Shenzhen Open: Day 5 wrap – Fourth, fifth and sixth seed head into quarter finals
DAY 5 of the Shenzhen Open saw only four matches take place ahead of the quarter finals. The first of the day saw Shelby Rogers have a slow start against Spaniard, Garbine Muguruza, going down 1-6 6-7. Despite a disappointing first set, Rogers fought her way back into contention, but fell at the final hurdle […]
Shenzhen Open – Day 3: Belarus continues strong form
IT was another big day of interesting clashes and hard fought battles with Day 3 of the Shenzhen International once again living up to the hype. Some of the usuals moved through to the next stage with Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka making light work of her opponent while the clash between the two Americans provided plenty […]
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 […]
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 […]
Open BLS De Limoges wrap: Day 5 – Alexandrova still alive as semi-finals decided
THE final four of the Open BLS De Limoges have been decided, with reigning champion and number one seed, Ekaterina Alexandrova still alive to win her third tournament in four years. She knocked off Ana Bogdan in the quarter finals, 6-4 6-2 to advance through to the semi-finals to play American qualifier, Nicole Gibbs who […]
Open BLS De Limoges wrap: Day 4 – Reigning champ the sole seed as home nation reps fall
IN what was a day of upsets, only one seed remains in the Open BLS De Limoges – reigning title holder Ekaterina Alexandrova. The number one seed and two-time winner knocked out one of the only two remaining French women in the draw, Oceane Dodin 6-3 6-4 to advance through to the quarter finals stage. […]
Open BLS De Limoges wrap: Day 3 – Parmentier knocks out Fed Cup teammate as Alexandrova escapes scare
REIGNING Open BLS De Limoges title holder and number one seed, Ekaterina Alexandrova has escaped a scare from Romanian, Monica Niculescu to move through to the second round. The Russian, gunning for a standalone record of three titles at the event, had to fight hard to win, 6-4 2-6 6-3 in just under two hours. […]
Open BLS De Limoges wrap: Day 2 – Brady and Pera lead one-sided dominance
THE American success at the Open BLS De Limoges continued on Day 2 of the tournament, with fourth seed Jennifer Brady and eighth seed Bernarda Pera advancing through to the second round without too much fuss. The duo from the United States were among five players that moved past the opening round, not dropping a […]
