Singles action from Miami concluded on Saturday with Victoria Azarenka claiming the Sunshine Double. The second Premier Mandatory tournament of the year was a fun one with many of the top ten players finding some form again after an unsettled start to the year. Attention will soon switch to the Volvo Car Open in Charleston. This is one my…
My favourite matches of the week are normally covered in Match Points (coming soon!) but i’ve been so impressed with the quality of women’s matches in Miami this week, I thought this deserved a separate post. Matches from Miami have rarely featured in my best match countdowns but quite a few of these matches are already in the top 10. My list…
The 2016 Miami Open final will be contested on Saturday between the number 13 and 16 seeds, Victoria Azarenka and Svetlana Kuznetsova. Ten years on since winning the title, Kuznetsova is back into the Miami final. It’s never a major surprise when Kuznetsova puts it all together because of the talent she possesses… you just never know…
Boom… an Australian Open rematch is set between the top two players in the WTA Race to Singapore, Angelique Kerber and Victoria Azarenka. The semi-final will be played at not before 9pm in Miami on Thursday night. Azarenka is proving super tough to beat right now; in her 20th win of the year, the Belarusian was clutch…
In an unlikely yet intriguing semi-final, Timea Bacsinszky will take on Svetlana Kuznetsova on Thursday for a place in the final of the 2016 Miami Open. Bacsinszky has come good in Miami after losing five of her first six matches in 2016. There were positive signs in Doha and Indian Wells where Bacsinszky won back-to-back…
A potentially cracking quarter-final is on the cards for Wednesday when Angelique Kerber and Madison Keys play each other at the Miami Open. Kerber has endured a tricky spell after winning her first Slam at the Australian Open, but looks to be back in contention in Miami, scoring her first wins on the WTA tour since January. Kerber fended…
Two players currently ranked in the top eight of the 2016 WTA Road to Singapore, Victoria Azarenka and Johanna Konta, will square off for a place in the semi-finals of the Miami Open. Azarenka toughed out a tight two set victory over the number four seed, Garbiñe Muguruza, 7-6(6) 7-6(3)… this was such a greatttt…
After a couple of quiet days at the Miami Open… Magic Monday was EVENTFUL! All eight of the women’s fourth round matches were played on Monday, producing upsets, drama and some high-quality tennis. For a preview of the first quarter-final on Tuesday between Simona Halep and Timea Bacsinszky, click HERE. Read on for Set Points,…
An intriguing quarter-final between two players who have been on the rebound in March, Simona Halep and Timea Bacsinszky, will play at not before 1pm local time in Miami. Bacsinszky produced the best win of her career on Monday, coming from a set down to defeat the world number two, Agnieszka Radwanska, 2-6 6-4 6-2 in two…
All in for this one… in their first ever match on the WTA tour, Garbiñe Muguruza and Victoria Azarenka will meet in the fourth round of the Miami Open, third up on Grandstand, in what promises to be a captivating match-up. Azarenka has lost just one match this year, compiling an 18-1 W-L record with…
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