Rybakina destroys Alexandrova as Bolsova piles on more pain for Riske
KAZAKH young gun Elena Rybakina has taken just 61 minutes to take apart fellow top 30 player, Ekaterina Alexandrova at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia in a stunning role reversal. Just a fortnight earlier, Alexandrova defeated Rybakina in straight sets at the Western & Southern Open, with the 21-year-old winning just one match in her past […]
Internazionali BNL d’Italia sees Nadal return among a flurry of WTA players to the clay
THE Internazionali BNL d’Italia qualifying rounds are almost done and dusted making for an intriguing full draw at both the men’s and women’s Italian Open. While all US Open semi-finalists were given the first round of competition off to recover from the quick turnaround in competitions – and countries – just one ATP Tour player […]
Three top 12 seeds out, but Italy International still stacked with talent
THE Internazionali D’Italia or Italy International might not feature world number one, Ash Barty or top 12 players Bianca Andreescu and Aryna Sabalenka, but there are still plenty of top 10 talents running around on the Rome clay courts. The lead-up event to Roland Garros, players such as Serena Williams and Simona Halep will be […]
Second seed Martic out as Prague Open Round of 16 begins
FEWER matches played out on the third day of regular proceedings at the Prague Open, with a couple games from the day prior completed and just two of the three Round of 16 matches played. A late walkover from Lesia Tsurenko – withdrawing prior to the game’s expected start – gave Ana Bogdan an easy […]
Rain delays sees Prague seeds drop in opening round
AN interesting start to the 2020 Prague Open was had yesterday, with the first day of proceedings – and last of qualifiers – delayed by rain and forcing a massive day on what was what meant to be the second day of action. Among the winning seeds of the day were first, second and third […]
Kontaveit heads in as Palermo favourite to face Ferro in final
ESTONIAN fourth seed, Anett Kontaveit is favourite to take out her second WTA Tour singles title following her stunning 89-minute rout of top seed and previous Palermo Ladies Open favourite, Petra Martic. The Estonian looked incredibly strong during her 6-2 6-4 victory over the top 20 Croatian and now focuses her attention on Frenchwoman, Fiona […]
Giorgi fights back to win as top four seeds advance
CAMILA Giorgi is the sole remaining home nation hope in the semi-finals of the 31st Palermo Ladies Open after a come-from-behind win against seventh seed Dayana Yastremska. Giorgi won through in a two-hour and 52-minute struggle with Yastremska serving for the match in the second set, and being 3-1 up in the third, only for […]
Order restored as top four seeds advance after early slip-ups
TOP four seeds, Petra Martic and Anett Kontaveit are through to the final eight of the 2020 Palermo Ladies Open after come-from-behind wins against their respective opponents. While seventh seed Dayana Yastremska‘s Round of 16 clash with Oceane Dodin was still in progress at the time of publishing, Martic got up over Liudmila Samsonova, while […]
Cocciaretto continues remarkable run as seeds fall in Palermo
ITALIAN teenager Elisabetta Cocciaretto has continued her remarkable run, with a stunning victory over top 30 player, Donna Vekic at the Palermo Ladies Open. Spurred on by a home crowd advantage, Cocciaretto backed up her first ever top 100 victory – over Polona Hercog – in the first round with an even better win over […]
Palermo qualifiers advance thanks to extra matchplay
IT might not be an exact fact, but no doubt after months off from competitive tennis, qualifiers have the best chance of causing an upset in Palermo. They had to fight through three qualification matches to make their way into the main draw, with a lot of their opponents coming off exhibition matches and training […]
