WTA Fantasy Tennis Rankings post Indian Wells: Sabalenka at a career-high
IN an update to our fantasy tennis competition, we have adjusted the WTA Tour rankings accordingly following the conclusion of Indian Wells. We will update both the ATP and WTA Tours once major tournaments are completed and name the key bolters and sliders since the last update. BOLTERS: Kiki Bertens +2 (#7 to #5) The […]
2020 WTA Indian Wells fantasy preview: Big guns return at Indian Wells
AS the COVID-19 pandemic continues, Draft Central is extending the fantasy tennis coverage throughout the ATP and WTA seasons to simulate tournaments and see just how they might have gone down. The next WTA tournament to be completed will be the Indian Wells, which was meant to be held in March. The current top 100 […]
Fed Cup fantasy tennis: Spain and Germany tick off first challenges
SPAIN and Germany are through to what is now effectively quarter finals in the 2020 Draft Central Fed Cup Fantasy Tennis competition. The two nations overcame Slovakia and Switzerland to hand those opponents their second loss of the group stage and ensure they could not qualify for the semi-finals. With all eight sides to face […]
Fed Cup fantasy tennis: Kenin saves match points to send US into semis
IN what was otherwise a relatively one-sided day, Sofia Kenin‘s comeback in a replay of the Australian Open final proved to be the highlight on day six of the Fed Cup fantasy tennis competition. United States advanced through to the semi-finals to take on Australia, while Czech Republic moved through to set up a date […]
Fed Cup fantasy tennis: 2020 Tournament preview
LIKE every sport on the planet right now, tennis is in hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This means no live sport for the time being, and everyone is scrambling for whatever sport they can find be it the Belarusian Premier League, Tajikistan Basketball League or Ukrainian table tennis. Next week would have seen the […]
2020 Monterrey Open preview: Svitolina leads host of out-of-form stars at Monterrey
MOST of the tournament contenders at Monterrey, Mexico will hope to find form that has been lost over the past couple of months, with a former Grand Slam winner returning to the tour and others hoping to bounce back from a string of disappointing first round defeats in previous starts. FAVOURITE: Elina Svitolina (UKR) The […]
2020 WTA Qatar Open preview: Barty hopeful of return in stacked field of entrants
AN AMAZING field has signed up for what promises to be a memorable Qatar Open on the WTA Tour with world number one Ash Barty set to play alongside at least six other top 10 stars. With others in serious form and depth like few other tournaments, this promises to be a huge event with […]
Australian Open: Women’s Day 8 review – Grand Slam winners cruise through to face bolters
A COUPLE of Grand Slam winners are through to the quarter finals in the bottom half of the draw to face seeds who have outdone expectations and will receive a handy rankings post at the end of the week. With the hopes of a nation on her shoulders, 28th seed Anett Kontaveit is only one […]
Australian Open: Women’s Day 6 review – Draw ripped off open as Svitolina, Bencic win combined four games
IF Day 5 seemed like carnage on the women’s draw, then Day 6 was the follow-up, with a three top six seeds out in straight sets, and two of them winning a combined four games. Sixth seed, Belinda Bencic was blown away by 28th seed, Anett Kontaveit who continued her dazzling Open form to move […]
Australian Open: Women’s Day 4 review – Seeds predominantly advance in more predictable day
ALL the top 10 seeds in the women’s side of the draw moved through to the third round of action, with some potential fourth round matchups between past and potential future Grand Slam winners still a chance. Swiss star, Belinda Bencic strolled into the third round with a straight sets win over Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko. […]
