WTA Tour wrap: Li and Ostapenko the big winners on opening days at Monterrey and St. Petersburg
PROCEEDINGS have begun at the WTA 250 tournament in Monterrey, Mexico and WTA 500 tournament in St. Petersburg, Russia, with some quality talents making their mark already. At Monterrey, one seed fell and one seed prevailed in tight encounters to open the competition, as eighth seed Ann Li ran out victorious in a 6-3 7-5 matchup with Dutch […]
WTA Tour wrap: Mertens fights tough as six of seven seeds advance to Dubai second round
SIX of the seven seeds advanced at Dubai in what was largely a predictable day, but a couple of past Top 30 players were knocked out early on. With the top eight seeds having a bye from the first round, seven of the other seeds took to the court on day two of the main […]
WTA 500 wraps: Ash Barty returns to the court as 2020 Grand Slam champions make their mark
ANOTHER huge day at the two WTA 500 tournaments was had as the Round of 32 continued in the lead up to the Australian Open next week. Ash Barty made a triumphant return to the court at the Yarra Vally Classic for the first time since early 2020, while a number of seeds fell at the Gippsland […]
WTA 500 wraps: Seeds stumble in Yarra Valley Classic as Australians fall across the board
ON the opening day of the WTA Tour’s Summer Series in Australia, all bar one of the host nation’s players fell, while a couple of French seeds bowed out in the first round at the Yarra Valley Classic. Kicking off the 2021 Summer Series in the Yarra Valley Classic, a couple of Americans in Shelby […]
Pliskova sisters downed as Ostapenko returns at full strength
DAY five at the Roland Garros saw the second day of Round of 64 action, with the women’s draw continuing to produce some intriguing results. Three more seeds fell to lower ranked opposition as the draw continues to heat up, with second seed Karolina Pliskova upset in straight sets by a tenacious Jelena Ostapenko, while […]
Teenager Tauson wins on Grand Slam debut as Pliskova and Kenin challenged
DAY three of the 2020 Roland Garros saw the remainder of the Round of 128 finish up their matches, with some predictable top seeds in Karolina Pliskova, Sofia Kenin and Aryna Sabalenka making their way through to the second round although the former two had to fight back after strong showings from their opposition. The […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
