OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. I think we all had a feeling that this could happen, but I was clinging on to the hope that this would be a competitive final. After four holds of serve, Serena Williams completely ran away with the final, winning the last ten games of the match to prevail against Carla Suarez Navarro, 6-2…
The Miami Open final features a familar face in Serena Williams who has battled through to her tenth final in Miami. Her opponent, Carla Suarez Navarro, is in uncharted territory as she will play her first ever Premier Mandatory final. 2015 has been a stunning year for Carla… have you had enough of all the…
I’m not really sure where to start… I currently have a muddle of thoughts about last night’s semi-final between Serena Williams and Simona Halep. Let’s start with the result! Williams edged Halep, 6-2 4-6 7-5, in two hours and eight minutes to reach the final of the 2015 Miami Open where she will play Carla…
Everyone strapped in for this?! Serena Williams and Simona Halep were set to meet in a highly anticipated semi-final match in Indian Wells, but a knee injury forced Serena to withdraw (see match preview HERE). Two weeks on and the prospect of Serena-Simona sits on our doorstep once more. In fact, both semi-finals in Miami are…
It seems rather fitting that we get another match-up between Andrea Petkovic and Carla Suarez Navarro after what happened in Antwerp last month (see original preview HERE). Last month, Carla was forced to withdraw before the Antwerp final due to a neck injury. Carla’s year just keeps on getting better and better, and she has put…
1. Serena Williams v Sabine Lisicki (Miami, QF) A Wimbledon rematch is on the cards on Wednesday as Serena Williams will take on Sabine Lisicki in the quarter-finals of the Miami Open. Their last match saw Lisicki stun the world number one in last 16 action at SW19. Lisicki prevailed for the biggest win of…
While half of the world’s top ten continues to struggle in 2015, Miami has been a good tournament for the in-form players of 2015. One of those is Karolina Pliskova who won her 21st WTA match of the year on Monday. I think i’m just going to keep using that stat in every preview I…
With 35 WTA match wins between them, Venus Williams and Carla Suarez Navarro have both made superb starts to the 2015 season. The pair will meet for the fifth time on Tuesday in the quarter-finals of the 2015 Miami Open. Suarez Navarro has a great chance of cracking the world’s top ten this week after…
1. Simona Halep v Flavia Pennetta (Miami, R4) I was soooooo much looking forward to a potential fourth round match between Simona Halep and Victoria Azarenka. I obviously wanted it too much! Instead, we get Halep against Flavia Pennetta, which is still very intriguing. Pennetta defeated Azarenka in two tiebreak sets, 7-6(5) 7-6(6) in two…
1. Caroline Wozniacki v Venus Williams (Miami, R4) Seventh time lucky? Caroline Wozniacki is still seeking her first ever victory against Venus Williams and she’ll get another crack on Monday when the pair meet in the fourth round of Miami. Wozniacki’s first two matches were polar opposites; the first was a crushing 6-0 6-1 win…
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