2020 WTA Western and Southern Open preview: Keys eyes off back-to-back titles as Pliskova, Bencic arrive on Tour
DESPITE an incredibly difficult 2020 for the American community, the Western and Southern Open is set to commence in New York on August 20. The competition, formerly known as the Cincinnati Masters, will take place at Flushing Meadows for the first time due to COVID-19 concerns. Although women’s world number one Ash Barty will not […]
Halep leads Prague draw as seeds drop like flies
THE 2020 Prague Open is set to commence this week, with a couple of huge names headlining the competition. The second tournament on the return of the WTA Tour from COVID-19 related closure, Prague will see some huge names enter the fray and with just as much on the line despite being held over three […]
Opinion: What would a WTA Tour version of the Laver Cup (Williams Cup) look like?
IN yesterday’s opinion article, we took a look at the current format of the ATP Tour’s Laver Cup, a team tournament which pits Team Europe off against Team World. We analysed how the current method is not the best way to have the closest contest, and some alternatives that the Tour could look at to […]
2020 WTA Nature Valley Open / ATP Stuttgart Open fantasy tennis: Cilic ousts Zverev as Garcia’s run to defend her title continues
FIVE seeds and last year’s reigning champion remain in the 2020 WTA Nature Valley Open fantasy tennis tournament, while over in Stuttgart, just two seeds are left standing following another day of upsets on grass. Turning the attention to Nottingham, seven of the eight seeds were on court after winning their first round matches, but […]
2020 WTA Nature Valley Open / ATP Stuttgart Open fantasy tennis: Chaos reigns in Germany as seeds skittled on day one
ONLY one seed fell at the 2020 WTA Nature Valley Open fantasy tennis tournament, whilst there was a lot more chaos at the ATP Stuttgart Open. In Germany, just one of the four seeds on court survived day one against the stronger unseeded grass court players. Looking at the Nature Valley Open in Nottingham first, […]
2020 WTA Nature Valley Open fantasy tennis: Kvitova the favourite as Garcia eyes back-to-back titles
NOW the 2020 WTA Roland Garros fantasy tennis tournament is done and dusted, attention turns to Nottingham for the Nature Valley Open. Whilst there are plenty of young up and comers taking to the grass for the first time this year, there are also five top 20 players, led by top seed, Petra Kvitova. FAVOURITE: […]
2020 WTA Roland Garros fantasy tennis: Unexpected exits in first half of Round of 64
OF the 14 seeds taking the court on day five of the Roland Garros fantasy tournament, just three missed out on a spot in the Round of 32. It was a far closer half of the draw than any of the Round of 128 quarters, with just a few matches won and done easily. Of […]
2020 WTA Roland Garros fantasy tennis: Straight sets victories dominate day one results
DAY one of the 2020 Roland Garros fantasy tournament saw plenty of strong results in the first quarter of the Round of 128, with all of the day’s seeds dominating in their matches. The top seeds of this quarter dominated, all completing their matches within or around the one hour mark. Fifth seed Garbine Muguruza […]
2020 WTA Italian Open fantasy tennis: Williams, Osaka fail to make Round of 16
ANOTHER interesting day at the Italian Open fantasy saw four seeds drop from the competition. Overall it was a less predictable round, with less blow-out scorelines and plenty of talent stepping up despite their high-calibre opponent. Of the six Americans left in the tournament, only three continue through to the Round of 16 after eighth […]
2020 WTA Italian Open fantasy tennis: Americans dominate on day one
DAY one of the Italian Open fantasy tournament saw plenty of big matches, though little surprising outcomes given the amount of consistent talent on show. All four seeds in this half of the draw – bar the two who got free passes through the first round in Elina Svitolina and Karolina Pliskova – were successful […]
