2020 WTA Madrid Open fantasy tennis: Three more seeds out as young talent prevails
DAY two of the Madrid Open fantasy tournament saw two seeds eliminated from the competition while a couple of wildcard and qualifying entrants reigned supreme. Among the strongest winners of the day were Ash Barty, Caroline Garcia and Magda Linette, with all three players applying phenomenal pressure and speed to their matches for around 45-minute […]
2020 WTA Volvo Car Open: Reigning champ Madison Keys among seeds defeated in Round of 32
FOUR seeds were knocked out WTA Volvo Car Open fantasy contention in the second half of the Round of 32, with two top five seeds (and Grand Slam winners) in American Sofia Kenin and Naomi Osaka out of the race. The United States is now out of the running for a victory here with reigning […]
2020 WTA Volvo Car Open fantasy tennis: Mertens the main culprit on day two
DAY 2 of the 2020 Volvo Car Open fantasy tournament started with a bang, seeing three American competitors and two Czech talents knocked out of contention. With seven of the 12 matches going to three sets, it was a tough day of competition with little easy wins. The biggest win of the day saw Elise […]
2020 WTA Volvo Car Open fantasy tennis: Bencic fights off Anisimova as Swiatek takes down Stephens
WHILE ultimately the four seeded players made their way through to the second round of the 2020 WTA Volvo Car Open fantasy tennis tournament in Charleston, there were a mixture of expected and surprise results from day one of the tournament. For starters, the match between 10th seed Swiss talent, Belinda Bencic and fellow up […]
2020 WTA Tour Miami Open fantasy tennis preview: Barty looks to bounce back in Miami
AS the COVID-19 pandemic continues, Draft Central is extending the fantasy tennis coverage throughout the ATP and WTA seasons to simulate tournaments and see just how they might have gone down. The next WTA tournament to be completed will be the Miami Open, which was meant to be held in March. Still down and out […]
WTA Fantasy Tennis Rankings post Indian Wells: Sabalenka at a career-high
IN an update to our fantasy tennis competition, we have adjusted the WTA Tour rankings accordingly following the conclusion of Indian Wells. We will update both the ATP and WTA Tours once major tournaments are completed and name the key bolters and sliders since the last update. BOLTERS: Kiki Bertens +2 (#7 to #5) The […]
2020 WTA Indian Wells fantasy preview: Big guns return at Indian Wells
AS the COVID-19 pandemic continues, Draft Central is extending the fantasy tennis coverage throughout the ATP and WTA seasons to simulate tournaments and see just how they might have gone down. The next WTA tournament to be completed will be the Indian Wells, which was meant to be held in March. The current top 100 […]
21st Century talents: WTA Tour
WITH so much going on in the world and much focus on the COVID-19 pandemic, it is worth taking a step back and remembering that the future of international sport will return, and when it does, there will be plenty of talented youngsters ready to make their mark. On the WTA Tour alone there are […]
Lyon Open: Kenin backs up Aus Open win with Lyon title
TOP five talent, Sofia Kenin has won her second title of 2020, following on from her Australian Open triumph to take out the Lyon Open. The 21-year-old American had already risen to fifth in the rankings and after a disappointing Round of 32 exit at Qatar was keen to make a statement in France. She […]
ATP/WTA Mexico Open: Teenage prodigies through for WTA Tour, as upsets create havoc for ATP Tour
THREE teenagers are through to the final eight in Acapulco on the women’s draw, while it was less positive for three of the world’s brightest stars on the men’s draw. American qualifier, Tommy Paul has caused a massive boilover by downing German top 10 player and number two seed, Alexander Zverev in the Round of […]
