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: Garcia survives as other seeds roll through opening round
FACED with a tough first round opponent, third seed Caroline Garcia has escaped through to the Round of 16 courtesy of a winning third set tiebreaker at Lyon. The first day of main draw action opened at France with Garcia up against Belgian youngster, Greet Minnen. Despite being ranked outside the top 100, Minnen has […]
2020 Lyon Open preview: Kenin looking to secure second title in 2020
THE Lyon Open will be headlined by Australian Open winner Sofia Kenin who will be hoping to keep her winning momentum rolling. Three of the top four seeds are all from the host nation – France so expect the home crowd advantage. FAVOURITE: Sofia Kenin (USA) It is hard to go past Australian Open winner […]
Qatar Open: Anisimova finds form against red-hot Alexandrova, as Muguruza survives tough challenge
AMANDA Anisimova has won her first match since the ASB Classic a month and a half ago by downing in-form Russian, Ekaterina Alexandrova in the Qatar Open Round of 64. The Doha event began with the first 12 matches getting underway, most of which were one-sided affairs. Anisimova’s win was in straight sets, but after […]
St Petersburg Ladies Trophy: Upsets galore in entertaining day’s action
FIVE of the eight matches in Round of 32 of the St Petersburg Ladies Trophy yesterday saw the lower ranked opponent triumph in a day of upsets. In one of the tightest matches of the day, Australia’s Ajla Tomljanovic knocked off fifth seed Czech, Marketa Vondrousova in three sets, winning 3-6 6-3 6-4 in two […]
Australian Open: Women’s Day 3 review – Goerges through to Round of 32 as big guns send message
BELGIAN, Julia Goerges is through to the Round of 32 after a commanding three-set win over 13th seed Croatian, Petra Martic. She joined a host of big names from the women’s draw in the third round, with the other half of Round 2 to be completed today, weather permitting. Goerges once again proved she can […]
Australian Open: Day 2 review (Day 1 completed) – Fognini produces comeback as Jabeur sends Konta packing
WITH rain causing a major delay on Day 1, we have split the remainder of the Round 1 Australian Open review into two parts. First we look at the games that did not take place or were suspended from Day 1 that were completed on Day 2, with a further two articles – one men’s […]
Hobart International: Day 2 – Top seeds smash opponents as Aussie Cabrera upsets Garcia
THE top four seeds at the Hobart International have moved through to the second round with a couple of matches taking just over an hour of game play. Number one seed, Elise Mertens smashed American Christina McHale 6-1 6-1 in just 68 minutes, while third seed Elena Rybakina cruised past Slovenian Tamara Zidansek 6-1 6-4 […]
Hobart International: Day 1 – Kuzmova wins thriller as Aussies bow out
VIKTORIA Kuzmova has survived an epic match to down China’s Lin Zhu in the opening round of the Hobart International yesterday. In a match that lasted almost three hours, the 21-year-old Slovakian came from a set down to advance through to the second round with a 5-7 6-2 7-6 victory. It was a powerful statement […]
