Brisbane International: Day 1 – Stosur through to Round 2 after exceptional performance
THREE Australians took the court in the official first day of the Brisbane International on Monday after two days of qualifiers. Only two seeded players competed in the round though both went down to their respective opponents. The highlight of Day 3 saw Sam Stosur manage a shock win over Angelique Kerber in a tough […]
Shenzhen Open – Day 2: Round of 32 begins
DAY 2 of the Shenzhen opened with a bang, with qualifiers taking the court ahead of the Round of 32 competitors. Number three seed, Elise Mertens took on Ukrainian, Lesia Tsurenko on centre court, defeating Tsurenko in straight sets. With a number of key matchups hitting the court on Day 2, it was hard to […]
Shenzhen Open – Day 1 wrap: Underdogs impress in round one of Shenzhen qualifiers
THE qualifying round of the 2020 Shenzhen Open started with a bang on Saturday, as 16 players went head-to-head to try and gain a coveted main draw spot. The first four matches of the tournament saw straight sets wins before a battle between Barbora Krejcikova and Nina Stojanovic livened up proceedings with a mammoth three-set […]
2020 ASB Classic preview: Serena leads American assault
THERE could be a real changing of the guard at the 2020 ASB Classic in Auckland, with arguably the greatest women’s tennis player of all-time clashing against one who is expected to be a future star of the circuit. FAVOURITE: In what could be akin to a Group 1 racer dropping down to a Group […]
2020 Brisbane International preview: Will the Barty Party continue?
BRISBANE locals will be set for an absolute treat once again in 2020, with a stacked field of WTA stars heading to the Brisbane International. Six of the top 10 players will front up on the hard courts during the Australian summer, including the top three players on tour. FAVOURITE: There is not much more […]
2020 Shenzhen Open preview: Bencic rises as key challenger to Sabalenka’s title defence
SWITZERLAND’S top female player and top 10 talent, Belinda Bencic will lead the entrants at the 2020 Shenzhen Open in China. Also featuring a two-time Grand Slam winner, a couple of top 20 players and a eastern European young gun, there is plenty to like about the upcoming tournament. FAVOURITE: Bencic is one of the […]
Three WTA Young Guns to watch in 2020
A TRIO of up-and-coming stars aged 21 or younger as of the end of 2019 shone brightly in this year and really put their names up into lights with strong performance. These three players had never won a singles title prior to 2019, and now one is Grand Slam champion, and the other two are […]
Year in review – 2019: Kiki Bertens
THIS year was an important break-even year for 28-year-old Kiki Bertens. The Dutchwoman was able to maintain her ninth placed ranking at year’s end, having moved up into the top 10 in 2018 after previously being ranked no higher than 18 prior to that. Rank: #9 Wins: 55 Losses: 26 Titles: 2 Prize Money: $4,208,026 […]
Open BLS De Limoges wrap – Day 7: Alexandrova romps to third title in four years
NUMBER one seed Russian, Ekaterina Alexandrova has continued her stranglehold on the Open BLS De Limoges event, with a straight sets win over unseeded Belarusian, Aliaksandra Sasnovich in just 56 minutes. In a tournament that saw the seeds fall often and early, Alexandrova was the sole remaining seed from the remaining eight, but it helped […]
Open BLS De Limoges wrap: Day 6 – Sasnovich the challanger for Alexandrova in final
BELARUSIAN, Aliaksandra Sasnovich is the only player standing in between Ekaterina Alexandrova and the top seeded Russian’s third Open BLS De Limoges in four years, after the pair won through to the final. Both players had to battle hard during different points of their semi-finals, with Sasnovich coming from a set down to defeat Belgium’s […]
