2020 WTA Italian Open fantasy tennis: Andreescu first seed out as Slovenians take control
THE second half of the Italian Open fantasy draw saw day two go much the same as the first, as all bar one seed head through to the Round of 32. Thirteenth seed Bianca Andreescu was the first seed to fall across the tournament, going down to Swiss qualifier Jil Teichmann. Andreescu managed to pull […]
2020 WTA Madrid Open fantasy tennis: Americans struggle on day one
DAY one of Madrid Open fantasy tournament saw just the one big scalp, but it may just be the biggest one there could be in the Round of 64, as Serena Williams went down in straight sets. But other than the eighth seed and champion going down in the first round, the day was relatively […]
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 Volvo Car Open: Reigning champ Madison Keys among seeds defeated in Round of 32
FOUR seeds were knocked out WTA Volvo Car Open fantasy contention in the second half of the Round of 32, with two top five seeds (and Grand Slam winners) in American Sofia Kenin and Naomi Osaka out of the race. The United States is now out of the running for a victory here with reigning […]
2020 WTA Volvo Car Open fantasy tennis: Mertens the main culprit on day two
DAY 2 of the 2020 Volvo Car Open fantasy tournament started with a bang, seeing three American competitors and two Czech talents knocked out of contention. With seven of the 12 matches going to three sets, it was a tough day of competition with little easy wins. The biggest win of the day saw Elise […]
2020 WTA Miami Open fantasy tennis: Mladenovic takes Riskes in second round win
KRISTINA Mladenovic bucked the trend on day four of the WTA Tour’s Miami Open fantasy tennis tournament. The Frenchwoman won in three tough sets over 16th seed Alison Riske to advance through to the Round of 32. Mladenovic dropped the second set in the match, but recovered with a timely break in the deciding set […]
2020 WTA Indian Wells fantasy tennis: Sabalenka joins Grand Slam winners in semi-finals
A TRIO of Grand Slam winners are through to the WTA Tour’s Indian Wells semi-finals after winning their respective quarter finals. World number one Ash Barty, seventh seed Serena Williams and 14th seed Garbine Muguruza remain in the hunt for the title, joining ninth seed up-and-comer Aryna Sabalenka as the final four players left in […]
2020 WTA Indian Wells fantasy tennis: Barty survives top half landmine as other top six talents fall
IN a second consecutive day of upsets, world number one Ash Barty was the only favourite to advance through to the quarter finals, completing the last eight in the WTA Indian Wells fantasy tennis tournament. Barty joined Garbine Muguruza, Maria Sakkari and Donna Vekic in the quarters after the trio downed top six players in […]
2020 WTA Indian Wells fantasy tennis: Upsets galore as bottom half of draw opens up
AFTER a couple of days of predictable tennis, the WTA Tour’s Indian Wells draw was blown wide open as three top 10 seeds were bundled out in a day of upsets. Second seed Karolina Pliskova, third seed Sofia Kenin, and eighth seed Naomi Osaka were all knocked out of the fantasy tennis tournament in the […]
