The last 16 is set for Magic Monday Miami style with all eight fourth round matches to be played on Monday. The third round for the bottom half of the women’s draw saw a trio of three setters with Venus Williams vs. Kiki Bertens the longest of the day. This Set Points post covers the…
Magic Monday Miami style will see all eight of the WTA fourth round matches on the schedule. It’s going to be a cracking day of tennis! At the time of writing the top half is all set with the likes of Garbiñe Muguruza, Angelique Kerber, Karolina Pliskova and Victoria Azarenka all competing for a place…
Magic Monday Miami style is beginning to take shape with the first four last 16 matches locked in after Saturday’s third round results. I have been busy the last few days so took a break from writing. I spent Friday evening making a bakewell tart for my friend’s birthday. My tennis club nights are back…
The seeds came out to play on Thursday in Miami with the top half of the draw. As I write this post they are dropping likes flies with Caroline Garcia and Julia Goerges both out today to Alison Riske and Carina Witthoeft respectively. I’m off to watch a bit more tennis! It’s been a busy…
The second day of main draw action at the Miami Open had a tantalising schedule. I’m rather shocked I was able to watch all the matches that I wanted to before sleeeep. This post recaps first round day action with wins for Naomi Osaka, Victoria Azarenka, Ekaterina Makarova to name a few. Read on for…
The main draw of the 2018 Miami Open kicked off on Tuesday with a rather subdued schedule as many of the engaging first rounders were held over until Wednesday. This post is a quick one to recap the three matches that I followed, of which all of them went the distance! Read on for 5…
Barely a few hours after the WTA tournament had finished at Indian Wells and the draw for the second Premier Mandatory tournament of the year was unveiled. The main draw for the 2018 Miami Open will start on Tuesday and the draw has thrown up some blockbuster first round matches. This post has a few…
Naomi Osaka won the 2018 BNP Paribas Open with a 6-3 6-2 victory over Daria Kasatkina in Sunday’s final. This was Naomi’s first WTA title and a hugeee one at that. It is somewhat reminiscent of Jelena Ostapenko who won her first title last year at Roland Garros. The final was a bit of a…
One of the dominant storylines from the 2018 BNP Paribas Open has been performance of the teens and the up-and-comers on the WTA tour. It seems only fitting that the final will be played between first time finalists in a Premier Mandatory tournament and 20-year-olds, Daria Kasatkina and Naomi Osaka. I am so excited for…
I’ve just finished watching back the first of the semi-finals from Friday night in Indian Wells between Venus Williams and Daria Kasatkina… wow! In a fabulous match, Kasatkina rallied from a set down to win, 4-6 6-4 7-5 in two hours and 48 minutes. I was so captivated by the match that I have written…
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