2020 WTA Istanbul fantasy tennis: Martic goes back-to-back at Istanbul
REIGNING titleholder Petra Martic is your 2020 Istanbul Open fantasy tennis champion, defeating Maria Sakkari in a clinical two set victory for her overall second title. Martic had all the momentum from start to finish, using her impressive serve to put Sakkari on the back foot from the get-go. While Sakkari used her impressive form […]
2020 WTA Stuttgart and Istanbul fantasy tennis: First seeds drop as matches get tighter
THERE were two huge scalps on day four of the Stuttgart and Istanbul fantasy tournaments, with the respective first seeds both going down in straight sets to the dismay of fans. Yulia Putintseva put on an impressive show at Stuttgart, downing first seed Czech Karolina Pliskova in a stellar 7-5 6-3 outing. Putintseva had a […]
2020 WTA Stuttgart and Istanbul fantasy tennis: Competitions heat up on day three
DAY three at both the Stuttgart and Istanbul fantasy tournaments and plenty of interesting matches were on show, with majority of the day’s matches going to three sets. At Stuttgart, second and third seeds Naomi Osaka and Kiki Bertens joined the fray, with Bertens having a much easier time of it than Osaka though both […]
2020 WTA Stuttgart and Istanbul fantasy tennis: Predictable day two sets up interesting encounters
THE completion of both the Istanbul Open and Tennis Grand Prix fantasy Rounds of 32 saw plenty of interesting matchups, and with just two matches across both tournaments going to three sets, there is no doubt some big names will cross paths in future rounds. At Stuttgart, reigning champion Petra Kvitova was just too strong […]
2020 WTA Stuttgart and Istanbul fantasy tennis: Seeds too good on day one
IT was a big first day of fantasy competition for both the Tennis Grand Prix and Istanbul Open, with both Round of 32 days hosting a wealth of talent and mostly predictable outcomes, with all seeded players across both competitions heading through to the second round. At Stuttgart, not one match went to three sets […]
2020 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix fantasy tennis preview: Kvitova aims to go one better
AS the COVID-19 pandemic continues, Draft Central is extending the fantasy tennis coverage throughout the ATP and WTA seasons to simulate tournaments and see just how they might have gone down. The next WTA tournament to be completed will be the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, which was meant to be held in late April. FAVOURITE […]
2020 WTA Volvo Car Open: Barty and Kvitova to battle for Charleston title
THE WTA Volvo Car Open fantasy final will be between world number one Ash Barty and 13th seed Petra Kvitova after both collected shaky wins over their respective opposition. Kvitova was always in for a tough match against clay court star Kiki Bertens but pulled through for a straight sets victory despite being taken to two tie-breakers. Bertens put hard-hitting […]
2020 WTA Volvo Car Open: Experience proves necessary on day four
YULIA Putintseva is the only unseeded player through to the quarter finals in this half of the draw at Charleston, while all three other predicted leaders won their way through. Putintseva’s serve was crucial against tenth seed Belinda Bencic, with the 25-year-old Russian holding serve and keeping Bencic on the back foot throughout. But Bencic would […]
2020 WTA Volvo Car Open: Ash Barty wins clay title ahead of 2020 Roland Garros
ASH Barty has added another title to her collection with a stellar straight sets victory over Petra Kvitova in the WTA Volvo Car Open fantasy final. The Australian world number one had her eye in from the very beginning, forcing errors from the Czech star and using her strong serves to rack up aces on her […]
2020 WTA Volvo Car Open: Predictable day on court for seeds
A MASSIVE quarter final draw saw three of the four seeds head into the semi-finals, with just fourth seed Karolina Pliskova knocked out of WTA Volvo Car Open fantasy contention. Kiki Bertens was just too good against Pliskova, holding her ground and holding Pliskova to just the two sets without a tiebreaker. Sixth seed Bertens was […]
2020 WTA Volvo Car Open: Seeds drop as lower ranks turn the tables
IT took impressive performances across the board in the second half of the WTA Volvo Car Open draw to head into the quarter finals, with just the one predicted victory coming out of the day. World number one Ash Barty was the only seed to head through to the next round, and never once looked […]
2020 WTA Volvo Car Open: Reigning champ Madison Keys among seeds defeated in Round of 32
FOUR seeds were knocked out WTA Volvo Car Open fantasy contention in the second half of the Round of 32, with two top five seeds (and Grand Slam winners) in American Sofia Kenin and Naomi Osaka out of the race. The United States is now out of the running for a victory here with reigning […]
