The best of 2017 series on Moo’s Tennis Blog continues from my favourite points of the year to a selection of hot shots on the WTA tour. It was so hard to cut this list down that i’ve ended up with a list of 30! As always, i’d love to know what were your favourite…
The second part of the WTA Best of 2017 series on Moo’s Tennis Blog is a selection of the best points of the year. I’ve been trying to keep a track of them (with difficulty!) throughout 2017 and have picked out 20 memorable rallies. I’d love to know your favourites of the year, as well as…
This is the first of five “Best of” posts on Moo’s Tennis Blog looking back at the 2017 season on the WTA tour. Once again we start with something cheery – handshakes and hugs! Compiling this post never ceases to put a smile on my face (see 2016 edition HERE). I love to see acts…
The 2017 WTA Finals wrapped up on Sunday with the singles and doubles finals in Singapore. Firstly, it was a surprise doubles final with Andrea Hlavackova and Timea Babos up against Kiki Bertens and Johanna Larsson. From a set down, Hlavackova and Babos won their biggest title together, 4-6 6-4 10-5. I thought Hlavackova’s experience…
The 2017 WTA Finals final will be contested between Venus Williams and Caroline Wozniacki after a great pair of semi-finals on Super Saturday in Singapore. Wozniacki outlasted Karolina Pliskova in straight sets, 7-6(9) 6-3 with the pair sharing a brutal opening set that lasted 81 minutes. Both players had six set points in the opener…
Friday was the last day of round robin action from the 2017 WTA Finals. The first match of the day saw another spirited comeback from Caroline Garcia, winning the last four games from 3-5 down in the third set (again!) and serving her way out of a *0-40 hole at *5-5 to beat Caroline Wozniacki,…
This post is a round-up for the past two days from the 2017 WTA Finals in Singapore. I was busy baking last night for my work’s charity bake sale. I made some Millionaire’s Shortbread, which had been my most successful bake of the year in terms of feedback from my colleagues! I managed to get…
Straight setters dominated the first two days of this year’s WTA Finals in Singapore – in fact, all four matches saw the player that lost win no more than four games in a set. This all changed on Tuesday and then some with the first match of the day between Venus Williams and Jelena Ostapenko. In…
The red group will take centre stage on Wednesday at the 2017 WTA Finals in Singapore. A blockbuster clash between Simona Halep and Caroline Wozniacki will be followed by a Beijing rematch between Elina Svitolina and Caroline Garcia. For a round-up of the first matches from the red group on Monday, click HERE. Read on…
The 2017 WTA Finals in Singapore continued on Monday with the first matches from the red group. Just like yesterday, both matches were done and dusted in straight sets as Simona Halep and Caroline Wozniacki produced brilliant displays to start with wins. Read on for reviews of the matches and links to match highlights and…
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