2020 WTA Fantasy Mexican Open: Samsonova and Vandeweghe storm into semis
THE final four in the 2020 Mexican Open fantasy tennis competition has been decided following the quarter finals that were played today. Just two seeds remain in the hunt for the 2020 title in what was a mixed bag of results on day five of the competition. Third seed and tournament favourite, Shuai Peng advanced […]
2020 WTA Fantasy Mexican Open: Vandeweghe last North American standing
COCO Vandeweghe is the sole North American left in the Mexican Open after an impressive win against United States compatriot Caty McNally in the Round of 16 today. Vandeweghe was one of four players through to the quarter finals, completing the last eight after an impressive three-set win. The match lasted more than two and […]
2020 WTA Fantasy Mexican Open: Sasnovich books spot in Round of 16 after classic contest
TOURNAMENT favourite and Chinese veteran, Shuai Peng has moved through to the quarter finals following a comprehensive Round of 16 win. Shuai proved too good for Romanian, Monica Niculescu in the final 16, winning 6-1 6-2 in 54 minutes. The 34-year-old was consistent across the court and strong with her counterpunching as she also produced […]
2020 WTA Fantasy Mexican Open: Top seed smashed as Minnen and Friedsam advance
THE second day of the Mexican Open proved to be just as explosive as the first day, with the number one seed bundled out in less than an hour. Russian, Varvara Gracheva won just one game in a horror show 48 minutes, losing 6-1 6-0 to American Coco Vandeweghe. It was a mixed day for […]
2020 Fantasy WTA Mexican Open: Seeds skittled on opening day
THERE was chaos across the Mexican Open with three of the four seeds playing on day one already out of the tournament. With every player in the draw outside the top 100, it made for tight contests in most regards with five of the eight matches going the full distance. Of the three upsets, Russian […]
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 […]
Fed Cup qualifiers wrap: Eight nations book spot in Finals
SIX of the eight seeded nations have booked a spot in the Fed Cup finals following the round’s qualifying action over the weekend. Plenty of top 20 WTA Tour players were running around the courts across the world in a number of tight contests. Fourth seed Germany was the only side to sweep the opponent […]
2020 Fed Cup qualifiers preview: Nations load up on star talent
MUCH like the Davis Cup last year, the Fed Cup in 2020 has undergone a revamp with a World Cup-style tournament planned for Budapest in April. In it, 12 nations will compete for the title, with last year’s grand finalists, France and Australia automatically qualifying, as well as host nation Hungary, and wildcard Czech Republic […]
Australian Open: Women’s Day 1 review – Barty fights as others breeze through to next round
IT was a huge opening day of the Australian Open with some simply outstanding individual performances. Plenty of seeds moved through to Round 2, while some matches were delayed due to adverse weather conditions. We recap all the matches that went down on Monday. World number one, Ash Barty has advanced to the second round […]
Australian Open: Qualifying Round 3 – Final draws done as qualifying concludes
THE last remaining qualifiers earned spots in the 2020 Australian Open main draw with some big wins the final day of qualifying competition. For some, it will mean just a 48-hour rest until they begin again in the field of 128, while for others it is the end of the road after narrowly missing out […]