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…
The second Slam of 2017 will begin on Sunday in Paris with the French Open taking centre stage for the next two weeks. In all my time of following the WTA, I cannot remember such a wide open field with a long list of contenders, but no stand-out name. I’m excited to see who will…
Rome concluded on Sunday with a fourth title for Elina Svitolina in another three set finale on the WTA tour in 2017. This post brings together the highlights from the tournament including a recap of the final and links to the best points, media and plenty more. All previous Match Points tournament summaries from 2016 and 2017 can be…
The 2017 Internazionali BNL d’Italia final will be contested between the number six seed, Simona Halep and the number eight seed, Elina Svitolina. The pair haven’t played each other since 2014 and will both be vying for their first title in Rome. Halep d. Bertens, 7-5 6-1 Halep is still on course for the Madrid-Rome…
Extending her winning streak to nine, Simona Halep reached the semi-finals of Rome with a 6-2 6-4 victory over the qualifier, Anett Kontaveit. I watched the last few games – Halep lost her double break in the second set and faced a break point that would have seen Kontaveit level up at 4-4. However, Halep held…
My tennis night was cancelled despite the forecast being completely clear at the start of the day. It has since proceeded to rain non-stop since 2pm! Sooo here I am with a bumper Thursday recap and Friday preview Set Points extravaganza. Anett Kontaveit is on a roll… in her 29th win of the year and with just…
Tuesday was another busy day in Rome with 13 second round matches – i’m mostly frustrated this week as I can’t watch much of the tennis. While I generally can’t stand Madrid, their late scheduling of matches was handy! Starting with the matches where I did get to see some tennis… Elina Svitolina scored a good…
This is a snappy Set Points for Tuesday as i’m feeling pretty drained from work. I didn’t get the chance to watch any tennis during lunch and unlike Monday, most of the matches were finished by the time I got home so there wasn’t a great deal of live tennis to watch this evening. Three second…
