WTA Tour wrap: Badosa proceeds, Barty and Kvitova set up quarter final clash
THE Round of 16 saw some huge results propelling players into the 2021 WTA Tour 1000 Mutua Madrid Open. While one hometown hopeful remains in the draw, three of the four seeds of the day retained their mantle as the ones to watch heading into the quarter finals. One of the matches of the round […]
WTA Tour wrap: Mixed bag at Madrid as Muchova and Pavlyuchenkova claim scalps
DAY 6 at the Mutua Madrid Open saw plenty happen around the courts, as second seed Naomi Osaka was ousted in the lone three-setter of the day, while it was also not sixth seed Karolina Pliskova‘s day as the Czech talent fell in straight sets. It was an excellent effort from Karolina Muchova that saw her inhibit Osaka in […]
WTA Tour wrap: Barty and Swiatek set up huge quarter finals clash
THE first day of Round of 32 action is done and dusted at the Madrid Open in Spain, with a couple of intriguing tests making life difficult for seeded competitors. Ash Barty continued her winning run for the year, still leading all-comers with the most wins to her name in 2021 but was really tested by […]
WTA Tour wrap: Top seeds all survive day two in Madrid
NAOMI Osaka was among all eight seeds to book their spot in the Madrid Open second round, following a straight sets win over compatriot Misaki Doi. In her first clay event in almost two years, Osaka overcame some early resistance from Doi to post a 7-5 6-2 victory and move through to the Round of […]
WTA Tour wrap: Svitolina overcome by Teichmann, Barty and Swiatek skate through at Madrid
THE WTA 1000 Mutua Madrid Open has begun in Spain, with the opening day of action seeing plenty of fascinating results. Just one seed fell across the board in the lone three-setter of the day, setting up a massive second round already when proceedings have only just begun. Fourth seed Elina Svitolina was the first to […]
WTA Tour wrap: Barty wins third title of the year to lead tally as Cirstea claims second title at long last
ASH Barty topped off her birthday weekend by adding a third WTA Tour singles trophy to her collection, battling hard for a third come-from-behind victory this week to take out the Stuttgart title. At Istanbul, Romanian Sorana Cirstea broke her drought with a second career WTA Tour title and her first in over 10 years, taking out […]
WTA Tour wrap: Big guns book spots in Stuttgart
FOUR of the top five players at the 2021 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, setting up a blockbuster pair of semi-finals. Top seed Ash Barty came from behind to post a three-set win over sixth seed Karolina Pliskova in an impressive 2-6 6-1 7-5 victory, one of three full-length quarter finals matches. The match […]
WTA Tour wrap: Halep cleans up in 56 minutes as seeds control proceedings
TWO seeds fell across a widely predictable day on the WTA Tour, with the two events seeing fairly convincing results across the board. At the WTA 500 Porsche Tennis Gand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany, four world top 10s all proceeded to the quarter finals, with world number two and top seed Simona Halep doing it in […]
WTA Tour wrap: Kontaveit downs Kenin as Kostyuk and Konjuh clean up at Istanbul
ANOTHER fascinating day of action was had at both the WTA 500 event in Stuttgart, Germany and the WTA 250 event in Istanbul, Turkey, as the Round of 16 continued at both tournaments. Whilst seeds cleaned up the competition at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, it was a different story entirely at the TEB BNP […]
WTA Tour wrap: Seeds successful in big second day of action at Stuttgart and Istanbul
ANOTHER big day of proceedings were had at both the WTA 500 event in Stuttgart, Germany and the WTA 250 event in Istanbul, Turkey, as majority of the seeds across both competitions reigned supreme. Six matches played out in Stuttgart on Day 2 of proceedings at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, seeing a couple of […]
