The Road to Singapore looks clearer now after Wednesday’s action in Moscow which saw two more places snapped up. Angelique Kerber and Flavia Pennetta have both been confirmed by the WTA as successfully qualifying for the WTA Finals. After Karolina Pliskova lost in straight sets to Anastasija Sevastova, this now means that the last place…
The Race to Singapore is still on (sobbing) after Karolina Pliskova and Carla Suárez Navarro both won on Tuesday. Pliskova saved two match points (!) against Alexandra Dulgheru, 6-4 5-7 7-6(7) to keep her slim hopes of qualifying for Singapore alive. Pliskova was a break up in the second and third sets, but then found…
It was quite clear even during the US Open Series that the Race to Singapore was going to be manic with so many players in the running. While it has been eventful and intriguing to follow, in equal measures it has become an ever-lengthening maze of uncertainty and confusion. There is less than one week…
I can still remember the buzz when the first draws of 2015 were published back in January. I say it all the time but oh myyyy how time flies! We’re nearly there for the 2015 season and next week features the last two regulation WTA tournaments in Moscow and Luxembourg. Five places have been officially…
I knew who I wanted to be the focus of my next feature post… Mona Barthel! I’ve been a fan of Mona’s for quite a few years now. I first learnt of Mona in 2011 when she raced through three qualifying matches at the French Open and went onto win her first main draw match at…
The final for the 2015 Prudential Hong Kong is all set for Sunday with the number two seed, Angelique Kerber to play the number four seed, Jelena Jankovic in what will be a third match-up between the pair this year. Although the WTA have stated that Kerber needs to win the title in Hong Kong…
For the first time since 2012, Venus Williams and Jelena Jankovic will meet on the WTA tour. The pair have enjoyed a really fun head-to-head, splitting their 12 previous encounters. This is a hugeeee match for Venus in terms of qualification for the WTA Finals in Singapore. The wildcards for Moscow, the final Premier event…
The bottom half of the Hong Kong draw has gone completely with seeding as the two highest seeds, Angelique Kerber and Sam Stosur have progressed through to the semi-finals. Kerber is inching closer to the WTA Finals in Singapore but still must win the tournament in Hong Kong to confirm qualification. Kerber played welll to…
The cull of seeds continued in Linz on Thursday with Denisa Allertova defeating Barbora Strycova, 7-6(0) 5-7 6-4, in the final match of the day. This was a really fun one and the third set in particular was gripping stuff. The first set was messy with many breaks and neither serving well. Strycova was four…
I’ve been focussing my blogging attention on Linz this week as it’s the only tournament in my timezone so I can actually watch some of the matches in the evening. However, the most attractive of the quarter-final line-ups is over in Hong Kong where the draw has really held up and holds much intrigue with…
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