The first day of the 2019 Australian Open is in the books! It was actually a pretty quiet day for the women with just three seeds falling. There have been some first days of the Australian Open where there have been upsets galore so I was prepared to be shocked. I woke up naturally at…
The finals of Sydney and Hobart were played on Saturday and attention now switches to the Australian Open with play set to on Monday. It’s been an exciting day for me as I have just bought a house and got the keys last night! I’m hoping to move in at the start of February so…
Saturday’s final in Sydney is a tantalising prospect with Ash Barty going up against Petra Kvitova. I’m in nowhere prepared for the Australian Open which starts on Monday! I’ve just sat down to do my ATP draw and will focus on the WTA over the weekend. I’m going to share my thoughts but no idea…
The quarter-finals are set at the 2019 Sydney International with half of the seeds still remaining in the tournament. We’re fast approaching the first Slam of the year with the draw set to be unveiled for the Australian Open. The draw ceremony is stated to start at 6pm in Melbourne on Thursday night which would…
The second week of the season is a much quieter affair with just the two WTA tournaments in Sydney and Hobart. I’ll be focusing on Sydney this week which, despite a late flurry of withdrawals, has still attracted a superb line-up with six of the world’s top 10. After a lovely long break over Christmas,…
It”s been a great start to the 2019 season with the first champion of the year crowned in Shenzhen. The Hopman Cup also finished (perhaps forever?) with a a dramatic conclusion in the mixed doubles match. Sunday will see the two finals in Brisbane and Auckland, as well as the qualifying matches in Sydney. Still…
Thursday was a quieter day of tennis with Shenzhen mostly rained off and Brisbane splitting their quarter-finals across two days. I’m still riding the tennis wave for the first week of the new season. I’ve barely watched anything live, but really enjoying catching up with matches on WTA TV. Read on for recaps of the…
The quarter-finals are already set in Brisbane and Shenzhen where the “expect the unexpected” tagline for the WTA has shone bright like a beacon! There are three seeds remaining in Brisbane and only two in Shenzhen. Most of the players who have been causing the upsets though have all been on the radar, showcasing the…
The new tennis season is well underway with action in Brisbane, Auckland, Shenzhen and the Hopman Cup. I always feel rather overwhelmed in the first few days of a new season because there is always so much going on and across multiple tournaments. I’m on a tennis high right now so riding this wave for…
I’ve been looking back through all my posts this year on the blog and generally reflecting on the season. It’s been a different year as i’ve taken a bit of a step back from the blog and tennis. The last few months have been quite busy for me as i’ve moved roles at work into…
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