Three top 12 seeds out, but Italy International still stacked with talent
THE Internazionali D’Italia or Italy International might not feature world number one, Ash Barty or top 12 players Bianca Andreescu and Aryna Sabalenka, but there are still plenty of top 10 talents running around on the Rome clay courts. The lead-up event to Roland Garros, players such as Serena Williams and Simona Halep will be […]
All seeds out as Istanbul and Kitzbuhel semis look to create history
IT was a massive day in both Austria and Turkey as seeds skittled across both the ATP 250 and Premier 5 events. SCHWARTZMAN OUT AS ONE TOP 50 PLAYER REMAINS IN GENERALI OPEN The 2020 ATP Tour continues to throw up a heap of surprises, so it is almost hardly surprising that only one top […]
Osaka and Azarenka to battle for US Open silverware
TWO huge results were the outcome of of the women’s semi-finals day at the 2020 US Open, with two three-setters playing out. While one match went as expected, seeing Naomi Osaka head into the final after defeating American Jennifer Brady, the huge news coming out of the day was Victoria Azarenka coming out of a […]
Williams and Azarenka set to contend for US Open final berth in 23rd meeting
THE second day of US Open quarter finals saw two grand slam champions proceed to the semi final against one another, with both Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka reigning supreme over their opposition. While Azarenka absolutely dominated against 16th seed Elise Mertens, third seed Williams was tested early by Bulgarian Tsvetana Pironkova before running out […]
Kei returns in Kitzbuhel as Garcia overcomes quick turnaround to win in Istanbul
A STAR-studded Generali Open in Kitzbuhel, Austria kicked off mid-week with a host of top 30 players who were ousted from the US Open on show, whilst the BNP Paribas Tennis Championships got underway in Istanbul. Both tournaments had players who lasted as long as the fourth round at Flushing Meadows, meaning they had as […]
Osaka and Brady to contend for US Open finals berth
A RELATIVELY predictable day of quarter finals action took place on Day 9 of the 2020 US Open, seeing Naomi Osaka and Jennifer Brady both head through to the semi finals in straight sets. While this is Brady’s first time making semi finals at a grand slam in her career, Osaka has been here once […]
Azarenka and Pironkova join Serena and Mertens in quarters
EUROPE will have four representatives in the last eight of the US Open women’s draw after veterans, Victoria Azarenka and Tsvetana Pironkova continued their runs at Flushing Meadows. The experienced duo will join United States’ Serena Williams and Belgian Elise Mertens in the quarter finals, which begin tomorrow. The remarkable achievement of Belarus and Bulgaria […]
Putintseva and Rogers defeat top 10 seeds on their way to maiden US Open quarter finals
THE US Open Round of 16 saw some huge matchups on Day 7 of competition, with seven of the eight competitors seeded and a couple of upsets seeing three players reach their maiden US Open quarter finals berth. Naomi Osaka has continued her great recent form to wade past a fighting Anett Kontaveit for her […]
Williams books fourth round spot, set to face Sakkari for second time in a fortnight
AMERICAN superstar Serena Williams’ pursuit for a 24th Grand Slam title remains on track after coming from a set down to defeat 26th seed Sloane Stephens 2-6 6-2 6-2. It was their first match against each other since 2015, but Williams had won five of six encounters between them leading into this contest. Stephens did […]
Osaka survives Kostyuk scare to book fourth round berth
FOURTH seed Naomi Osaka is through to the Round of 16 at the US Open after knocking off teenage Ukrainian, Marta Kosyuk in three sets. The match lasted two hours and 33 minutes before Osaka could safely advance through to the fourth round. The 18-year-old Ukrainian won a second set tiebreaker and forced Osaka onto […]
