Friday at the Western & Southern Open was a manic day with a trio of third round matches still to be played after Thursday’s deluge of rain. Still, it was the first of the quarter-finals between Garbiñe Muguruza and Svetlana Kuznetsova that was up first on Center Court at 11am local time. In a repeat of…
In a Wimbledon quarter-final rematch, Garbiñe Muguruza needed three sets to see off Svetlana Kuznetsova, 6-2 5-7 7-5 in two hours and 45 minutes. The last 30 minutes of this match featured some sensational high-quality tennis from both players. In the end, it was another gutsy effort from Muguruza to tough out the win deep…
Thursday was my tennis club night so I missed the first set of Cincy matches. I was a bit of a wreck and had nothing in my legs – it’s been a long week! I won one doubles set with my brother (he did all the work ha) but I lost everything else. Apart from…
This post features ten photos from day 3 of main draw action at the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati – including the likes of Angelique Kerber, Ekaterina Makarova, Caroline Wozniacki and more. Thanks to Omar Boraby for sharing his super photos! You can check out Omar’s official website HERE and his Twitter page HERE.…
On another busy day at the Western & Southern Open in Cincy, there were four matches up first at 11am local time. Three of them were decided in straight sets with Madison Keys the first winner of the day with a comprehensive 6-2 6-1 victory over Daria Kasatkina. I’m really fond of both players so…
Saving a match point and converting on her eighth match point, Ekaterina Makarova beat Angelique Kerber, 6-4 1-6 7-6(11), coming through in a quite astonishing third set tiebreak that I don’t think will be matched for drama all year. I’m still trying to get my head around the end of that match, which was truly…
In the lone women’s match on Wednesday’s day session on Center Court, Ashleigh Barty scored the biggest win of her career by beating the number nine seed, Venus Williams in three sets, 6-3 2-6 6-2. Barty also reached the third round of Toronto last week and is continuing to build on what has been a…
This post features ten photos from day 2 of main draw action at the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati – including the likes of Simona Halep, Garbiñe Muguruza, Johanna Konta, Sloane Stephens, Lucie Safarova and more. Thanks to Omar Boraby for sharing his super photos! You can check out Omar’s official website HERE and…
Tuesday was a jam-packed day of tennis with 15 singles matches and a mix of first and second round encounters. Firstly, i’m thrilled to be working with a photographer in Cincy this week, Omar Boraby. Thanks to Omar for sharing his photos, which you’ll see during this post and through others during the week. Stay…
This post features a duo of snap previews for day 3 of main draw action at the Western & Southern Open in Cincy including Dominika Cibulkova vs. Alizé Cornet and Daria Gavrilova vs. Camila Giorgi. For a recap of action of day 1 in Cincy, check out Monday’s Set Points HERE and for a full…
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