Italy clean sweeps Norway into Brisbane final
ITALY has made light work of lowly ranked Norway in the United Cup, with Matteo Berrettini downing world number three Casper Ruud to ensure a clean slate heading into the finals. Given the importance placed on the fourth semi-finalist to have the best overall record, Italy’s 5-0 effort against Norway will go a long way […]
Sakkari sets Greece up for great win
GREECE is on the board officially in the 2022 United Cup, with a double-up performance from Maria Sakkari helping secure a 4-1 win over Bulgaria and open the tournament with a win. After leading 2-0 from the opening day, Sakkari won her individual singles match, then came back and got the job done alongside fellow […]
2022 United Cup preview: Group F
GROUP F rounds out our 2022 United Cup preview series leading up the brand new event taking place across three Australian cities. Group A and Group F are in Perth, with Group B and Group E in Brisbane, and Group C and Group D are in Sydney. There are 18 teams battling it out for […]
Garcia grabs WTA Finals title
FRENCHWOMAN Caroline Garcia completed a fairytale 2022 season with a remarkable WTA Finals title in Fort Worth this week, defeating Aryna Sabalenka in the final, 7-6 6-4. The match, which capped off a sensational tournament all-round, saw Garcia earn her fourth title this year – 11th overall – and move into a career-high fourth in […]
Sabalenka joins Sakkari in final four
BELARUSIAN Aryna Sabalenka has reached the semi-finals of the WTA Finals event in Fort Worth, Texas, after overcoming Jessica Pegula in straight sets. The seventh seed handed Pegula her third straight loss in the event, meaning that the two American representatives – Pegula and Coco Gauff – are likely to finish with an 0-9 record […]
Kasatkina keeps WTA Finals dream alive
RUSSIAN eighth seed Daria Kasatkina has kept her dream of winning the WTA Finals alive with a vital 7-6 6-3 victory over young American Coco Gauff on day four of the tournament. The loser of the match was set to be eliminated from contention, after both players lost on day two. Meanwhile world number one […]
Experience trumps youth as Garcia knocks off Gauff
EXPERIENCE was the winner over youth when Frenchwoman Caroline Garcia defeated American Coco Gauff in straight sets on day two of the WTA Finals. Garcia needed just an hour and 18 minutes to win 6-4 6-3 and start her quest for a WTA Finals title off on the right note. The Tracy Austin group got […]
Ons the road to maiden Grand Slam title
TUNISIAN Ons Jabeur has become the first female player to reach the Wimbledon and US Open finals in the same year, after the fifth seed bulldozed her way into the Flushing Meadows decider. Decimating the red-hot Caroline Garcia in an unbelievable performance, Jabeur dropped just four games and did not face a break point on […]
Garcia to face Jabeur in semis
FRENCH 17th seed Caroline Garcia will contest her first Grand Slam semi-final after defeating local hope Coco Gauff in straight sets to make the final four of the US Open overnight. In a remarkable run streak that followed on from a title in Cincinnati, Garcia will now face off against Tunisian fifth seed Ons Jabeur […]
Gauff grinds into quarters
AMERICAN young gun Coco Gauff has fought her way past determined Chinese veteran Shuai Zhang to book her place in the quarter finals of the US Open. The 18-year-old did not have it all her own way but managed to win in straight sets 7-5 7-5 as the youngest player remaining in the tournament. Praising […]
