Martic survives thriller to advance through to US Open Round of 64
PETRA Martic had some nervous moments but eventually came up trumps in a three-set win over former top 30 player, Tereza Martincova. Not the easiest of first round matches, Martic came from a set down to post the 5-7 6-4 6-2 win in two hours and 27 minutes. The Croatian, who was a top eight […]
2020 WTA Roland Garros fantasy tennis: Straight sets victories dominate day one results
DAY one of the 2020 Roland Garros fantasy tournament saw plenty of strong results in the first quarter of the Round of 128, with all of the day’s seeds dominating in their matches. The top seeds of this quarter dominated, all completing their matches within or around the one hour mark. Fifth seed Garbine Muguruza […]
2020 WTA Prague Open fantasy tennis: Top seeds continue to dominate
THE Round of 16 of the WTA Tour Prague Open fantasy tournament saw some interesting matches, but much like the Round of 32, it was fairly predictable when it came to seeded competitors. Karolina Pliskova continued her recent form with a stellar win over Russian Veronika Kudermetova, downing her 6-2 6-2. Pliskova was clinical from the get-go, […]
2020 WTA Prague Open fantasy tennis: Seeds dominate on day one
THE opening round of the 2020 WTA Tour Prague Open fantasy tournament saw a smattering of results, as majority of results went the way of higher ranked players with a couple of interesting twists. Of the top seeds, just two missed out on heading through to the Round of 16, with both Karolina Muchova and Ekaterina Alexandrova […]
2020 WTA Stuttgart and Istanbul fantasy tennis: Quarter finals see plenty of tough matches
THE quarter finals began with a bang, with a couple of big names dropping like flies across both the Stuttgart and Istanbul fantasy tennis tournaments. There are no unseeded competitors left at the Stuttgart Open heading into the semi-finals, while two unseeded talents will head into the semis from Istanbul. Naomi Osaka continued her strong […]
2020 WTA Stuttgart and Istanbul fantasy tennis: First seeds drop as matches get tighter
THERE were two huge scalps on day four of the Stuttgart and Istanbul fantasy tournaments, with the respective first seeds both going down in straight sets to the dismay of fans. Yulia Putintseva put on an impressive show at Stuttgart, downing first seed Czech Karolina Pliskova in a stellar 7-5 6-3 outing. Putintseva had a […]
2020 WTA Stuttgart and Istanbul fantasy tennis: Predictable day two sets up interesting encounters
THE completion of both the Istanbul Open and Tennis Grand Prix fantasy Rounds of 32 saw plenty of interesting matchups, and with just two matches across both tournaments going to three sets, there is no doubt some big names will cross paths in future rounds. At Stuttgart, reigning champion Petra Kvitova was just too strong […]
2020 WTA Indian Wells fantasy tennis: Czech mate on day one
IT was a great opening day for Indian Wells’ WTA Tour’s Czech Republic representatives, with all three Czechs out on court winning their respective matches. Kristyna Pliskova joined her sister Karolina in the second round following a come-from-behind win against United States’ Taylor Townsend. Pliskova won 4-6 6-2 6-3 in an entertaining opening match, and […]
Monterrey Open: Konta breaks 2020 duck with Clijsters win
JOHANNA Konta has broken through for her maiden win in 2020 after a disappointing start to the WTA Tour season. Her first win came in the first round at Monterrey where she played the returning Kim Clijsters. The Belgian 36-year-old returned to the Tour for the second time a week early and has copped Konta […]
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 […]
