WTA Tour wrap: Top two seeds on track for Budapest final
YULIA Putintseva and Danielle Collins are on track to face off in a mouth-watering final after the pair won their respective quarter finals at the Hungarian Grand Prix in Budapest overnight. The number one and two seeds respectively need one more win to advance through to the final, but play much lower ranked opponents in […]
WTA Tour wrap: Upsets aplenty as rain delays continue
THE Round of 16 has continued in Hungary and Czech Republic overnight, with the Ladies Open in Switzerland seeing yesterday’s delayed matches complete before rain forced proceedings to a stop once more with three of the six Round of 16 matches suspended until tomorrow. In Hungary, just second seed Danielle Collins survived in a day of upsets […]
WTA Tour wrap: Putinseva cruises through as Min upsets Stojanovic
WITH only one player inside the Top 50 on court across the three WTA Tour tournaments overnight, there was plenty of potential for rankings movement ahead of the Olympics. Tournaments in Hungary, Czech Republic and Switzerland all took place, with two matches suspended due to rain, but the rest all being completed be it first […]
WTA Tour wrap: Mixed bag as Round of 32 continues
Tennis fans were in for a treat as Prague, Budapest and Lausanne continued to hold an array of games for the ongoing WTA tournaments. At the Livesport Prague event a number of top seeds continued their dominance, while at the Hungarian Grand Prix a quick end ensued for a Hungarian superstar. In Prague, Australian Storm […]
WTA Tour wrap: Upsets aplenty as trio of WTA 250 events begin
THREE WTA 250 tournaments have begun this week with one hard court event starting in Prague, Czech Republic, and a couple of clay events in Lausanne, Switzerland and Budapest, Hungary. While the opening day at the Ladies Open Lausanne saw some slight delays and eventual suspended matches due to rain, the other two events were […]
Barty Party in full force as Australia’s champion lifts second Grand Slam crown
AUSTRALIAN icon Ash Barty has cemented herself as one of the best athletes in the world, claiming her second Grand Slam title with a three-set win over a slow-starting but determined Karolina Pliskova at Wimbledon last night. The Australian world number one dominated the early proceedings and did enough to take the first set, before […]
WTA Tour wrap: Barty to take on Pliskova in Wimbledon final
A FIRST-TIME Wimbledon champion will be named on Saturday night, as Ash Barty and Karolina Pliskova contest The Championships trophy. With both making their Wimbledon final debut following semi-final wins, expect a tantalising contest between the top 15 talents. While Barty has one grand slam final and one win behind her, Pliskova will be out hunting with one final […]
WTA Tour Wrap: Kerber fights on to record win as Barty claims all-Australian battle
IT was a quarter-final to remember at The Championships that included a historic matchup between two Australian powerhouses and a previous title-holder who continued to impress on the grass court. As four players look to uphold their Wimbledon dream in the upcoming semi-finals, the quarter-finals showed that it is still anybody’s game. Angelique Kerber was […]
WTA Tour Wrap: Tomlijanovic to face Barty as Raducanu retires
THE eighth day of Wimbledon saw a mixed bag of wins, each game never failing to surprise and delight tennis fans. Although a rising star of the game retired from her match due to medical reasons, all other games were played out to the end as eight players remain in the Wimbledon singles draw. Britain’s […]
Wimbledon 2021: Who’s into week two?
THE opening week of Wimbledon action for 2021 is done and dusted, and as the only grand slam that has retained the “Middle Sunday” day off for grass court maintenance, we take a look at the athletes from both the women’s and men’s draw who have secured their spot in the fourth round. In the […]
