first round matches, as was to be expected with the quality of the entry list. In case you missed it, I blogged about some of the…
I’d go as far to say that Stuttgart is my favourite WTA tournament on the calendar. The Porsche Tennis Grand Prix always attracts a stunning line-up and 2015 is no different with nine of the world’s top ten set to attend. As it is a 28-player draw, there are bound to be some blockbuster first…
In the last match of the 2015 Family Circle Cup, Angelique Kerber came from 1-4 down in the final set to seal a magnificent win over Madison Keys, 6-2 4-6 7-5 in two hours and 16 minutes. It was another great final between Kerber and Keys, and this match-up once again lived up to expectation. …
This is a quiet week on the WTA tour with just one event coming from Bogota, Columbia. Next week is Stuttgart (YAY) and i’ll be releasing a post later this week with some of my favourite matches from this tournament over the past five years. The international event in Bogota has developed a bit of…
The 2015 Family Circle Cup will be contested between the number 5 and 7 seeds, Angelique Kerber and Madison Keys. After watching their final last year in Eastbourne, I am mega excited about this one! Two days before Wimbledon 2014, in a match that floated largely under the radar, Keys prevailed in a thrilling Eastbourne…
Major YAY to this one… for the first time in over four years, Andrea Petkovic and Angelique Kerber will play each other in the second of the Family Circle Cup semi-finals on Saturday. The pair have played nine times before on the WTA tour with Kerber winning their first six encounters and Petkovic winning their…
It’s amazing how quickly things can turn around in tennis. After a painful second round loss to Sloane Stephens in Miami, Madison Keys has gone on the rampage in Charleston, losing just nine games in her first three matches. In her dance through the draw, Keys has beaten Kateryna Bondarenko, Andreea Mitu and fellow American,…
If you haven’t seen the latest video offering from the Family Circle Cup then do watch the behind-the-scenes video featuring Andrea Petkovic and Jelena Jankovic. I think this will be my go to video when i’m feeling low! The pair could have met in the quarter-finals, but Jankovic was forced to pull out of her third…
The 2015 Family Circle Cup has been dominated by upsets with 7 of the 16 seeds falling before the third round. At the start of the week, it would have been a safe bet that Angelique Kerber would have been one of those seeds falling early. Since Melbourne, Kerber had won just two WTA main…
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