2017 is continuing where 2016 left off from with rain managing to disrupt the tennis, even in the desert! The first main draw match of the 2017 Qatar Total Open was twice halted for the rain but eventually finished just before midnight in Doha. Sam Stosur found her serve and forehand, and held her nerve in…
After a weekend of Fed Cup, the WTA tour returns next week in Doha at the Qatar Total Open. Doha and Dubai switch their tournament statuses each year and in 2017, Doha is the lesser-Premier tournament with a 28-player draw. Still, it’s a cracking draw with the original main draw cut-off at #30 and five of…
Kristina Mladenovic survived a couple of wobbles to win her first WTA title in St. Petersburg and serve out the final at the third time of asking against Yulia Putintseva, 6-2 6-7(3) 6-4. And what a final it was! I haven’t been able to watch as much tennis as i’d like this year but this…
The 2017 St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy will produce a brand new WTA champion on Sunday after Kristina Mladenovic and Yulia Putintseva both produced come-from-behind wins to reach the final. Mladenovic defeated this week’s surprise package, Natalia Vikhlyantseva, 4-6 6-2 6-2. The first set was closely contested with Mladenovic losing her way at the end with some errors. However,…
Apologies for disappearing on Wednesday and Thursday. I had a busy few days where tennis had to take a backseat. I’m back now for the end of the St. Petersburg and Taipei City tournaments. The match of the day in St. Petersburg saw Yulia Putintseva record her second top ten win in the last six…
Roberta Vinci got off to a good start in the defence of her St. Petersburg title, edging a tight three setter against Timea Babos. Vinci had beaten Babos en route to winning the title last year and this was another very close match with many switch-ups in momentum in just the third set alone. Vinci won four…
Main draw matches at this week’s tournaments in St. Petersburg and Taipei City got underway on Monday. At the Premier stop in St. Petersburg, there was a big win for Annika Beck; having previously lost her last six matches on tour against Kiki Bertens, the world number 67 scored her first ever win in this…
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The dust has barely settled from Australia as a new week is upon us with two WTA tournaments in St. Petersburg and Taipei City. This preview focuses on the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy, which has attracted an impressive entry list with six of the world’s top 20 in attendance. The draw has thrown up some superb first…
That was a fun ride… the 2017 Australian Open was one of the most fascinating recent Slams with so many captivating storylines. The tournament concluded with an all-Williams Slam final, a first since 2009, as Serena Williams came through in straight sets for slam title #23. This Match Points tournament recap post brings together the highlights from the first Slam…
