2020 WTA Newport Beach Challenger preview: Can Pegula go one better in 2020?
WHILE many might not look at a Challenger as a good source of form, the last two winners of the tournament – since its inception in 2018 – have gone on to become top 30 players. United States’ Danielle Collins and Bianca Andreescu have enjoyed strong careers in the short times since and look to […]
2020 ASB Classic preview: Serena leads American assault
THERE could be a real changing of the guard at the 2020 ASB Classic in Auckland, with arguably the greatest women’s tennis player of all-time clashing against one who is expected to be a future star of the circuit. FAVOURITE: In what could be akin to a Group 1 racer dropping down to a Group […]
Three WTA Young Guns to watch in 2020
A TRIO of up-and-coming stars aged 21 or younger as of the end of 2019 shone brightly in this year and really put their names up into lights with strong performance. These three players had never won a singles title prior to 2019, and now one is Grand Slam champion, and the other two are […]
Year in the review – 2019: Karolina Pliskova
FOR the fourth consecutive year, Czech Republic’s world number two, Karolina Pliskova finished in the top eight. A key player on the WTA Tour, she reached world number one at various stages over the past few years, but sits at number two heading into 2020. Rank: #2 Wins: 52 Losses: 17 Titles: 4 Prize Money: […]
Osaka’s shoulder gives Bertens opportunity
A SHOULDER injury to world number three, Naomi Osaka threw a curveball into the Shiseido WTA Finals, with Dutchwoman Kiki Bertens taking her spot in the Red Group to ensure play continued. Remarkably, she not only showed that she was a worthy fill-in, but stunned world number one, Ash Barty by defeating her 3-6 6-3 […]
Svitolina strikes in first round of WTA Finals
REIGNING champions, Elina Svitolina has shown she is far from making at the numbers at the Shiseido WTA Finals, with a straight sets win over world number two, Karolina Pliskova. While the world number eight may have only just secured a pot at the Finals after dropping places down to number eight, she far outweighed […]
