WTA Tour wrap: Williams downed as first and second rounds continue
THE WTA Tour saw a mixed bag of results on Day 4 of the respective events in Parma, Italy and Belgrade, Serbia, with both tournaments playing out a combination of first and second round matches. At the Emilia-Romagna Open in Parma, the eldest and youngest Americans came away with dastardly different results, as veteran and […]
WTA Tour wrap: Pliskova into third straight Rome final against clay talent, Swiatek
DAY 8 at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia saw three matches take place, with one player taking the court twice and reigning supreme on both occasions to head into the Rome final. Expect a huge clash between ninth seed Czech Karolina Pliskova and 15th seed Pole Iga Swiatek in the final, with the former a well-established winner […]
WTA Tour wrap: Pliskova hangs tough as Gauff books semis spot with Barty retirement
KAROLINA Pliskova has survived an almighty scare against Jelena Ostapenko, needing three sets, two hours and 20 minutes, and a couple of match point saving moments to post a victory over the Latvian. The Czech ninth seed had to save three match points in the 10th game of the the third set, before recovering to […]
WTA Tour wrap: Teens impress as Rome final eight is revealed
THE final eight has been decided at the the WTA Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome, with the draw evenly split for seeded and unseeded competitors following a couple of intriguing results, which saw two teenagers win their way through to the quarter finals. The big upset of the day saw youngster Coco Gauff down in-form seventh […]
WTA Tour wrap: No easy wins as seeds struggle in second round
IT was a horror day for the top seeds on Day 5 of the 2021 Internazionali BNL d’Italia, as seven of the top talent fell including three of the top five. It was also a scrappy day for the United States, as just two of eight American competitors proceeded to the third round. With so […]
WTA Tour wrap: Sorribes Tormo outlasts in longest match of the season
A BIG first day of women’s proceedings at the 2021 Internazionali BNL d’Italia saw the longest match of the year so far, as all four of the day’s seeds head into the second round. It took a marathon three hours and 51 minutes, but it was Sara Sorribes Tormo who came out victor in her […]
WTA Tour wrap: Top seeds all survive day two in Madrid
NAOMI Osaka was among all eight seeds to book their spot in the Madrid Open second round, following a straight sets win over compatriot Misaki Doi. In her first clay event in almost two years, Osaka overcame some early resistance from Doi to post a 7-5 6-2 victory and move through to the Round of […]
WTA Tour wrap: Badosa stuns Barty to book Charleston semi spot
SPANISH up-and-comer Paula Badosa has stunned world number one Ash Barty to book herself a semi-finals spot at the 2021 Volvo Car Open in Charleston. The 71st ranked Paula Badosa won in straight sets, 6-4 6-3 to book herself a place in the final four, joining fellow unseeded talent Danka Kovinic in the final four. […]
WTA Tour wrap: Home hope continues dream run at Bogota as Kvitova and Muguruza fall at Charleston
THE Round of 16 at both Charleston and Bogota are done and dusted, with plenty of intriguing results coming out of both events. Charleston saw an intriguing day of results as third seed Petra Kvitova fell to Montenegrin Danka Kovinic and Garbine Muguruza retired in her encounter with fellow seed Yulia Putintseva, unfortunately handing over a dominant first game victory […]
WTA Tour wrap: Barty’s clay court court campaign recommences with 61-minute demolition
ASH Barty continued her red-hot form to completely dismantle unseeded Japanese talent Misaki Doi 6-2 6-1 to advance through to the Round of 16 at the Volvo Car Open. The world number one moved to a 15-2 record on the 2021 WTA Tour, which also stretches out to 27-4 since her first-up match at the […]
