WTA Tour wrap: Mixed bag as Round of 32 continues
Tennis fans were in for a treat as Prague, Budapest and Lausanne continued to hold an array of games for the ongoing WTA tournaments. At the Livesport Prague event a number of top seeds continued their dominance, while at the Hungarian Grand Prix a quick end ensued for a Hungarian superstar. In Prague, Australian Storm […]
WTA Tour wrap: The Barty Party rolls on at Wimbledon
AUSTRALIAN world number one Ash Barty booked her ticket to the third round of Wimbledon action on Thursday, proving too good for Russian Anna Blinkova with a 6-3 6-4 victory. Despite conceding breaks in both sets and committing an uncharacteristic 33 unforced errors, Barty remained composed and won 75 per cent of points at the […]
WTA Tour wrap: Seeds storm to victory in Germany as Eastbourne faces rain delays
WITH the opening day of Eastbourne delayed due to rain, just the Bad Homburg event played out on Monday, as Day 2 rolled around fast. All five of the day’s seeds proceeded to the second round, in a successful day for the tournament’s top talents. Top seed Petra Kvitova and fourth seed Angelique Kerber both drew qualifiers, […]
WTA Tour wrap: Andreescu returns
BIANCA Andreescu made her return at the Internationaux de Strasbourg Round of 32 and did not skip a beat, leading the charge as all four seeds reigned supreme in an intriguing day on the clay. For Andreescu, this win was a long time coming after putting her season on pause since March – and the […]
WTA Miami Open 1000: Americans fall on day one as qualifiers continue hunt for main draw entry
WHILST qualifying rounds are still being complete, the WTA Tour Miami Open 1000 event has officially begun, with intriguing results pouring out already on the first day of competition. The top ranked player of the day was Shelby Rogers, and the homegrown hope was the only United States talent to proceed to the second round as […]
WTA Tour wrap: Russia dominate St Petersburg as qualifiers reign supreme in Monterrey
IT was a massive day on court for Russia at St Petersburg Ladies Trophy, with all four home nation players advancing through to the quarter finals, while the rest of the Round of 32 were completed at the Abierto GNP Seguros, and the Round of 16 underway. It was a quadruple treat in St Petersburg […]
WTA Tour wrap: Keys ousts Bencic, as French advance in Lyon
IN two contrasting tournaments, the Qatar Total Open provided plenty of one-sided results, whilst in Lyon, there were a number of two-hour plus contests to keep fans on the edge of their sets. The remaining Round of 32 matches were completed in Doha yesterday, with a number of upsets on the cards, including a seed […]
WTA Tour wrap: Brady dumped at Doha as top seed out in Lyon
THERE were plenty of upsets at both Doha and Lyon on the opening day of the respective tournaments, with the WTA Tour continuing this week at the 500 and 250 events. Two matches ago, Jennifer Brady had booked herself into a maiden Grand Slam final. Fast forward to yesterday, and she was blasted into oblivion […]
WTA 500 wraps: Czechs fall as other top seeds advance
A HUGE day at Melbourne Park saw all three events – Yarra Valley Classic, Gippsland Trophy and Grampians Trophy – underway, in what was a largely predictable day, though did feature a number of upsets, particularly to top ranked Czechs. In the Yarra Valley Classic, the two top Czech players in the world – Karolina […]
Hopman Cup hypothetical teams: Great Britain & Russia
ONE of the most unique tennis tournaments which features both ATP Tour and WTA Tour players is the Hopman Cup. Given the world circumstance and the fact it was already skipped on the eve of last year, it looks to be either delayed later in 2021, or perhaps at the turn of the New Year […]
