Third time’s a charm for Alexandrova
IT TOOK three goes to finally lift the Upper Austria Ladies Linz trophy, but Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova finally got there overnight, with the fourth seed ousting Ukrainian fifth seed Dayana Yastremska in an epic three-set match. The contest went for two hours and 13 minutes, with each set getting gradually longer, before a crucial break […]
Lobsided Linz semis provide intriguing final
A COUPLE of one-sided semi-finals at the 2025 Upper Austria Ladies Linz event saw just 29 games played from the women’s singles matches. Top seed and tournament favourite Karolina Muchova barely gave a yelp against Russian fourth seed Ekaterina Alexandrova who bagelled her in the first set and won 6-0 6-4. In what was anticipated […]
Semi-finals decided in Linz, Singapore
THE FINAL four in each of the WTA 500 Upper Austria Ladies Linz, and WTA 250 Singapore Tennis Open have been decided after the quarter finals were completed overnight. There were a couple of surprises, but it largely went to plan with three of the four top seeds competing in the Singapore semis, while all […]
Birrell produces Singapore stunner
A REMARKABLE finish which saw Australian Kimberly Birrell win the last five games of the match against American Hayley Baptiste resulted in the wildcard snatching victory from the jaws of defeat, 6-7 6-3 7-5. In a match that lasted two hours and 51 minutes, Birrell stared down the barrel of a tough Round of 16 […]
Thai qualifier rolls into Singapore quarters
DESPITE a ranking of 132, Thai qualifier Mananchaya Sawangkaew is through to the quarter finals of the Singapore Tennis Open after defeating former world number 56, Cristina Bucsa in straight sets. The 22-year-old edged closer to a Top 100 birth thanks to a 6-4 6-4 triumph over the Spaniard to reach the last eight. Sawangkaew […]
Aussie Joint on verge of cracking Top 100
AUSSIE teenager Maya Joint is one win away from securing her place in the Top 100 after coming from behind against a wayward Alycia Parks in Singapore yesterday. The Hobart International semi-finalist went a set down against the 89th ranked Parks, but came back to secure her place in the Round of 16 at the […]
Maya collects maiden major win
AUSTRALIAN teenager Maya Joint‘s breakthrough past 12 months rolled on at WTA Tour level by claiming her first senior Grand Slam main draw win in the first round of the US Open. The Aussie 18-year-old defeated German Laura Siegemund 6-4 7-5, and though almost squandering a 5-0 lead in the second set, recomposed herself to […]
2024 US Open preview: Women’s singles
LAST year’s US Open threw up plenty of surprises for the women’s singles, with American young gun Coco Gauff riding a wave of support to claim her first Grand Slam title in a come-from-behind victory. Can she go back-to-back or will another top star stand up and lift the trophy aloft? Top eight seeds Gauff […]
Maria does the Lourdes work in Vero Beach
ARGENTINIAN Maria Lourdes Carle continued her red-hot form of late on the ITF World Tennis Tour to claim a straight sets victory in the W75 event in Vero Beach, Florida. The 6-4 7-6 triumph over Romanian Gabriela Lee capped off not just a great tournament, but a purple patch of form since late November. Carle’s […]
Snigur gets last laugh in huge Halep upset
BREAKING through for your first ever WTA Tour main draw win is a milestone for any youngster. Doing it at a Grand Slam is even better, and doing it against a two-time Grand Slam champion is near-unthinkable. But that is exactly what 20-year-old Daria Snigur was able to achieve, downing Romanian seventh seed Simona Halep […]
