2020 WTA Miami Open fantasy tennis: Stephens breaks through for important win
SLOANE Stephens won her first match against a top 400 opponent for the year, joining a number of Americans in the second round of the 2020 WTA Tour’s Miami Open fantasy tennis tournament. The out-of-form talent came from behind to defeat Japan’s Nao Hibino 6-7 7-5 6-3, joining four other United States representatives in the […]
2020 WTA Miami Open fantasy tennis: Mladenovic takes Riskes in second round win
KRISTINA Mladenovic bucked the trend on day four of the WTA Tour’s Miami Open fantasy tennis tournament. The Frenchwoman won in three tough sets over 16th seed Alison Riske to advance through to the Round of 32. Mladenovic dropped the second set in the match, but recovered with a timely break in the deciding set […]
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 tennis: Seeds advance in day of one-sided results
THERE are no remaining unseeded players left in the WTA Tour’s Indian Wells fantasy tennis tournament after the sixth day of play. The remaining four unseeded players in the draw were bundled out by seeds in straight sets. It was the tone of the day for the tournament, with just one match going to three […]
2020 WTA Indian Wells fantasy tennis: Americans upset seeds in front of home fans
WITH six players from the United States taking the court at Indian Wells for the fourth day of action in our WTA Tour fantasy tennis tournament, it was bound to cause a few upsets. Four of the six Americans got through to the next round, of which three were unseeded – Venus Williams, Jessica Pegula […]
2020 WTA Indian Wells fantasy tennis: Home court talents provide spectators with success
IT was a great day for United States fans at the 2020 Indian Wells WTA Tour’s fantasy tournament, with five of the seven representatives making it through to the Round of 64. Venus Williams, Bernada Pera, Jennifer Brady, Jessica Pegula and Lauren Davis all booted spots in the next round, with only Christina McHale and […]
Lyon Open: Friedsam knocks out back-to-back seeds
WHILST the majority of the quarter finals results at Lyon saw the seeds progress through to the semis, German Anna-Lena Friedsam caused an upset to be the sole remaining unseeded player in the last four. Friedsam downed eighth seed, Viktoria Kuzmova from Slovakia in a 3-6 7-6 6-2 victory which took two hours and 23 […]
Lyon Open: Dodin grabs two-for-one deal in Lyon
FRENCHWOMAN Oceane Dodin might have been one of only four players to play her first round match on the third day of competition and the only one set to play two matches back-to-back on the same day, but a stroke of luck helped her in Lyon. Sixth seed Swiss talent, Jil Teichmann was forced to […]
Lyon Open: Mladenovic challenged but overcomes Paquet
SECOND seed, Kristina Mladenovic has downed compatriot, Chloe Paquet in three sets, escaping a first set scare to come from behind and book a spot in the Round of 16 at Lyon. Mladenovic took two hours and 12 minutes to overcome the world number 166, but the 42nd ranked Frenchwoman got there in the end, […]
Australian Open: Women’s Day 6 review – Draw ripped off open as Svitolina, Bencic win combined four games
IF Day 5 seemed like carnage on the women’s draw, then Day 6 was the follow-up, with a three top six seeds out in straight sets, and two of them winning a combined four games. Sixth seed, Belinda Bencic was blown away by 28th seed, Anett Kontaveit who continued her dazzling Open form to move […]
