The second of the women’s semi-finals at Roland Garros on Thursday will see the world number one, Serena Williams take on the world number 24, Timea Bacsinszky. Before this week, the third round was Timea’s best showing at a Grand Slam. By virtue of reaching her first ever Grand Slam semi-final, Bacsinszky will crack the…
For the past couple of years, I had wanted to visit Roland Garros but always put it off with the “oh I’ll do it next year”. It looked like the same would happen this year when my plans fell through beforehand. When the big release for tickets arrived in March, I thought i’d get in…
There have been some wonderful stories at this year’s Roland Garros and none more so than a Grand Slam quarter-final between Timea Bacsinszky and Alison Van Uytvanck. The pair have both broke new ground this week; Bacsinszky had never made it past the third round of a Grand Slam while Van Uytvanck had only ever…
Serena Williams recovered from another slow start to book her place in the last eight of Roland Garros. Serena was teetering on the edge at 1-6 4-5 down to Sloane Stephens. There was a lot of gasping at my computer screen as I watched the live scores unfold. After her tussle with Victoria Azarenka, I…
Wow. I thought Lucie had a real chance to upset Maria Sharapova in their fourth round match but I questioned (i’m ashamed to say!) whether she could get across the finish line. She only went and DID IT, holding on for a 7-6(3) 6-4 victory over Sharapova. I was listening on RG radio for the…
And we’re down to the final eight… the first of the women’s quarter-finals which will be on Philippe Chatrier Court at not before 1pm will feature the number 7 seed, Ana Ivanovic against the number 19 seed, Elina Svitolina. This marks a landmark tournament for both players; For Ivanovic, this is her first quarter-final at…
One of my favourite things about attending tennis tournaments is watching matches on the outside courts. Over the past couple of years, i’ve been lucky enough to have a whole range of tickets at Wimbledon and to be honest, some of my favourite days have been on the first days of the Championships where I…
1. Petra Kvitova v Timea Bacsinszky (RG, R4) The second quarter of the women’s draw has thrown up some wonderful storylines with three of the four players reaching the second week of a Grand Slam for the first time in their career. Timea Bacsinszky achieved that feat with a tactically superb performance to defeat an…
1. Serena Williams v Sloane Stephens (RG, R4) In the most anticipated women’s match of the tournament so far, Serena Williams came from a set and a break down to defeat Victoria Azarenka for the second time this year. It was a compelling match with plenty of talking points. Azarenka looked to be on her…
My second day at Roland Garros was on court 1 or as it is often referred to, the Bullring. I wanted to try and get tickets for Philippe Chatrier, but only the expensive ones were left so I thought why not court 1. It looks a great court to watch tennis, at least on the…
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