Sophie Taylor

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2020 WTA Volvo Car Open: Two big scalps in Round of 32

THE first half of the WTA Volvo Car Open fantasy Round of 32 results are in, with the biggest scalps ultimately being Yulia Putintseva‘s come-from-behind win against Serena Williams and wildcard pole, Iga Swiatek‘s straight sets victory over second seed Simona Halep. All other top seeds pulled through, with four coming in straight sets. Putintseva had a […]

2020 WTA Bogota Open preview: Even draw in Colombia for Bogota

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 Bogota Open, which was meant to be held in April.  FAVOURITE Marie Bouzkova (CZECH […]

2020 WTA Volvo Car Open fantasy tennis: Mertens the main culprit on day two

DAY 2 of the 2020 Volvo Car Open fantasy tournament started with a bang, seeing three American competitors and two Czech talents knocked out of contention. With seven of the 12 matches going to three sets, it was a tough day of competition with little easy wins. The biggest win of the day saw Elise […]

2020 ATP Monte Carlo fantasy tennis preview: Top stars return for first major clay tournament of the year

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 ATP tournament to be completed will be the Monte Carlo Open, which was meant to be held in April.  FAVOURITE Rafael Nadal […]

2020 ATP Marrakech Open fantasy tennis: Zverev leads strong field in Morocco

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 ATP tournament to be completed will be the Marrakech Open in Morocco. FAVOURITE Alexander Zverev (GER) One can rarely skate past seventh […]

2020 WTA Tour Miami Open fantasy tennis preview: Barty looks to bounce back in Miami

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 Miami Open, which was meant to be held in March. Still down and out […]

2020 Miami Open ATP fantasy preview: Can Thiem win back-to-back Tour titles?

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 ATP tournament to be completed will be the Miami Open, which was meant to be held in March. The current top 100 […]

2020 WTA Indian Wells fantasy preview: Big guns return at Indian Wells

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 Indian Wells, which was meant to be held in March. The current top 100 […]

21st Century Talents: ATP Tour

WITH so much going on in the world and much focus on the COVID-19 pandemic, it is worth taking a step back and remembering that the future of international sport will return, and when it does, there will be plenty of talented youngsters ready to make their mark. On the ATP Tour there are two […]

ATP/WTA Tour nation analysis: Tunisia

WITH all the ATP Tour and WTA Tour tournaments on hiatus for the time being, Draft Central will take a look at various nations across the globe and analyse how the top players from that nation are performing. Our next nation is Tunisia. Top ATP player: Malek Jaziri Rank: 261 (as of March 16, 2020) […]

ATP/WTA Tour nation analysis: Greece

WITH all the ATP Tour and WTA Tour tournaments on hiatus for the time being, Draft Central will take a look at various nations across the globe and analyse how the top players from that nation are performing. Our next nation is Greece. Top ATP player: Stefanos Tsitsipas Rank: 6th Age: 21 Points: 4745 Tournaments […]

Monterrey Open: Top two seeds through to quarter finals

ONLY one seeded player was bumped out on Day 4 of the Monterrey Open, with first seed Elina Svitolina and second seed Johanna Konta both getting through unscathed in straight set wins. Ukrainian Svitolina was clean and impressive in victory, defeating Bulgarian Olga Govortsova in straight sets and heading in as the one to beat […]

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