Olympics Women’s wraps: Seeds drop again as medal race tightens
THE Tokyo 2020 Olympics women’s tennis draw is the gift that keeps on giving, with the upsets continuing as the Round of 16 came to a close. Two top five seeds fell in a tough day at the office, as three unseeded competitors remain in the draw and look to press their case for a […]
Olympics Women’s wraps: More upsets as Sabalenka, Swiatek and Kvitova fall at second hurdle
THE Tokyo 2020 second round saw plenty of interesting results, as a trio of top 10 seeds fell amongst a wealth of quality talent during the Round of 32. The three big upsets of the day all involved top 10 seeds, as third ranked Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, sixth seeded Pole Iga Swiatek and 10th seed […]
Olympics Women’s wrap: Bertens falls on day one as other seeds advance
SIX of the seven seeds out on court in the Olympics have advanced through to the second round of competition after a mixed bag of results on day one of the women’s tennis tournament. The highest seeded player out on court was Poland’s Iga Swiatek, with the 2020 Roland Garros champion taking care of Germany’s […]
WTA Tour wrap: Krejcikova, Zidansek, Putintseva claim trophies ahead of Tokyo
ALL three WTA Tour events finished up with varying results overnight, with the two clay events seeing the number one seed claim the crown as the hard court event saw the second seed reign supreme in an all-Czech battle. In Prague, it was Barbora Krejcikova who overcame eighth seed Tereza Martincova in an effortless 6-2-6-0 battle, […]
WTA Tour wrap: Finalists decided with fresh faces looking to make breakthroughs
PLENTY of intrigue surrounds the trio of WTA Tour finals taking place tonight, with an all-Czech battle, and couple of first time finalists taking centre stage following a huge round of semi-finals overnight. Success will be had by a Czech on home soil as Barbora Krejcikova and Tereza Martincova go head-to-head for the Prague Open title, after […]
WTA Tour wrap: Top two seeds on track for Budapest final
YULIA Putintseva and Danielle Collins are on track to face off in a mouth-watering final after the pair won their respective quarter finals at the Hungarian Grand Prix in Budapest overnight. The number one and two seeds respectively need one more win to advance through to the final, but play much lower ranked opponents in […]
WTA Tour wrap: Upsets aplenty as rain delays continue
THE Round of 16 has continued in Hungary and Czech Republic overnight, with the Ladies Open in Switzerland seeing yesterday’s delayed matches complete before rain forced proceedings to a stop once more with three of the six Round of 16 matches suspended until tomorrow. In Hungary, just second seed Danielle Collins survived in a day of upsets […]
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: Tomlijanovic to face Barty as Raducanu retires
THE eighth day of Wimbledon saw a mixed bag of wins, each game never failing to surprise and delight tennis fans. Although a rising star of the game retired from her match due to medical reasons, all other games were played out to the end as eight players remain in the Wimbledon singles draw. Britain’s […]
Wimbledon 2021: Who’s into week two?
THE opening week of Wimbledon action for 2021 is done and dusted, and as the only grand slam that has retained the “Middle Sunday” day off for grass court maintenance, we take a look at the athletes from both the women’s and men’s draw who have secured their spot in the fourth round. In the […]
