The seeds in the bottom half of the women’s draw open their Miami campaigns on Friday… hallelujah for the Easter Bank Holiday Weekend so no work and more time to watch tennis! :-D. This post covers tricky openers for the highest seeds in the bottom half including Angelique Kerber v Barbora Strycova and Garbiñe Muguruza…
There were some super first round matches on Tuesday’s Miami schedule but unfortunately there were no streams :-(. It’s disappointing, but there is now FULL coverage every day. Just a couple of years ago, Indian Wells and Miami weren’t televised until the first Sunday so it’s a big improvement. This post is skipping ahead (i’m busy tonight!) and covers two…
Day 2 – March 22, 2015 Day Two of the Miami Open saw the completion of the qualifying competitions and start of women’s first round action. It really bothers me that main draw play begins before qualifying has completed. I think this is because Miami has no real reason to rush the start of the…
Day 1 – March 21, 2016 Within hours of arriving from New York City, I was already standing at the gates of the Miami Open to watch first round action from the men’s and women’s qualifying competitions. Because the qualifying days are some of the most poorly attended of the tournament (though there was not…
The dust has barely settled from an eventful ten days in Indian Wells but just like London buses, the second Premier Mandatory tournament of the year is set to get underway in Miami. In case you missed it, you can read my final Match Points post from the BNP Paribas Open HERE. Finals day at Indian Wells…
The 2016 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells came to a conclusion on Sunday with Victoria Azarenka being crowned the champion. The WTA tour continues to be unpredictable from week-to-week but there were signs in the desert that some of the top ten players are finally getting their 2016 seasons in order. I enjoyed this tournament (time…
A thoroughly entertaining ten days in the desert will conclude for the women with the world number one, Serena Williams taking on the number 13 seed, Victoria Azarenka in the 2016 final of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. This will be their first match-up in eight months… Friday night’s semi-finals looked enticing on paper…
The second semi-final on Friday at the BNP Paribas Open will feature the world number 13, Victoria Azarenka up against the world number 18, Karolina Pliskova. If their last match, a three hour-13 minute epic in Brisbane, is anything to go by then this could be a sensational semi-final… Pliskova produced her best performance in a…
An Australian Open semi-final rematch is all set between the world number one, Serena Williams and soon-to-be world number two, Agnieszka Radwanska at the 2016 BNP Paribas Open on Friday. In a draw that initially began with 16 of the 32 seeds falling in the second round, the two highest seeds have emerged from the top…
The final two quarter-finals featuring the likes of Victoria Azarenka, Karolina Pliskova, Daria Kasatkina and Magdalena Rybarikova will be contested on Thursday at the BNP Paribas Open. For a round-up of fourth round action in the bottom half of the women’s draw, click HERE. 1. Karolina Pliskova v Daria Kasatkina (IW, QF) In her first Premier…
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