2020 WTA Miami Open fantasy tennis: Young guns book spot in second round
THE first day of the 2020 WTA Tour’s Miami Open fantasy tennis tournament is done and dusted with the first half of the Round of 128 completed. It was an entertaining day of action with most of the higher ranked players going through, but still providing a number of upsets. Among those through to the […]
2020 WTA Fantasy Mexican Open: Vandeweghe claims title in come-from-behind win
AMERICAN Coco Vandeweghe has upset the tournament favourite Shuai Peng, defeating her in a come-from-behind win to take home the 2020 Mexican Open title. The world number 198th won her third WTA Tour singles title with the victory and her first outside of ‘s-Hertongenbosch. Coming into the match, Shuai was rated a 52 per cent […]
2020 WTA Fantasy Mexican Open: Shuai Peng to face Coco Vandeweghe in final
A COUPLE of three-set epic contests have determined the two finalists through to the 2020 WTA Tour’s Mexican Open fantasy tennis tournament. Third seed, Shuai Peng won through to the final after downing Frenchwoman, Oceane Dodin 5-7 6-4 6-3. The 34-year-old proved too skilful for the 23-year-old European talent in the the end, coming back […]
2020 WTA Fantasy Mexican Open: Samsonova and Vandeweghe storm into semis
THE final four in the 2020 Mexican Open fantasy tennis competition has been decided following the quarter finals that were played today. Just two seeds remain in the hunt for the 2020 title in what was a mixed bag of results on day five of the competition. Third seed and tournament favourite, Shuai Peng advanced […]
2020 WTA Fantasy Mexican Open: Vandeweghe last North American standing
COCO Vandeweghe is the sole North American left in the Mexican Open after an impressive win against United States compatriot Caty McNally in the Round of 16 today. Vandeweghe was one of four players through to the quarter finals, completing the last eight after an impressive three-set win. The match lasted more than two and […]
2020 WTA Fantasy Mexican Open: Sasnovich books spot in Round of 16 after classic contest
TOURNAMENT favourite and Chinese veteran, Shuai Peng has moved through to the quarter finals following a comprehensive Round of 16 win. Shuai proved too good for Romanian, Monica Niculescu in the final 16, winning 6-1 6-2 in 54 minutes. The 34-year-old was consistent across the court and strong with her counterpunching as she also produced […]
2020 Fantasy WTA Mexican Open: Seeds skittled on opening day
THERE was chaos across the Mexican Open with three of the four seeds playing on day one already out of the tournament. With every player in the draw outside the top 100, it made for tight contests in most regards with five of the eight matches going the full distance. Of the three upsets, Russian […]
Mexican Open: Wawrinka survives, while two top women seeds fall
BOTH the ATP and WTA Tour took to the court in Mexico for the Abierto Mexicano, effectively the Mexican Open. On the first day of main draw competition, third seed Stan Wawrinka survived a three-set thriller against Frances Tiafoe, while both the second and third seeds in the women’s event dropped out. The ATP500 event […]
Newport Beach Challenger: Quarter finals review – Brengle knocks off top seed, Pegula
MADISON Brengle has caused the upset of the Newport Beach Challenger event so far in the WTA event, downing number one seed, Jessica Pegula in three sets, while Mitchell Krueger continued his run after downing two-time winner Taylor Fritz with a three sets win over Raymond Sarmiento. Women’s: The 95th ranked and fifth seed, Brengle […]
Newport Beach Challenger: Round 3 review – Istomin upsets Tiafoe to make quarter finals
ROUND 3 of the Newport Beach Challenger saw plenty of United States countrymen bumped out of the race for the challenger title, with seven Americans across the men’s and women’s tournaments knocking a compatriot out of the running. Men’s: Uzbekistan’s Denis Istomin – most remembered for his stunning upset of Novak Djokovic at the Australian […]
