Oh my goodness. The day’s tennis was overshadowed by the default of Novak Djokovic after he accidently hit a ball at a lineswoman. Still in shock that that happened. This has blown the men’s draw wide open where there will be a first time Slam champion. Anyway, focus back on the women where we witnessed,…
The middle Saturday of the US Open is always my favourite day of the tournament as the work distractions subside. This particular middle Saturday promised so much with a cracking slate of third round matches. It started off flat with the first match but things soon got going. A shame that so many were late…
Day 5 was a generally a calm day on the women’s side (not so much for the men 👀) as the favoured player in all eight matches from the top half prevailed. It wasn’t always easy though and there was some really good matches. I’m so relieved it’s the weekend (yayayayayayay) and looking forward to…
The bottom half of the women’s draw is shaping up nicely and has paved the way for some cracking matches on Saturday. Day 4 was probably the most exciting day yet with a couple of noteworthy upsets as three of the top ten seeds departed. All three happened to be matches I watched and are…
Day 3 of the US Open featured our first dash of carnage that we’ve generally come to expect from the women’s draw! Six seeds lost including the top seed, Karolina Pliskova – more on that in this post. Arguably the most talked about upset was Varvara Gracheva rallying from 1-6 1-5 down (!) and down…
Two days in and i’m already struggling to keep up with this tennis lark! The first two days have had a flurry of late women’s matches so there has been lots to nervously catch up on in the morning. At first glance, i’m pleased to see the day 3 schedule has more women’s matches in…
I’ve missed that frenetic panic trying to keep on top of all of the scores on the first day of a Slam. Day 1 of the 2020 US Open is officially in the books. It was a routine day for the seeds with 15 of 16 advancing to the second round. Just one seed (ONE!)…
I didn’t think I would be writing about live tennis again in 2020 but here we are! The US Open is set to begin on Monday in New York. While six of the top ten have pulled out, the draw still manages to showcase the depth on the WTA tour. I really enjoyed last week’s…
Tennis has been on my mind this weekend as I should be in Paris right now for the French Open. The last few months have been bizarre to say the least. I’m missing live tennis but it’s given me a rare opportunity to explore new hobbies. I’ve started learning French and have taken up gardening.…
The 2020 Qatar Total Open concluded on Saturday to bring a close to the Middle East swing. Aryna Sabalenka beat Petra Kvitova to win the title in Doha. Read on for a review of the final. I’ve enjoyed the Dubai-Doha double this year with a handful of memorable moments and quality matches. I’m hoping to…
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