Jelena Jankovic continues to dazzle at the Family Circle Cup, both on and off the court (mainly off the court!) and is into the third round where she will play Danka Kovinic. Jankovic made things difficult for herself against Tatjana Maria in their second round encounter but eventually came through in three sets, 6-3 6-7(6) 6-1…
1. Danka Kovinic v Belinda Bencic (Charleston, R2) In a first career meeting, Belinda Bencic and Danka Kovinic will meet in Charleston on Wednesday. Considering their respective journeys on tour, it came as a surprise to learn that Kovinic is two years older than Bencic. Kovinic, currently ranked at 121 in the world, has made…
Sloane Stephens came from a set and a break down to defeat Bethanie Mattek-Sands, 3-6 6-3 6-2 as first round action continued on day 2 of the 2015 Family Circle Cup. Stephens has played some great tennis in this last month but this was arguably her best win of the year in terms of the…
The main draw of the 2015 Family Circle Cup in Charleston kicked off today with Mona Barthel progressing into the second round after a convincing 6-3 6-3 victory over Timea Babos in 70 minutes. Mona’s last outing in Charleston was a disappointing straight sets loss to Jessica Pegula in 2013, but this was a much…
The tennis season keeps trundling along and next week will feature one of my favourite WTA tournaments of the entire year in Charleston. I always get a really good vibe from Charleston and I am especially looking forward to this year’s edition as I was on holiday this time last year. Unfortunately, it is one…
The stand-out first round match from the 2015 Family Circle Cup draw is the all-American clash featuring Sloane Stephens and Bethanie Mattek-Sands. For the second tournament in a row, Mattek-Sands will open against an American player after she played Taylor Townsend in the first round of Indian Wells. In a highly entertaining match, Townsend edged…
OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. I think we all had a feeling that this could happen, but I was clinging on to the hope that this would be a competitive final. After four holds of serve, Serena Williams completely ran away with the final, winning the last ten games of the match to prevail against Carla Suarez Navarro, 6-2…
The Miami Open final features a familar face in Serena Williams who has battled through to her tenth final in Miami. Her opponent, Carla Suarez Navarro, is in uncharted territory as she will play her first ever Premier Mandatory final. 2015 has been a stunning year for Carla… have you had enough of all the…
I’m not really sure where to start… I currently have a muddle of thoughts about last night’s semi-final between Serena Williams and Simona Halep. Let’s start with the result! Williams edged Halep, 6-2 4-6 7-5, in two hours and eight minutes to reach the final of the 2015 Miami Open where she will play Carla…
Everyone strapped in for this?! Serena Williams and Simona Halep were set to meet in a highly anticipated semi-final match in Indian Wells, but a knee injury forced Serena to withdraw (see match preview HERE). Two weeks on and the prospect of Serena-Simona sits on our doorstep once more. In fact, both semi-finals in Miami are…
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