The 2017 Stuttgart main draw finally got underway on Tuesday with Barbora Strycova the first winner of the tournament. In a surprisingly efficient display and dropping just nine points (!) behind her serve, Strycova defeated lucky loser, Jennifer Brady, 6-2 6-2. Next up for the Czech player will be Simona Halep on Wednesday. .@BaraStrycova picks…
The next week promises to be one of the most intriguing on the WTA tour in 2017 as eight of the world’s top ten descend on Stuttgart at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix. The tournament will also see the return of Maria Sharapova – the Russian player will compete in her first match on Wednesday following…
I’ve enjoyed a break from tennis for the past two weeks but i’m looking forward to Stuttgart next week! Before the main draw preview drops at the weekend, this is a Set Points catch-up on what i’ve missed out on. Of course, there was some big news yesterday when it was confirmed that Serena Williams is pregnant…
There have been many contentious storylines surrounding the WTA tour in 2017 – the one that continues to frustrate me the most is the issue around streaming of WTA matches. As the tour takes a bit of a breather before Stuttgart and there is still no concrete news of when the issue will be resolved, it felt…
The 2017 Volvo Car Open in Charleston finished on Sunday with an all-teen final and a first time WTA champ in Daria Kasatkina. This post brings together the highlights from the tournament including a recap of the final and links to memorable matches, points, media and plenty more. All previous Match Points starting from 2016 can be…
Sunday’s final at the 2017 Volvo Car Open will be an all unseeded affair between teens, Daria Kasatkina and Jelena Ostapenko. After two entertaining three set semi-finals on Saturday, the pair will both be vying for their first WTA title. Kasatkina d. Siegemund, 3-6 6-2 6-1 (SF) Kasatkina reached her first WTA final with a come-from-behind…
The first winner on quarter-finals day in Charleston was Daria Kasatkina who produced one of the best performances of her season so far to defeat Irina-Camelia Begu for the third time in 2017, 6-4 6-1. Kasatkina is into her first semi-final of 2017 and played a very positive match. Taking on board the words of…
Most of my viewing from the Volvo Car Open on Thursday was the Dasha squared match which started at the perfect time for me after playing tennis. In another three setter, Daria Kasatkina beat Daria Gavrilova, 6-3 4-6 6-0 to reach back-to-back quarter-finals in Charleston and win three matches in a row for the first time…
Daria Kasatkina opened Wednesday’s order of play on the Volvo Car Stadium with a 6-0 6-7(3) 6-2 victory over Monica Puig. In yet another three setter between the pair, it was a huge win for Dasha who had let slip a 6-0 2-0 lead and saved two break points at 2-2 in the decider. There were…
All in for Dasha squared! Daria Gavrilova and Daria Kasatkina will play each other for just the second time on the WTA tour in one of Thursday’s most intriguing third round matches in Charleston. In yet another three setter between Kasatkina and Monica Puig, the Russian player scored a noteworthy second round win, 6-0 6-7(3)…
