WTA Tour wrap: Upsets aplenty at Strasbourg
A BIG sixth day of action at the 2021 Internationaux de Strasbourg saw six matches play out, with two Round of 16 clashes joining the quarter finals. It was a day of pure upsets, with none of the higher ranked players winning in their respective clashes. Two seeded clashes played out, with fifth seed Barbora Krejcikova […]
WTA Tour wrap: French fall like flies in Strasbourg
IT was not a good day for the French WTA Tour athletes in Strasbourg as all three players were bundled out in different circumstances following five Round of 16 matches overnight. Wildcard duo Harmony Tan and Clara Burel, as well as experienced Caroline Garcia were all knocked out of the WTA Tour 250 event, as […]
WTA Tour wrap: Andreescu pulls out of quarters as Rus upsets Pegula
THE Internationaux de Strasbourg has continued with Day 4 rolling around already, and six matches playing out across the first and second rounds following a huge opening couple of days. Four matches played out to complete the Round of 32, with the biggest upset of the lot a 6-4 6-4 effort from Arantxa Rus over second […]
WTA Tour wrap: Andreescu returns
BIANCA Andreescu made her return at the Internationaux de Strasbourg Round of 32 and did not skip a beat, leading the charge as all four seeds reigned supreme in an intriguing day on the clay. For Andreescu, this win was a long time coming after putting her season on pause since March – and the […]
WTA Tour wrap: Frenchwomen and seeds win on opening day at Strasbourg
IT was a fairly comprehensive day of results on the opening day at the WTA Tour’s Internationaux de Strasbourg, as the two seeds reigned supreme and a couple of hometown hopefuls enter the second round. The two seeds were predictable smashing out first round victories, as third seed Ekaterina Alexandrova flew out of the blocks against […]
WTA Tour wrap: Gauff and Badosa claim titles
TEENAGE American Coco Gauff and rising Spaniard Paula Badosa have claimed titles on the WTA Tour following their respective finals wins in Parma and Belgrade. The 17-year-old Gauff toppled sixth seed Wang Qiang in straight sets, 6-1 6-3 in one hour and 14 minutes to grab her second career title, while Badosa won courtesy of […]
WTA Tour wrap: Gauff bounces back to reach Parma final as Serbian semis decided
AMERICAN teenager Coco Gauff will contest the Emilia-Romagna Open final against Wang Qiang after the Chinese sixth seed took care of Gauff’s compatriot Sloane Stephens. Wang won 6-2 7-6 in the one-hour and 46-minute match to reach the Parma final, as Gauff had to bounce back from a shocking second set to win in three […]
WTA Tour wrap: Gauff wins teen battle as Stephens and Wang enter first semi-finals in years
WITH two events currently in progress, the Serbia Ladies Open continues to be plagued by rain delays seeing no Day 6 matches go ahead, while the Emilia-Romagna Open in Parma, Italy, went full steam ahead with four huge quarter finals setting up a massive day of semi-finals action tomorrow. There were two entirely seeded clashes […]
WTA Tour wrap: Rain delays in Belgrade as Gauff sets up blockbuster quarter final
ANOTHER big day of proceedings were had at both the Serbia Ladies Open in Belgrade and Emilia-Romagna Open in Parma, with one event interrupted by rain, delaying entrants to the quarter finals, and the other completing its Round of 16 results. In Serbia, Ana Konjuh was the big winner of the day downing second seed Yulia Putintseva. The […]
WTA Tour wrap: Williams downed as first and second rounds continue
THE WTA Tour saw a mixed bag of results on Day 4 of the respective events in Parma, Italy and Belgrade, Serbia, with both tournaments playing out a combination of first and second round matches. At the Emilia-Romagna Open in Parma, the eldest and youngest Americans came away with dastardly different results, as veteran and […]
