After a rain-drenched Wednesday, the women’s quarter-finals were finally played on Thursday. All four were decided in straight sets with no more than three games dropped in any of the eight sets! In the end, it was Petra Kvitova, Monica Puig, Madison Keys and Angelique Kerber who have advanced to the medal matches. The first of the…
Take a bow, Monica Puig! The 22-year-old Puerto Rican thrashed the number three seed and French Open champion, Garbiñe Muguruza, 6-1 6-1 in just 65 minutes. It’s yet another great WTA storyline in 2016 and this one still has legs… PICAAAAAAA WHAT A VICTORY!! So so so proud of you girl @MonicaAce93 😍🎉 pic.twitter.com/RmuAIsYyPM — Lodo…
A repeat of the Australian Open semi-final will see Angelique Kerber play Johanna Konta in the quarter-finals of Rio 2016 as the hunt for the medals hots up… Konta survived a three hour and nine minute marathon with Svetlana Kuznetsova, battling back for a superb, 3-6 7-5 7-5 victory. Kuznetsova had her chances to win…
Peak Petra! Crunching away 43 winners, Kvitova played a fine match to beat Caroline Wozniacki, 6-2 6-4 in the first match on Centre Court. The only negative point was that Kvitova needed two attempts to serve it out but all in all, a super win. It was so fun to play on this great stadium! Thank…
In an all-seeded third round match, Svetlana Kuznetsova and Johanna Konta will play each other for the first time as they battle for a place in the quarter-finals of Rio 2016. Kuznetsova had a walkover into the third round after her opponent, Monica Niculescu was forced to pull out with a back injury. The Romanian…
Serena Williams won her first match at Rio 2016, overcoming Daria Gavrilova in a scrappy yet entertaining first round match, 6-4 6-2. Serena failed to serve out the first set at *5-3 with Gavrilova playing a brilliant return game but Serena stepped it up herself on return to bag the opener. There were a number of…
A blockbuster second round clash is all set at the Olympics on Monday as the number two seed, Angelique Kerber will take on Eugenie Bouchard in Rio. In one of the most anticipated first round matches, Bouchard produced a smart performance as she overcame Sloane Stephens in relatively routine fashion, 6-3 6-3. Bouchard was forced…
The US women went 2-2 in the first round of singles as Madison Keys was the only American to advance to the second round on the first day of Olympics action in Rio. In the second round she faces a tricky test against Kristina Mladenovic. Both competing in their first Olympics, Keys and Mladenovic scored straight…
The biggest upset in singles by ranking on day 1 of Rio 2016 saw Zheng Saisai defeat the number four seed, Agnieszka Radwanska, 6-4 7-5. I’ve written a lot about Zheng in the past few months and how impressed I have been with her performances. Everything seemed to come together for her on this occasion as she…
The anticipation is nearly over as the Olympics are here with the tennis at Rio 2016 set to get underway on Saturday. The draws for the singles and doubles (mixed to follow soon) have been completed and it now seems that all the WTA players have arrived following various travel woes after the conclusion of the Rogers Cup…
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