Play started two hours earlier on Tuesday at the Volvo Car Open in Charleston – I tuned into see Mona Barthel serve for the match against Jennifer Brady, first up on Althea Gibson Club Court. I’ve watched enough Barthel matches to know that serving out matches can be dicey but this was a solid close from Mona,…
This post features snap previews for two second round matches at the Volvo Car Open in Charleston on Wednesday featuring Monica Puig vs. Daria Kasatkina and Anastasija Sevastova vs. Andrea Petkovic. For a recap of Monday’s action including first round wins for Puig and Petkovic, check out Monday’s Set Points recap post HERE. 1. Monica Puig vs. Daria Kasatkina (WTA Charleston,…
Monday marked the first day of main draw action at the 2017 Volvo Car Open and sadly, the first match on the Volvo Car Stadium ended in a retirement. In floods of tears, Katerina Siniakova was forced to retire in the third set with a back injury, which she had a medical time-out for midway…
As the dust settles from the duo of Premier Mandatory tournaments in Indian Wells and Miami, it will kick up once again for the start of the clay court season in the unique green clay setting of Charleston. The Volvo Car Open is one of the my favourite tournaments so i’ll be pushing through the…
The 2017 Volvo Car Open in Charleston will take place next week in South Carolina and to celebrate the start of the tournament, i’ve taken a look back at some of my favourite matches from following the tournament over the past five years. In a unique setting on green clay and always attracting an excellent entry list,…
The singles at the second Premier Mandatory tournament of the year concluded on Saturday in Miami with a Konta-Wozniacki final. Doubles is still to come on Sunday but my focus will now switch to Charleston. It was another exciting two weeks in Miami and this post brings together the highlights and best bits from the tournament…
The final of the 2017 Miami Open will be contested between the number 12 seed, Caroline Wozniacki and the number 10 seed, Johanna Konta. Saturday will deliver a first time champion in Miami… Wozniacki d. Pliskova, 5-7 6-1 6-1 Overturning a recent loss to Karolina Pliskova in Doha, Wozniacki came from a set down, rolling…
The first quarter-final of the day was a cracker on paper and it delivered in parts. From a set down and within two points of losing the match, Johanna Konta rallied to defeat Simona Halep, 3-6 7-6(7) 6-2 in two hours and 30 minutes. The win had looked far off for Konta in the first…
A Doha final rematch… two of the in-form players in 2017 will meet in the first of the Miami Open semi-finals as the world number three, Karolina Pliskova will take on the world number 14, Caroline Wozniacki. Ka.Pliskova d. Lucic-Baroni, 6-3 6-4 (QF) In a match that was tighter than the scoreline lets on, Pliskova…
The first pair of quarter-finals was played at the Miami Open on Tuesday. Karolina Pliskova produced a clutch performance to gain revenge on Mirjana Lucic-Baroni who had won their previous match at the same stage of the Australian Open. From a break down in both sets and in a closer match than the scoreline suggested, Pliskova…
