From a slate of awesome third round matches, two were played on Wednesday’s schedule at the China Open in Beijing. The most anticipated match of the day was a US Open rematch between Simona Halep and Maria Sharapova. Five weeks ago, Sharapova won a three set thriller, 6-4 4-6 6-3. This time round, it was…
The line-up of third round matches for the 2017 China Open is so awesome that it has stirred me out my preview slumber! Thursday’s match of the day will see an all-seeded clash between the number five seed, Caroline Wozniacki and the number 12 seed, Petra Kvitova. This will be the pair’s first clash since…
Maria Sharapova and Ekaterina Makarova opened Tuesday’s proceedings on the National Tennis Stadium in Beijing. Sharapova maintained her 100% record against Makarova, recording an eighth consecutive victory, 6-4 4-6 6-1. Sharapova served up six double faults in the opening set, yet was lethal on return, breaking Makarova’s serve four times. Makarova rallied in the second…
Monday was a rainy day in Beijing with all the first round matches eventually completed. The first women’s match of the day featured Peng Shuai and Shelby Rogers on the National Tennis Stadium. For the second week in a row, Peng prevailed in a gruelling three setter, beating Rogers, 7-6 (3) 3-6 7-5 in two…
First round action continued at the China Open in Beijing with 13 singles matches on the schedule for Sunday. In a trio of matches starting at 12:30pm local time, all three were wrapped up in straight sets. Zhang Shuai continued her excellent recent form with a 6-4 6-4 win over Yulia Putintseva. Zhang saved a…
Saturday was a busy day of tennis with the conclusion of the Wuhan Open and the beginning of main draw action at the China Open in Beijing. I also played tennis myself as I had a pair of mixed doubles matches for my club this afternoon. Sadly, they didn’t go so well! My partner and…
The final of the Wuhan Open will be an all unseeded affair after Ashleigh Barty and Caroline Garcia both won their semi-finals in straight sets. It’s an unexpected final but a feel-good one for me – I really like both players and this is a huge opportunity, both contesting their biggest WTA final to date.…
A late one tonight as it was the last club night of the summer! It was the best i’ve played in weeks and the first time that I felt comfortable with my new racquet. I was really trying to put a bit more pace on my serve, which has been dreadful of late. It was…
Wednesday was a successful day for Ashleigh Barty as she advanced to the quarter-finals of the singles and doubles tournaments in Wuhan. Firstly, Barty opened proceedings on Centre Court, beating the number nine seed, Agnieszka Radwanska, 4-6 6-0 6-4. Barty lost the first set from 3-1 and break points up, rather drowning in a sea…
Tuesday was a busy day in Wuhan with 15 second round matches on the schedule. The first match of the day on Centre Court featured Agnieszka Radwanska and Julia Goerges – this was my 5:30am wake-up call! Goerges had prevailed in their most recent match in Cincy, yet it was Radwanska turned the tables for…
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