Sister Act in Seoul, Kudermetovas reach quarters
IT was truly a family affair in the second round of the Korea Open in Seoul, with sisters Polina and Veronika Kudermetova both causing upsets against fellow Russian opponents to stamp their ticket into the quarter finals. The older of the sisters, Veronika, who is a former Top 10 player and now ranked 27th in […]
Kostyuk in a Rus, destroys Dutchwoman at Seoul
WITH a Top 12 spot up for grabs providing the WTA 500 tournament goes well, Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk was not mucking around in the Korea Open yesterday. The 18th ranked talent is one of five Top 20 players headlining the field and made light work of Netherlands’ Arantxa Rus, 6-3 6-1 in an hour and […]
Kyrgios bowls Baez, next up Medvedev in Montreal
AUSTRALIAN Nick Kyrgios has set up a mouth-watering second round clash against world number one Daniil Medvedev at the National Bank Open in Montreal. The world number 37 – who is coming off a title at the Citi Open in Washington – is in red-hot form and disposed of Argentinian Sebastian Baez in one hour […]
Billie Jean King wrap: Day 2 – Barty-less Australia Storm Belgium as Russia oust Canada
NO Ash Barty or Ajla Tomljanovic? No worries for Australia, as the green and gold stunned Belgium to move one win away from an unlikely semi-final spot and automatic qualification to next year’s Billie Jean King Finals. The Aussies came in with former Top 30 player Daria Gavrilova – now ranked 412th in the world […]
WTA Tour wrap: Russians and Americans dominate day two of National Bank Open action
ON the second day of National Bank Open action in Montreal, Canada showcased plenty of talent, with the remaining Round of 64 clashes finishing up as the beginning of Round of 32 action took over. It was a hugely successful day for Russia, as all four Russians made their way through the opening round, with […]
