Playing her first match as a top five player, Dominika Cibulkova will open her 2017 campaign against the world number 23, Zhang Shuai in the second round of the Brisbane International. As the number two seed, Cibulkova was granted a first round bye, while Zhang played her first match of the year on Monday. The…
First round action in Brisbane continued on Monday with a trio of three setters. The first match of the day was the most dramatic and will be tough to beat all year! Roberta Vinci saved five match points to beat Kateryna Bondarenko, 7-6(4) 6-7(4) 7-6(5) in two hours and 46 minutes. Vinci had been drawn…
Second round action will begin at the Brisbane International on Tuesday with the match of the day adorning the night session as the number four seed, Garbiñe Muguruza will play Daria Kasatkina. The winner will advance to a first ever quarter-final in Brisbane. Muguruza opened her 2017 campaign with a gritty win over Sam Stosur,…
The first week of the season is always one of the most hectic due to the number of tournaments and the time difference, but with no more TennisTV catch-up service, it’s going to be even more of a challenge to cover! My Set Points posts this week are not going to cover everything but will…
Auckland boasts its strongest ever line-up of WTA players for the 2017 edition of the ASB Classic. Both Williams sisters are present in the draw as Serena joins Venus, who has become a regular in Auckland in recent years. The main draw is bolstered with Caroline Wozniacki and Barbora Strycova, and exciting talent in Naomi Osaka and Ana…
The first main draw has been released and the 2017 tennis season is finally upon us! I was ready for the off-season but equally, i’m ready to dive right in with another season of WTA goodness. This post previews the 2017 Brisbane International which includes the world number one, Angelique Kerber and five of the world’s…
The 2017 tennis season is pretty much here and after a much needed break, Moo’s Tennis Blog will once again spring into life. 2017 will be a quieter year for me in terms of visiting tournaments but i’ll definitely be doing Eastbourne again. Normally I stay for the first half of the tournament but since I love…
2016 just keeps on giving with the surprises as this evening, Ana Ivanovic announced her retirement from professional tennis. Ana said in the short video that injuries had contributed to “not being able to perform up to my high standards”. While many things had been speculated in this planned live broadcast on Facebook, i’m surprised and particularly as…
Before the Christmas festivities begin, I wanted to play catch-up with what’s been happening during the off-season. Tuesday’s tennis news started on a high and ended on a real low. Firstly, many congratulations to Victoria Azarenka who gave birth to her first child today! Today I had my hardest fight and my very best victory! Our…
This is a guest post written by John Bullock of Ad Court Ramble. Comparing players from different eras is a near impossible task with little to no tangible reward… but we do it anyway. I imagine part of it stems from pride (“My generation is the best!”) but also there is something about hypothetical scenarios…
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