21st Century talents: WTA Tour
WITH so much going on in the world and much focus on the COVID-19 pandemic, it is worth taking a step back and remembering that the future of international sport will return, and when it does, there will be plenty of talented youngsters ready to make their mark. On the WTA Tour alone there are […]
Five WTA players to watch: Young guns outside the top 30
AFTER naming five ATP Tour players to watch yesterday, we have thrown up five names – all teenagers – who are currently on the WTA Tour and making waves. Whilst one of these players is universally recognised, the others deserve the same plaudits with these guns to no doubt become household names in the coming […]
Monterrey Open: Svitolina destroys Rus as Bouzkova upsets Konta to reach Monterrey final
NUMBER one seed at Monterrey, Elina Svitolina has needed just 50 minutes to dismantle Arantxa Rus 6-0 6-1 to reach the final of the Open. The Ukrainian was far too strong for the Dutch player, booking a spot in the decider against Czech Republic’s Marie Bouzkova. The Czech got up with an upset win over […]
Monterrey Open: Top two seeds through to quarter finals
ONLY one seeded player was bumped out on Day 4 of the Monterrey Open, with first seed Elina Svitolina and second seed Johanna Konta both getting through unscathed in straight set wins. Ukrainian Svitolina was clean and impressive in victory, defeating Bulgarian Olga Govortsova in straight sets and heading in as the one to beat […]
Monterrey Open: Konta breaks 2020 duck with Clijsters win
JOHANNA Konta has broken through for her maiden win in 2020 after a disappointing start to the WTA Tour season. Her first win came in the first round at Monterrey where she played the returning Kim Clijsters. The Belgian 36-year-old returned to the Tour for the second time a week early and has copped Konta […]
ATP/WTA Mexico Open: Dimitrov upsets Wawrinka as Xiu, Fernandez continue run
AN AMERICAN will play in the ATP Mexico Open Final following the quarter finals results, while in the WTA Tournament, a couple of teenage qualifiers continued their runs to move into the semi-finals. Seventh seed Bulgarian, Grigor Dimitrov took out third seed, Stan Wawrinka in straight sets to set up a semi-final clash with tournament […]
ATP/WTA Mexico Open: Teenage prodigies through for WTA Tour, as upsets create havoc for ATP Tour
THREE teenagers are through to the final eight in Acapulco on the women’s draw, while it was less positive for three of the world’s brightest stars on the men’s draw. American qualifier, Tommy Paul has caused a massive boilover by downing German top 10 player and number two seed, Alexander Zverev in the Round of […]
Mexican Open: Wawrinka survives, while two top women seeds fall
BOTH the ATP and WTA Tour took to the court in Mexico for the Abierto Mexicano, effectively the Mexican Open. On the first day of main draw competition, third seed Stan Wawrinka survived a three-set thriller against Frances Tiafoe, while both the second and third seeds in the women’s event dropped out. The ATP500 event […]
St Petersburg Ladies Trophy: Kvitova pulls out as Sakkari downs Bencic
ILLNESS has forced third seed, Petra Kvitova to forfeit her St Petersburg Ladies Trophy quarter final clash, allowing safe passage for Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova into the semi-finals. It was not the only result where the lower ranked player took home the win, as sixth seed Maria Sakkari bundled out number one seeded Swiss star, Belinda […]
St Petersburg Ladies Trophy: Kvitova survives scare as Alexandrova continues run
THREE more seeds have booked their spot in the St Petersburg Ladies Trophy quarter finals with the completion of Round of 16 yesterday. In a day of largely expected results and straight sets wins, there was one surprise three-setter. Third seed, Petra Kvitova took two hours and 16 minutes to shake off determined Belgian, Alison […]
