A combined Laver-Williams Cup: The time is now
THE Laver Cup was run and done last month, and for the fourth time, taken out by Team Europe. The men’s team competition which is supposed to feature the best ATP Tour players in the world outside of the European continent, has not been able to match it with those in it, for some time. […]
2021 Billie Jean King Cup nation preview: Slovakia
THE WTA Tour’s most prestigious team event is less than a month away, and Draft Central is counting down the days until it kicks off by previewing each team individually. Starting with the lowest ranked nation through to the highest one, we take a look at each squad, their fixtures, and what they might be able to […]
WTA Tour Player Focus: Clara Tauson
DENMARK’S Clara Tauson is one of the brightest up and coming stars on the WTA Tour, yet has enjoyed relative anonymity in the past couple of months due to the success of fellow teenagers, Emma Raducanu and Leylah Fernandez. Whilst that pair went on to reach the US Open final, Tauson has put together an […]
2021 WTA BNP Paribas preview: Andreescu returns to defend her title
FOUR past winners, including reigning champion Bianca Andreescu will line up at the 2021 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California. The WTA 1000 event is the last major event on the calendar prior to the WTA Finals, with only a sprinkling of 250 events and one 500 left for the season. Andreescu joins two-time […]
WTA Tour weekly title wrap: Muguruza storms to Chicago title
IT was an action-packed week of WTA Tour events, as a Grand Slam winner further confirmed her WTA Finals spot with her second title of the year, and a Belgian veteran upset a younger opponent on her home court. CHICAGO FALL TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS WTA 500 FINAL RESULT: [2] Garbine Muguruza (ESP) defeated [6] Ons Jabeur […]
WTA Tour midweek update: Hontama stuns top talents
QUARTER finalists have been decided at the Chicago fall Tennis Classic, with the final four determined in Nur-Saltan with Indian Wells edging closer by the day. CHICAGO FALL TENNIS CLASSIC WTA 500: Japanese 200th ranked talent Mai Hontama has stunned onlookers at the Chicago Fall Tennis Classic by reaching the quarter final of the event, […]
2021 Junior Billie Jean King Cup update: Peru stuns Argentina to likely set up quarter finals place
ROUND robin action is underway at the Junior Billie Jean King Cup, with the expected favourites in each respective clash mostly getting the win. The one massive upset was Peru’s come-from-behind win against fellow South Americans Argentina, getting up 2-1 to put themselves in best position to advance through to the knockout stage of the […]
2021 WTA Tour weekly title wrap: Kontaveit caps off sparkling run with second title in three tournaments
ANETT Kontaveit has moved back inside the Top 20 after her WTA Tour 500 title at Ostrava. The Estonian talent is edging closer to her career-high ranking of 14th, winning her second title this year after her triumph at Cleveland. The 25-year-old has won 12 of her past 13 matches, only losing to Iga Swiatek […]
2021 WTA Tour preview: Open fields in Chicago, Nur-Saltan
THE CHICAGO Fall Tennis Classic has been dealt a blow this year, with a number of top talents unable to play in what is an open field of entrants. Whilst the likes of Ash Barty, Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek, Naomi Osaka and – after a late withdrawal – Maria Sakkari will not take part, there […]
WTA Tour midweek update: Top seeds all advance in predictable week in Ostrava and Columbus
TWO WTA Tour tournaments are at the quarter finals stage of the event, with unsurprising results across the board for the most part. We take a look at who is firing as the Tour gets to the pointy end of the season. OSTRAVA OPEN WTA 500: The four big guns in at the WTA Tour […]
