2020 ATP Western and Southern Open preview: Djokovic leads charge with a host of top tier competitors
THURSDAY will mark day one of the first official ATP Tour Masters 1000 event of the year, the Western and Southern Open in New York. Formerly known as the Cincinnati Masters, the tournament will be held at Flushing Meadows for the first time due to COVID-19 concerns. Despite a couple of notable absentees, many stars […]
2020 WTA Western and Southern Open preview: Keys eyes off back-to-back titles as Pliskova, Bencic arrive on Tour
DESPITE an incredibly difficult 2020 for the American community, the Western and Southern Open is set to commence in New York on August 20. The competition, formerly known as the Cincinnati Masters, will take place at Flushing Meadows for the first time due to COVID-19 concerns. Although women’s world number one Ash Barty will not […]
Brady and Gauff move to career-high rankings after successful WTA Tour return
JENNIFER Brady and Coco Gauff led a host of players now at their career-high rankings after the first three WTA Tour tournaments have been put in the books. Brady took out the title at the Top Seed Open to move nine places up to 40th in the world for the first time in her career, […]
Halep reigns supreme at Prague for 21st WTA title
ROMANIAN Simona Halep has won her second tournament for the year, defeating Elise Mertens in straight sets at the Prague Open. It is Halep’s 21st career WTA singles title, winning six consecutive games in the first set to come away with the 6-2 7-5 victory. Halep was clinical from the get go, taking control in […]
Brady claims maiden title in home nation
JENNIFER Brady has claimed her maiden WTA Tour title by taking out the inaugural Top Seed Open in Lexington by defeating Swiss talent, Jil Teichmann 6-3 6-4 in the final today. The match lasted an hour and 42 minutes and the title-less Brady was up against Teichmann who had only claimed her own back-to-back titles […]
Halep and Mertens win through to Prague decider
TOP 25 talents, Simona Halep and Elise Mertens have booked their places in the 2020 WTA Tour’s Prague Open in their first respective tournaments since the restart. The raging tournament favourite from the get-go and the only top 10 ranked player in the draw, Halep was too good for her Romanian compatriot, Irina-Camelia Begu getting […]
Teichmann and Brady to face off in Lexington final after 70-minute routs
BOTH Jil Teichmann and Jennifer Brady needed an identical amount of time to secure respective semi-finals victories in the Top Seed Open at Lexington, winning in exactly 70 minutes over their opponents. Teichmann won 6-3 6-2 over United States’ Shelby Rogers to stop an all-American final, while Brady knocked off super young talent, Coco Gauff […]
Serena out in Lexington boilover
IT was not the way the Top Seed Open was meant to go. Top seed and US Open favourite Serena Williams was meant to cruise to victory in the lead-up tournament as many of her closest rivals fell early in the tournament, or opted not to play. But tennis, and in particular the WTA Tour […]
Mixed day for Romanians at Prague as rain halts final match
PRAGUE had a bit of everything for spectators, both good, bad and otherwise as three of the four semi-finalists were decided. Previous rain delays meant the sole Round of 16 match between Irina-Camelia Begu and Leonie Kung had to be completed first up, and it was a marathon. The longest match of the tournament lasted […]
Halep and Bouchard continue form upon return to proceed to Prague quarter finals
A HUGE day six of action was once again only partially complete with one match delayed because of weather once more but the remaining four Round of 16 matches complete. The victor of the game between Irina-Camelia Begu and Leonie Kung will be in the tough position of backing up for the quarter finals, with […]
Bellis winds back clock to book quarter final spot
AMERICAN up and comer, Catherine Bellis (known as CiCi) has wound back the clock with back-to-back wins at the Top Seed Open showing her class in the Lexington event to book a spot in the final eight. The 302nd ranked United States representative is a far throw from her 2017 career-high ranking of 35th in […]
Second seed Martic out as Prague Open Round of 16 begins
FEWER matches played out on the third day of regular proceedings at the Prague Open, with a couple games from the day prior completed and just two of the three Round of 16 matches played. A late walkover from Lesia Tsurenko – withdrawing prior to the game’s expected start – gave Ana Bogdan an easy […]
