It was a good day for the seeds in Linz as they went four out of four, all reaching the quarter-finals with straight set wins. The words Garbiñe Muguruza and unconvincing have been paired up quite a few times in the last month but not today… Muguruza produced an excellent display of attacking tennis to overwhelm Monica…
Carla Suárez Navarro needs a good week in Linz to keep her slim hopes of qualifying for a first WTA Finals in singles alive… two matches down and so far so good! Suárez Navarro has advanced to the quarter-finals where she play with the dangerous, Denisa Allertova. Suárez Navarro has yet to drop a set in…
The first round finally concluded in Linz on Wednesday with the top three seeds all winning through to the second round with straight set wins. First up was Madison Keys who wavered in the second set but won four straight games to seal a 6-3 6-4 win against Camila Giorgi. .@Madison_Keys on her way into…
The two seeds in action in Linz, Carla Suárez Navarro and Daria Kasatkina, had contrasting fortunes on Wednesday; the number four seed, Carla Suárez Navarro kept her hopes for Singapore alive with a relatively routine 6-4 6-2 win over Mona Barthel. Kasatkina though tumbled out in straight sets to one of last year’s quarter-finalists, Denisa Allertova.…
Second round action at the Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open kicks off on Wednesday with the number two seed, Venus Williams going up against the world number 48, Alizé Cornet for the seventh time on the WTA tour. Venus overcome a sluggish start to defeat Risa Ozaki in the first round, winning eight of the last…
Another week on the WTA tour is underway and it’s a pretty busy one – there are three International tournaments with seven of the world’s top ten in action as the Race to Singapore reaches its crescendo. The main focus for the week ahead will be in Linz (since it is in my timezone!) but i’ll…
Agnieszka Radwanska didn’t drop a set all week as she won her second China Open title with a 6-4 6-2 victory in the final against Johanna Konta. It was a great tournament for Aga who had endured some disappointing losses in her last two tournaments but heads to Tianjin and following that, Singapore, with a…
Sunday’s final at the China Open in Beijing will be contested between the number three seed, Agnieszka Radwanska and the number 11 seed, Johanna Konta. The Brit will be on the rise in the rankings next week by virtue of her brilliant week in Beijing. Konta will crack the world’s top ten on Monday after…
A rematch of the New Haven final will be the second of the semi-finals at the China Open in Beijing with the number three seed, Agnieszka Radwanska taking on the number 16 seed, Elina Svitolina. Radwanska produced an efficient display to beat Yaroslava Shvedova, 6-1 6-2 in the last of the quarter-finals on Friday. It…
The first of the semi-finals at the China Open in Beijing has huge ramifications for not only the Race to Singapore but also the rankings as Madison Keys and Johanna Konta go head-to-head for the first time since 2010. Keys booked her place in the semi-finals of a Premier Mandatory tournament for the first time…
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