Homegrown talent impresses at US Open
A COUPLE of intriguing winners will hit the court in the second round at the WTA Tour’s 2020 US Open after a huge second day of Round of 128 action. It was a stellar output from the United States homegrown talent, with nine American representatives skating through. Serena Williams – who is hunting down an […]
Halep reigns supreme at Prague for 21st WTA title
ROMANIAN Simona Halep has won her second tournament for the year, defeating Elise Mertens in straight sets at the Prague Open. It is Halep’s 21st career WTA singles title, winning six consecutive games in the first set to come away with the 6-2 7-5 victory. Halep was clinical from the get go, taking control in […]
Halep and Bouchard continue form upon return to proceed to Prague quarter finals
A HUGE day six of action was once again only partially complete with one match delayed because of weather once more but the remaining four Round of 16 matches complete. The victor of the game between Irina-Camelia Begu and Leonie Kung will be in the tough position of backing up for the quarter finals, with […]
Second seed Martic out as Prague Open Round of 16 begins
FEWER matches played out on the third day of regular proceedings at the Prague Open, with a couple games from the day prior completed and just two of the three Round of 16 matches played. A late walkover from Lesia Tsurenko – withdrawing prior to the game’s expected start – gave Ana Bogdan an easy […]
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 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: 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 […]
