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 […]
2020 WTA Indian Wells fantasy tennis: Seeds advance in day of one-sided results
THERE are no remaining unseeded players left in the WTA Tour’s Indian Wells fantasy tennis tournament after the sixth day of play. The remaining four unseeded players in the draw were bundled out by seeds in straight sets. It was the tone of the day for the tournament, with just one match going to three […]
2020 WTA Indian Wells fantasy tennis: Kenin and Serena pushed but survive
IT might have ended up a somewhat predictable day in the WTA Tour’s Indian Wells fantasy tennis tournament in terms of results, but it was the manner of a number of matches that surprised. Grand Slam winners, Serena Williams and Sofia Kenin were both pushed to the brink in their home nation by lower ranked […]
2020 WTA Indian Wells fantasy tennis: Bouzkova stuns compatriot Kvitova in Round of 64
AFTER a successful first day of action at the WTA Tour’s Indian Wells fantasy tennis tournament for the Czech Republic representatives, it set up a number of all-Czech battles in the second round. While one went as planned with second seed, Karolina Pliskova moving through against Katerina Siniakova 6-3 6-1, it was the other that […]
Qatar Open: Jabeur’s 2020 giant-killing streak continues amongst a couple of walkovers
ENJOYING a mid-career purple patch, Tunisian Ons Jabeur‘s season continues to go from strength to strength. Since the Hobart International, Jabeur is 10-3 with scalps including Johanna Konta, Caroline Wozniacki, Qiang Wang and Alison Riske – all top 30 players of the last 12 months. Now Jabeur adds world number three, Karolina Pliskova to that […]
Qatar Open: Barty eases back on tour as Kenin falters again
WORLD number one, Ash Barty has played her first match since her semi-final exit at the Australian Open, rolling past German, Laura Siegemund in 73 minutes. The Australian star won 6-3 6-2 in a straightforward match to dust off the cobwebs and move into the Round of 16. There were still plenty of areas Barty […]
Qatar Open: Brady’s Riske-free win as Anisimova rolls Svitolina through to third round
JENNIFER Brady‘s giant-killing streak in 2020 continued in the Qatar Open with a three-set win over an Australian Open semi-finalist. Brady defeated her American counterpart Alison Riske, downing the 13th seed 7-6 1-6 7-6 in a match that could have easily have gone the other way. The underdog only just won the first set tiebreaker […]
2020 WTA Abierto Mexicano preview: Madison has the Keys to victory
MADISON Keys leads the field in the WTA International event in Acapulco, Mexico, where Sloane Stephens is the other top 30 prospect taking to the hard courts next week. FAVOURITE: Madison Keys (USA) The standout prospect in the draw, Keys realistically should not have too many problems winning this title. All of her major rivals […]
Halep takes out Rybakina in epic Dubai three-set contest
WORLD number two and tournament favourite, Simona Halep has lived up to expectations triumphing in the final of the Dubai Tennis Championships. The number one seed came from a set down against Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina to win 3-6 6-3 7-6 in two hours and 27 minutes. Despite Halep starting the match strongly with a 76.7 […]
