WTA Tour wrap: Grass events begin in lead-up to Wimbledon
THE grass court events have begun over the past week, with one victor already crowned at the first of two tournaments in Nottingham, as Johanna Konta claimed her fourth career title on home soil. With the first of the grass events out of the way for the first time since 2019, we now cast our eye […]
WTA Tour wrap: Krejcikova claims maiden Roland Garros singles title
THE 2021 Roland Garros singles final played out overnight, with unseeded Czech Barbora Krejcikova claiming the silverware over 31st seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. The huge one hour and 58-minute clash went down to the wire as Krejcikova’s Russian opposition bit back in the second, before the tight third set cemented the Czech in the history books. The […]
WTA Tour wrap: Krejcikova and Pavlyuchenkova set up maiden slam final
BARBORA Krejcikova and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova have set up a huge Roland Garros final this week following victories during the semis, coming in hot during their successful Grand Slam campaigns with a shot at a maiden major title edging ever closer. Unseeded Czech Krejcikova was forced to battle hard in a huge clash with 17th seed Greek […]
WTA Tour wrap: Sakkari downs reigning champ to ensure new Grand Slam winner will be crowned
MARIA Sakkari has knocked out the last remaining Grand Slam winner, ironically the reigning Roland Garros champion Iga Swiatek, in straight sets overnight. Sakkari won her quarter final 6-4 6-4 over the eighth seed to set up a semi-final with Czech Republic’s Barbora Krejcikova. Sakkari needed 95 minutes to dismiss the 2020 Roland Garros champion, […]
WTA Tour wrap: Major semi-final debutants set as Pavlyuchenkova and Zidansek clash
A HUGE first Roland Garros semi-final has been set, after Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Slovenian Tamara Zidansek both overcame tough opposition to win in three sets and in the process, both enter the semi-final stage of a grand slam for the first time. Both players were forced into overtime third set deciders against their respective higher ranked opposition. […]
WTA Tour wrap: Historic victories pile up as quarter finalists emerge
IT was a clean sweep on Day 9 of Roland Garros action, with the women’s draw seeing all four matches play out in straight sets and relatively confident wins at that. A couple more seeds fell, as one unseeded player remains in this half of the draw. In a day of fast finishes, it was […]
WTA Tour wrap: Serena denied on day of upsets
DAY 8 of the Roland Garros women’s draw saw upsets aplenty as all four Round of 16 encounters went the way of the underdog, setting up two intriguing quarter finals clashes. Doubles partners Elena Rybakina and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova have set up a huge match next round following respective wins over Grand Slam champions Serena Williams and […]
WTA Tour wrap: Americans dominate as young talent continues to shine
IT was an intriguing day of Round of 32 action in the Roland Garros women’s draw, as a number of American competitors took the court and upsets aplenty made waves. Two exciting all-American clashes took place, with the first between fourth seed Sofia Kenin and 28th seed Jessica Pegula going the whole hog, as Kenin claimed […]
WTA Tour wrap: Sabalenka fails again as Grand Slam champions advance
IT was unfortunately a case of history repeating itself, as Belarusian third seed Aryna Sabalenka bowed out in the third round of Roland Garros. Despite a brilliant 2020 season where she collected just about every title she could in the finale of the interrupted year, going deep in a Grand Slam still eludes the world […]
WTA Tour wrap: Barty withdraws, teens prevail on Day 5
JUST two unseeded matches played out on a huge Day 5 in the Roland Garros Round of 64 women’s draw, as predominantly seeds reigned supreme to head into a hugely competitive third round of action. The big news of the day saw Ash Barty withdraw with injury, while reigning champion Iga Swiatek was one of five […]
