In a 14th meeting but first (!) on clay, Svetlana Kuznetsova will play Caroline Wozniacki in the fourth round of the 2017 French Open on Sunday. Kuznetsova d. Zhang Shuai, 7-6(5) 4-6 7-5 (R3) For the second straight match, Kuznetsova was forced into a tense third set. Against a brave and valiant effort from Zhang…
In a repeat fourth round clash from Roland Garros 2016, Venus Williams and Timea Bacsinszky will square off on Sunday with a place in the quarter-finals up for grabs. Bacsinszky d. Jabeur, 6-2 6-2 (R3) Dropping just nine games in three matches, Bacsinszky is looking in fine form heading into the second week of Roland…
Apologies for the lack of post on Thursday but it was my tennis club night and we had some stunning weather. I played a few doubles sets and ended with a couple of short singles sets. One of the sets was against someone who was much, much better than me. I was actually quite pleased…
My lunch break coincided with the start of the second set tiebreak between Petra Kvitova and Bethanie Mattek-Sands, which was good timing! The American won the first set on a tiebreak having saved two break points at *2-4 *15-40. Kvitova had the ascendancy in the second set tiebreak but with a missed opportunity for a…
This post features two snap previews from the slate of second round matches set for Thursday at the 2017 French Open including Daria Kasatkina vs. Marketa Vondrousova and Agnieszka Radwanska vs. Alison Van Uytvanck. For a recap of day 3 action at the French Open, check out the latest Set Points round-up on Moo’s Tennis Blog HERE.…
I was travelling for the first few hours of play on the third day of action at Roland Garros and got back just in time for the end of the first match on Philippe Chatrier Court between the number seven seed, Johanna Konta and Hsieh Su-Wei. In a surprise result, it was Hsieh who came…
The number eight seed, Svetlana Kuznetsova continues her hunt for a second Roland Garros title against the always dangerous, Oceane Dodin in the second round of the French Open on Wednesday. Kuznetsova d. McHale, 7-5 6-4 In a tight two setter that could very easily have swung into a deciding set, Kuznetsova stayed in the…
On the second day of Roland Garros 2017, my first live match was the third set of an absorbing tussle between Elise Mertens and Daria Gavrilova out on court 3. In the end it was the world number 59, Mertens who scored a superb win over the Strasbourg finalist and number 24 seed, Gavrilova, 7-6(4)…
Ready. Steady. Go! The first match of the 2017 French Open on the Philippe Chatrier Court saw the return of Petra Kvitova against the American, Julia Boserup. Just watching Petra walk out was special… Welcome back @Petra_Kvitova. We missed you! #RG17 pic.twitter.com/7sM0dkklkV — Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) May 28, 2017 On the very first point, Kvitova smacked a forehand…
This post discusses the players that I believe have the strongest chance of winning the 2017 French Open, considering factors including recent form on clay, previous French Open performance, their projected draw and their potential to cope with the physical and mental challenges that a Grand Slam provides. This doesn’t necessarily mean that they are…
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