2020 WTA Miami Open fantasy tennis: Qiang Wang wins in three as other top 10 seeds advance to quarters
QIANG Wang remains the underdog in the bottom half of the 2020 WTA Tour’s Miami Open fantasy tennis tournament. The 26th seed remains China’s last hope in the title race, and set up a huge quarter final clash with Karolina Pliskova. Qiang faced off against one of 2020’s most impressive risers in Russian 24th seed, […]
2020 WTA Miami Open fantasy tennis: Linette sole unseeded standing in Round of 16
UNSEEDED Pole, Magda Linette is the last player outside the top 30 standing after the Round of 32 was completed today. Linette was the sole unseeded player to advance through to the next round following an upset win over Belinda Bencic, 6-2 6-3. The big win was a huge one for her career, and she […]
2020 WTA Miami Open fantasy tennis: Mladenovic takes Riskes in second round win
KRISTINA Mladenovic bucked the trend on day four of the WTA Tour’s Miami Open fantasy tennis tournament. The Frenchwoman won in three tough sets over 16th seed Alison Riske to advance through to the Round of 32. Mladenovic dropped the second set in the match, but recovered with a timely break in the deciding set […]
2020 WTA Indian Wells fantasy tennis: Kenin and Serena pushed but survive
IT might have ended up a somewhat predictable day in the WTA Tour’s Indian Wells fantasy tennis tournament in terms of results, but it was the manner of a number of matches that surprised. Grand Slam winners, Serena Williams and Sofia Kenin were both pushed to the brink in their home nation by lower ranked […]
2020 WTA Indian Wells fantasy tennis: Bouzkova stuns compatriot Kvitova in Round of 64
AFTER a successful first day of action at the WTA Tour’s Indian Wells fantasy tennis tournament for the Czech Republic representatives, it set up a number of all-Czech battles in the second round. While one went as planned with second seed, Karolina Pliskova moving through against Katerina Siniakova 6-3 6-1, it was the other that […]
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 […]
Qatar Open: Barty eases back on tour as Kenin falters again
WORLD number one, Ash Barty has played her first match since her semi-final exit at the Australian Open, rolling past German, Laura Siegemund in 73 minutes. The Australian star won 6-3 6-2 in a straightforward match to dust off the cobwebs and move into the Round of 16. There were still plenty of areas Barty […]
Qatar Open: Brady’s Riske-free win as Anisimova rolls Svitolina through to third round
JENNIFER Brady‘s giant-killing streak in 2020 continued in the Qatar Open with a three-set win over an Australian Open semi-finalist. Brady defeated her American counterpart Alison Riske, downing the 13th seed 7-6 1-6 7-6 in a match that could have easily have gone the other way. The underdog only just won the first set tiebreaker […]
Dubai Tennis Championships: Rybakina’s run continues as Brady plays party pooper
A POTENTIAL semi-final rematch between number one seed, Simona Halep and Australian Open runner-up, Garbine Muguruza has been spoiled with the ninth seeded Spaniard bundled out of the Dubai Tennis Championships in three sets. Muguruza went down to American Jennifer Brady who is enjoying some career-best form at the moment, defeating top five player Elina […]
2020 WTA Dubai Tennis Championships: Halep survives match point deficit to overcome improved Jabeur
IF there was any doubt that Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur has improved in 2020, then those doubts were erased on the third day of main draw action at Dubai. The world number 45 continues to build having already beaten five top 50 players in 2020. World number two, Simona Halep almost became the sixth in their […]