As is often the case with tennis and the manic schedule, there’s little time to reflect on the clay season as we dive head first into the grass court season! There are two WTA International tournaments this week in Nottingham (UK) and ‘s-Hertogenbosch/Rosmalen (Netherlands). Nottingham’s draw is headlined by Johanna Konta and Anastasija Sevastova who…
An exciting French Open concluded on Sunday with the women’s doubles final. On Saturday, a first time Slam champ was crowned in an enthralling final to end another memorable Slam. This post brings together the highlights from the tournament including a recap of the final and links to memorable matches, points, media and plenty more. All previous…
Thursday was my tennis club night so unfortunately this post to wrap up the women’s semi-finals and preview the final is coming very late! I played well last night and my highlight was winning a singles set, 6-0 against someone I normally have very close sets against. I hit one of my best ever shots…
The semi-final line-up for the 2017 French Open is all set for Thursday. The match of the day on Wednesday was a thriller on Suzanne Lenglen court between Simona Halep and Elina Svitolina. It was one of those rubbish days where I was live scoring and frequently gasping at the momentum changes that were updating…
Tuesday was another wet day in Paris with the first pair of women’s quarter-finals severely interrupted by the weather. Eventually the rain abated for the matches to finish and we now know the first two semi-finalists… Timea Bacsinszky and Jelena Ostapenko! While I wouldn’t have been surprised at any of the four quarter-finalists winning today,…
Last 16 action was the order of the day on Monday with two women’s matches up first on the top two courts. The match on Philippe Chatrier was over in exactly an hour as Simona Halep recorded her first ever win over Carla Suárez Navarro on clay, soaring into the quarter-finals with a 6-1 6-1…
This post features two snap previews to cover the quarter-finals for the bottom half of the 2017 French Open draw. Wednesday’s quarter-finals will include Simona Halep vs. Elina Svitolina and Karolina Pliskova vs. Caroline Garcia. For a round-up of last 16 action on Monday, check out the latest Set Points post HERE. 1. Simona Halep vs.…
Kristina Mladenovic will face Timea Bacsinszky for a place in the semi-finals of the 2017 French Open on Tuesday. Mladenovic d. Muguruza, 6-1 3-6 6-3 (R4) In a feisty encounter, Mladenovic, buoyed by the Suzanne Lenglen crowd, knocked out the defending champion. The Frenchwoman made a forceful start to the match with Muguruza starting slowly…
Caroline Wozniacki will be going for her first ever win against first-time Slam quarter-finalist, Jelena Ostapenko when the pair meet in the last eight of the French Open on Tuesday. Wozniacki d. Kuznetsova, 6-1 4-6 6-2 (R4) Wozniacki delivered an aggressive display to beat off former champion, Svetlana Kuznetsova in one of her best ever…
Sunday’s action at Roland Garros began with the completion of third round matches after the rain on Saturday. Three of the matches were wrapped up in straight sets and the first winner of the day was Petra Martic who delivered an OUTSTANDING display to beat Anastasija Sevastova, 6-1 6-1 in 48 minutes. Playing her first…
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