WTA Tour wrap: Osorio Serrano outlasts on home soil as Kudermetova takes out Charleston
TWO maiden WTA Tour titleholders have been named, as Veronika Kudermetova downed Danka Kovinic to take out the Charleston WTA 500 title, whilst homegrown hero Maria Camila Osorio Serrano claimed a huge three set victory over fifth seed Tamara Zidansek in Bogota, Colombia. At the Volvo Car Open in Charleston, United States, Kudermetova was just too strong and overcame her Montenegrin […]
WTA Tour wrap: Two maiden title winners to be crowned after semi-finals results
FOUR WTA Tour players yet to lift a Tour trophy will compete for the respective crowns in Charleston and Bogota. Two of those players will break their drought, knocking out the remaining title winners and booking their places in the WTA finals. Montenegro’s Danka Kovinic and Russia’s Veronika Kudermetova will face off in the Charleston […]
WTA Tour wrap: Badosa stuns Barty to book Charleston semi spot
SPANISH up-and-comer Paula Badosa has stunned world number one Ash Barty to book herself a semi-finals spot at the 2021 Volvo Car Open in Charleston. The 71st ranked Paula Badosa won in straight sets, 6-4 6-3 to book herself a place in the final four, joining fellow unseeded talent Danka Kovinic in the final four. […]
WTA Tour wrap: Home hope continues dream run at Bogota as Kvitova and Muguruza fall at Charleston
THE Round of 16 at both Charleston and Bogota are done and dusted, with plenty of intriguing results coming out of both events. Charleston saw an intriguing day of results as third seed Petra Kvitova fell to Montenegrin Danka Kovinic and Garbine Muguruza retired in her encounter with fellow seed Yulia Putintseva, unfortunately handing over a dominant first game victory […]
WTA Tour wrap: Barty’s clay court court campaign recommences with 61-minute demolition
ASH Barty continued her red-hot form to completely dismantle unseeded Japanese talent Misaki Doi 6-2 6-1 to advance through to the Round of 16 at the Volvo Car Open. The world number one moved to a 15-2 record on the 2021 WTA Tour, which also stretches out to 27-4 since her first-up match at the […]
WTA Tour wrap: Americans dominate in Charleston as three-setters set the tone in Bogota
THE WTA Tour 500 and 250 events in Charleston, USA and Bogota, Colombia have continued, with results coming through from America across both the Round of 64 and Round of 32 whilst the Copa Colsanitas has now completed its first round proceedings. At Charleston, just two seeds participated in the day’s Round of 64 action […]
WTA Tour wrap: Clay events kick off in Charleston, Bogota
TWO WTA clay events began this week with the WTA 500 Volvo Car Open starting up in Charleston, United States, as the WTA 250 Copa Colsanitas began in Bogota, Colombia. With a host of exciting talent competing, expect a huge week of tennis action across the two tournaments. It was a rough day for hometown […]
WTA Miami Open 1000: Barty goes back-to-back as Andreescu retires injured
WORLD number one Ash Barty has defended her 2019 WTA Miami Open 1000 crown with a straight sets win over a sore Bianca Andreescu. The Australian top seed got up 6-3 4-0 in the match to make it 12 consecutive wins in Miami. Having defeated Top 20 talents, Belarusian duo Victoria Azarenka and Aryna Sabalenka, […]
Miami Open 1000: Barty books semis spot as Hurkacz upsets Tsitsipas
WORLD number one Ash Barty is through to the 2021 Miami Open final after defeating fifth seed Elina Svitolina in straight sets. The Australian talent took one hour and 27 minutes to shake off the Ukrainian and advance through to the decider, continuing her run of good form this year after reaching a quarter final […]
WTA Miami Open 1000: Sakkari and Andreescu to contend for Miami final spot
THE second Miami Open semi-final has been confirmed, with Maria Sakkari and Bianca Andreescu set to go head-to-head following respective wins on Day 10 of proceedings. Sakkari disposed of world number two Naomi Osaka, with the 23rd seed Greek talent in Sakkari got off to a flying start with a 6-0 first set before the Japanese talent […]
