Sophie Taylor

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2020 Roland Garros fantasy: Young seeds prove strong on day three

ANOTHER big day at the Roland Garros fantasy tournament saw some big names grace the court, with four of this quarter’s top five seeds reigning supreme to head to the Round of 64. Americans once again came out on top for the most part, while a couple of grand slam champions rose to the occasion. […]

2020 WTA Roland Garros fantasy tennis: Day 2 proves interesting with quality matchups

DAY 2 of the Roland Garros fantasy saw a couple of interesting matchups, with a few seeds falling to lower ranked opposition and some quality talent unlucky to fall given their solid form on the clay coming into the tournament.  With seven competitors from the United States taking the court on day two, the wins […]

2020 WTA Roland Garros fantasy tennis: Straight sets victories dominate day one results

DAY one of the 2020 Roland Garros fantasy tournament saw plenty of strong results in the first quarter of the Round of 128, with all of the day’s seeds dominating in their matches. The top seeds of this quarter dominated, all completing their matches within or around the one hour mark. Fifth seed Garbine Muguruza […]

2020 WTA Rabat Open fantasy tennis: Pavlyuchenkova reigns supreme

IN a massive finish to the Rabat Open fantasy tennis tournament, Anatasia Pavlyuchenkova proved too strong in a tough three-setter against Greek talent, Maria Sakkari.  The 28-year-old Pavlyuchenkova may have gotten off to a rocky start but was consistent in victory, defeating fifth seed Sakkari 3-6 6-3 6-4. While Sakkari started well it was not […]

2020 WTA Strasbourg and Rabat Opens fantasy tennis: Semi-finals produce spectacular wins

A MASSIVE day of semi-final action at both the Strasbourg and Rabat Open fantasy tournaments saw some quality matchups, though only one match went down to the wire.  Strasbourg saw two huge clashes with young talent once again continuing to flourish, seeing 20-year-old Ukrainian, Dayana Yastremska and 19-year-old Pole, Iga Swiatek heading into the final. […]

2020 WTA Strasbourg Open fantasy tennis: Swiatek wins first title against reigning champion

YOUNG gun Iga Swiatek has burst onto the international circuit over the past year and with an inaugural title in her hands she is sure to rise in the rankings once more after defeating the reigning champion.  Swiatek impressed against fellow young talent Dayana Yastremska and was far too strong for the Ukrainian seventh seed […]

2020 WTA Strasbourg and Rabat Open fantasy tennis: Seeds battle as young guns proceed

ANOTHER big day of action at both the Strasbourg and Rabat Open fantasy tennis culminated with some interesting results, with young talent proving too good at one tournament and experienced names reigning supreme at the other. All five American competitors across the two competitions were knocked out, making for an interesting round of contests. At […]

2020 WTA Strasbourg and Rabat Open fantasy tennis: Second seeds struggle on Day 2

IT was another fairly predictable day at both the Strasbourg and Rabat Open fantasy tournaments, with a couple of outlying matches throwing the competition for a loop.  The biggest win of the day was at Strasbourg with Iga Swiatek impressing in a straight sets win over Serena Williams – a player 20 years her senior. […]

2020 WTA Strasbourg and Rabat Open fantasy tennis: Americans dominate on day one

IT was a stellar start to the United States at both the Strasbourg Open and Rabat Open fantasy tournaments with nine of the eleven American competitors making it through to the second round amongst a plethora of talented players. Meanwhile, Australia struggled to produce a win across both tournaments and plenty of matches came down […]

2020 ATP Geneva fantasy tennis preview: Top 10 stars take on talented clay courts in Switzerland

NEXT up in Draft Central‘s fantasy tennis coverage is the ATP Tour’s Geneva Open. This will be the players’ last opportunity to find some good form ahead of the Roland Garros in just over a week’s time. FAVOURITE Alexander Zverev (GER) Coming in as top dog is none other than consistent clay court talent and […]

2020 ATP Lyon Open fantasy tennis preview: Schwartzman favourite in France

CONTINUING our Draft Central fantasy tennis coverage, this week sees the ATP Tour Lyon Open in France, with plenty of quality names headlining ahead of the Roland Garros in just over a week’s time. FAVOURITE Diego Schwartzman (ARG) The Argentinian talent has had some good form in recent tournaments, and heading into the Lyon Open […]

2020 WTA Italian Open fantasy tennis: Halep and Martic to contest Italian Open fantasy title

TWO massive semi-finals played out at the Italian Open fantasy tournament, seeing Simona Halep and Petra Martic head through to the final after spectacular wins. Martic is through to her fourth WTA final after defeating tough American qualifier, Sloane Stephens, in straight sets 6-3 6-3. Martic was impressive from the get-go, using her powerful serve […]

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