First career match-up klaxon… the number seven seed, Carla Suárez Navarro will play the number 11 seed, Johanna Konta for the first time on the WTA tour when the pair meet in the third round of the Wuhan Open on Wednesday. Suárez Navarro had a bye in the first round and won her second round match…
After two retirements on the first day of main draw action in Wuhan, four more followed on a hot and sticky Monday in Wuhan. These included the following… Simona Halep d. Irina-Camelia Begu, 6-3 2-0 ret. Yulia Putintseva d. Anastasija Sevastova, 6-1 4-1 ret. Madison Brengle d. Heather Watson, 6-3 2-1 ret. Misaki Doi d. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova,…
Lucie, Lucie, Lucie… that’s three Lucie’s to match her number of hard court wins in 2016! 😉 Safarova scored a decent first round win over Varvara Lepchenko, 7-5 6-3. The story of the first set was missed break point opportunities – the first 14 break points (8 for Varvara and 6 for Lucie) were all missed/saved.…
Well hello there! It’s been nearly two weeks since my last blog post and ageeees since my last tournament preview. After the US Open and an exhausting summer, I needed to take a break. I just spent a relaxing week in Wales – my batteries are definitely recharged! I wanted to bring you up to…
Heading into the US Open, Lucie Safarova and Bethanie Mattek-Sands had lost their last four matches together including first round losses at both the French Open and Wimbledon. Pairing up at the US Open for the first time since Wimby, Lucie and Beth have only gone and won the whole caboodle! They’ve made a habit…
Angelique Kerber defeated Karolina Pliskova in a superb US Open final, bookending her year with a second Slam title in a 6-3 4-6 6-4 victory in two hours and seven minutes. It’s been a sensational two weeks for Kerber who will ascend to the lofty heights of world number one when the rankings are released on…
This is the last of the posts about my US Open experience. I wanted to write more about the actual experience of attending the US Open and to hopefully give some advice to anyone who might be thinking about visiting the US Open in the future. In case you missed it, you can read up on my…
In a repeat of the Cincinnati final and both vying for their first US Open title, Angelique Kerber and Karolina Pliskova will battle it out in the US Open final on Saturday. First of all, a huge hearty congratulations to Kerber who will move to the world number one spot come Monday. I’m thrilled for…
This is the third and final day report of my trip to New York and the 2016 US Open. If you missed the first two posts, you can read Day 1 HERE and Day 2 HERE. There will be one final post to come which i’m hoping will be out before the tournament ends but…
Angelique Kerber and Caroline Wozniacki will play for the first time in a Slam when they meet in the US Open semi-finals on Thursday. Kerber battled through a gruelling opening set against Roberta Vinci before rolling through the second, recording a 7-5 6-0 quarter-final victory over last year’s finalist. The first set was brilliant and…
