The final of the 2015 Internazionali BNL d’Italia will be contested between Maria Sharapova and Carla Suarez Navarro with the match set to start at 1.30pm local time in Rome. In the first of the semi-finals, Suarez Navarro held on for her fourth victory against Simona Halep on clay, winning through, 2-6 6-3 7-5 in…
1. Daria Gavrilova v Maria Sharapova (Rome, SF) Three of the Rome semi-finalists are pretty standard. The story of this week though has been the run of Daria Gavrilova. The 21-year old has had a magnificent week, coming through qualifying and winning four main draw matches including back-to-back three set thrillers against Belinda Bencic and…
Friday’s night match will feature a second match-up this year between Maria Sharapova and Victoria Azarenka. Preceding the Wawrinka-Nadal quarter-final, this is a night session schedule that I can get on board with! Sharapova enjoyed a solid win over Bojana Jovanovski in the third round, 6-3 6-3. The Russian world number three was a break…
1. Daria Gavrilova v Christina McHale (Rome, QF) Oh I do love the WTA. If anyone predicted that Daria Gavrilova and Christina McHale would play a quarter-final in Rome, I DON’T BELIEVE YOU! McHale advanced via a walkover from Serena Williams who withdrew with a right elbow injury. McHale beat Sara Errani in the second…
I just finished watching the third set of the torrid third round match between Carla Suarez Navarro and Eugenie Bouchard… Jeepers, my eyes! Carla eventually prevailed, 6-7(2) 7-5 7-6(7) in three hours and two minutes. The third set tiebreak was painful from both players, but especially Bouchard. This was a really tough loss for the…
It’s been a while since i’ve had the opportunity to write a preview involving Eugenie Bouchard. The last couple of months have been ROUGH for Genie. The world number six had lost her last six matches, of which five had come against players outside of the top 50. Chuck in handshake gate and it’s been…
Simona Halep will be seeking out her first win over Venus Williams when the pair play in the most visually engaging of the third round matches from Rome. After a surprising early loss in Madrid to Alize Cornet, Halep got her clay court season back on track with a comfortable 6-3 6-0 second round victory…
It’s always painful having to twiddle my thumbs during my lunch hour whilst a great tennis match is going on. That was the case today when Daria Gavrilova and Ana Ivanovic played each other first up on Pietrangeli today. Tennis twitter at least cushioned the blow and made me feel like I was watching…
13 second round matches will be played on Wednesday in Rome with the winners joining Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova and Timea Bacsinszky in the third round. In first round action, Lucie Safarova looked to be heading out against Anna Karolina Schmiedlova. However, she won the last five games and served out the match to love,…
The highlight from the schedule of women’s second round matches on Wednesday in Rome will see a third match this year between Caroline Wozniacki and Victoria Azarenka. Wozniacki drew the short straw in Melbourne and once again, has drawn Azarenka in the second round. In Melbourne, Azarenka produced a dynamic performance to take out the…
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