WTA Tour wrap: Badosa proceeds, Barty and Kvitova set up quarter final clash
THE Round of 16 saw some huge results propelling players into the 2021 WTA Tour 1000 Mutua Madrid Open. While one hometown hopeful remains in the draw, three of the four seeds of the day retained their mantle as the ones to watch heading into the quarter finals. One of the matches of the round […]
WTA Tour wrap: Barty and Swiatek set up huge quarter finals clash
THE first day of Round of 32 action is done and dusted at the Madrid Open in Spain, with a couple of intriguing tests making life difficult for seeded competitors. Ash Barty continued her winning run for the year, still leading all-comers with the most wins to her name in 2021 but was really tested by […]
WTA Tour wrap: Svitolina overcome by Teichmann, Barty and Swiatek skate through at Madrid
THE WTA 1000 Mutua Madrid Open has begun in Spain, with the opening day of action seeing plenty of fascinating results. Just one seed fell across the board in the lone three-setter of the day, setting up a massive second round already when proceedings have only just begun. Fourth seed Elina Svitolina was the first to […]
WTA Tour wrap: Halep cleans up in 56 minutes as seeds control proceedings
TWO seeds fell across a widely predictable day on the WTA Tour, with the two events seeing fairly convincing results across the board. At the WTA 500 Porsche Tennis Gand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany, four world top 10s all proceeded to the quarter finals, with world number two and top seed Simona Halep doing it in […]
WTA Tour wrap: Bencic and Sakkari start off Stuttgart proceedings as Istanbul open begins
ANOTHER two WTA Tour events have picked up this week, with the clay court circuit continuing across Europe in Stuttgart, Germany, whilst the Istanbul Championship has begun in Turkey. Just two matches played out on the opening day of proceedings at the WTA 500 event in Stuttgart, with the two favourites reigning supreme over a […]
WTA Tour wrap: Barty’s clay court court campaign recommences with 61-minute demolition
ASH Barty continued her red-hot form to completely dismantle unseeded Japanese talent Misaki Doi 6-2 6-1 to advance through to the Round of 16 at the Volvo Car Open. The world number one moved to a 15-2 record on the 2021 WTA Tour, which also stretches out to 27-4 since her first-up match at the […]
WTA Miami Open 1000: Ana Konjuh’s up some magic to power past Swiatek
CROATIAN former Top 20 talent Ana Konjuh has upset Roland Garros reigning champion Iga Swiatek in the third round of the WTA 1000 Miami Open overnight. The Croatian world number 338th turned 23 in December last year and still has a bright future ahead of her, smashing 40 winners on her way to a three-set […]
WTA Miami Open 1000: Konjuh shocks Keys as Barty shaky on international return
THE Round of 64 at the 2021 Miami Open has already produced some excellent efforts and intriguing results as the top seeds enter the main draw, with Ash Barty and Aryna Sabalenka amongst the seeds who were challenged on their opening day. In a mostly successful day for seeds, just one fell despite hard challenges against the aforementioned […]
WTA Tour wrap: Pegula smashes Pliskova on her way to final eight
RED-HOT Jessica Pegula is knocking down the door of the Top 30 during the 2021 WTA Dubai Tennis Championships, and her form suggests it could be a lot higher given her dominant 6-0 6-2 demolition job on second seed Karolina Pliskova, her second victory in as many weeks over the Czech. In 2021, Pegula is […]
WTA Tour wrap: Upsets blow open Dubai draw
UPSETS in the top half of the 2021 WTA Tour’s Dubai Tennis Championships have left the door wide open for an unseeded player to make a run at a 1000 title. Just a single seed remains in the top half – sixth seed Belinda Bencic – after a number of upsets in the second round […]
