Raducanu rolls in Eastbourne second round
LOCAL young gun and US Open champion Emma Raducanu kick-started her Rothesay International campaign off with a convincing 6-4 6-0 domination of another US Open winner Sloane Stephens. Both players have had similar troubles since breaking out with a major win, with Raducanu’s unheard of race from qualifier to Grand Slam champion particularly a tough […]
WTA Tour wrap: Ostapenko and Kerber claim breakthrough grass court trophies
THE Viking International and Bad Homburg WTA events are done and dusted, with Latvian Jelena Ostapenko claiming her first title since 2019 and maiden grass court trophy in the process at Eastbourne, whilst in Bad Homburg it was German hometown hope Angelique Kerber who got the chocolates in front of home fans. Ostapenko’s fourth singles […]
WTA Tour wrap: Kerber reaches final on home soil
ANGELIQUE Kerber has earned a place in the 2021 Bad Homburg Open final after fighting through two tough matches on a catch-up day at the German grass court event. Fourth seed Kerber had to overcome an early fight from American Amanda Anisimova in the quarter finals, winning 2-6 6-3 6-3, before then struggling in an […]
WTA Tour wrap: No seeds remain at Eastbourne as Giorgi slays Sabalenka
NO seeds remain at the Eastbourne event this week following a huge quarter final round overnight, with all four matches going the distance in three sets with each of the remaining competitors on the prowl. Meanwhile at Bad Homburg, proceedings were delayed with none of the four quarter finals taking the court for the day, […]
WTA Tour wrap: Carnage in Eastbourne as Bad Homburg goes to plan
THERE were two very different sets of results at the WTA Tour’s grass court events overnight, with the Eastbourne and Bad Homburg Round of 16s completed. In Eastbourne, just one seed survived the night – top seed Aryna Sabalenka – as the four others fell, leaving the title wide open after the Belarusian favourite. Meanwhile […]
WTA Tour wrap: Top seeds drop at Eastbourne as Bencic continues to fire
AS we count down to this year’s Wimbledon Championships, Day 4 of the Viking International Eastbourne competition has seen a mixed bag of stunning upsets and a new wave of young talent showing promising signs of what’s to come for the future of tennis. Meanwhile, Day 3 of the Bad Homburg Open saw some exciting […]
