Day 2 of main draw action at the BNL Internazionali BNL d’Italia ended on a soggy note with rain interrupting the final women’s match of the day between Elina Svitolina and Victoria Azarenka. The match did finish, and in style with a gripping final set (more in this post). The rain is set to be…
Ciao Roma! Monday was the first day of main draw action at the 2019 Internazionali BNL d’Italia with the likes of Serena, Venus, Muguruza and Azarenka all in action and winning through to the second round. Read on for a trio of match reviews including Keys-Hercog and Kontaveit-Barthel, as well as highlights from Monday in…
That’s a wrap for Madrid! On Saturday, Kiki Bertens won the biggest title of her career, beating Simona Halep in the final, 6-4 6-4. This is my last post from Madrid with review and analysis from Saturday’s final. Rome starts on Monday with the main draw already out. I’ve got a busy week next week…
The 2019 Mutua Madrid Open is drawing to a close with Saturday’s singles locked in between arguably the two best clay-courters on the WTA tour right now. The final between Simona Halep and Kiki Bertens will be played at not before 6:30pm local time in Madrid (5:30pm UK time). Read on for the highlights from…
Four players remain in Madrid after Thursday’s quarter-finals which delivered some quality matches. Read on for highlights from Thursday’s quarter-finals including reviews of Halep-Barty and Osaka-Bencic. On a separate note, I found out today that I was successful in my tennis club’s ballot for Wimby tickets! Excited to get to see the new No.1 Court…
The quarter-finals are all set at the 2019 Mutua Madrid Open and we are on the final straight to Saturday’s grand finale. Wednesday’s action produced a surprising number of one-sided matches including a double bagel! Thursday’s quarter-finals look damn fine on paper so hoping for a classic in there somewhere. Read on for the highlights…
The second round at the 2019 Mutua Madrid Open is in the book after Tuesday’s slate of matches. The line-up wasn’t as engaging as Monday’s schedule and my favourite prospective match of the day didn’t even happen! I’m missing being able to watch all the tennis! Read on for my highlights from day 4 of…
Monday’s order of play at the 2019 Mutua Madrid Open saw the first set of second round matches played. Sadly the bank holiday weekend is now over but i’ve loved these past three days getting to watch all the tennis. I’m really enjoying Madrid so far this year! Read on for the highlights from day…
Super Sunday in Madrid is one of the best tennis days of the year. There were 22 first round matches on the schedule with a sprinkling of “upsets” as four of the seeds in action lost, as well as Caroline Wozniacki who was forced to retire hurt with a back injury. This Set Points post…
Before Saturday’s final in Prague, there was a special ceremony for Lucie Safarova 😭😭😭. Kudos to the tournament for streaming the ceremony live on their Instagram page. The WTA TV stream then kicked in towards the end of the ceremony. I wish they’d been able to stream it from the start because it was on…
