Opinion: What would a WTA Tour version of the Laver Cup (Williams Cup) look like?
IN yesterday’s opinion article, we took a look at the current format of the ATP Tour’s Laver Cup, a team tournament which pits Team Europe off against Team World. We analysed how the current method is not the best way to have the closest contest, and some alternatives that the Tour could look at to […]
2020 WTA Roland Garros fantasy tennis: Svitolina and Suarez Navarro set to do battle for grand slam victory
A MASSIVE two weeks of Roland Garros fantasy tennis has culminated in an intense day of semi-finals action, seeing Elina Svitolina and Carla Suarez Navarro set up impressive wins to head into the final tomorrow. Suarez Navarro may be the underdog of the tournament but has not once appeared that way, with the unseeded Spaniard […]
2020 WTA Roland Garros fantasy tennis: Svitolina takes out maiden Grand Slam title
A STELLAR run from unseeded Carla Suarez Navarro was brought to a deafening halt in the 2020 Roland Garros fantasy tournament final, with Elina Svitolina stopping the Spaniard in her tracks to win her maiden Grand Slam title. Svitolina impressed from beginning to end at the French Open, outlasting in three sets more often than […]
2020 WTA Tour Roland Garros fantasy tennis: Confident wins heading into semi-finals
THE quarter finals produced some quality matches, with Elina Svitolina the frontrunner given her consistency and seeding, but with Carla Suarez Navarro, Kiki Bertens and Iga Swiatek still firing from all cylinders, there is no reason why Svitolina’s lower ranked opposition cannot take out victory. Svitolina may have had a slow start against Czech Republic’s […]
2020 WTA Tour Roland Garros fantasy tennis: Barty out in highly touted Round of 16
HEADING into the Roland Garros fantasy Round of 16 was always set to be a big day on the court, and with five seeds – all within the top 20 – falling, day eight certainly lived up to the expectation. The likes of Carla Suarez Navarro, Iga Swiatek and Yulia Putinseva continued their top form, […]
2020 WTA Roland Garros fantasy tennis: Seeds dropping like flies ahead of Round of 16
THE second Round of 32 saw a couple of interesting results play out at the Roland Garros fantasy tournament, namely some big scalps with both third seed Simona Halep and seventh seed Serena Williams knocked out of contention. The pair were just two of the five seeds to fall on day six. Yulia Putintseva came […]
2020 WTA Roland Garros fantasy tennis: Unexpected exits in first half of Round of 64
OF the 14 seeds taking the court on day five of the Roland Garros fantasy tournament, just three missed out on a spot in the Round of 32. It was a far closer half of the draw than any of the Round of 128 quarters, with just a few matches won and done easily. Of […]
2020 WTA Roland Garros fantasy tennis: Day 2 proves interesting with quality matchups
DAY 2 of the Roland Garros fantasy saw a couple of interesting matchups, with a few seeds falling to lower ranked opposition and some quality talent unlucky to fall given their solid form on the clay coming into the tournament. With seven competitors from the United States taking the court on day two, the wins […]
2020 WTA Italian Open fantasy tennis: Halep and Stephens dominate quarter finals
THREE seeds miss out on the Italian Open fantasy semi-finals after falling short at the quarter finals, with all four victors managing straight sets wins. Just one match was close, while two were complete in under an hour, such was their victors’ dominance. Third seed Simona Halep and qualifier Sloane Stephens continued their strong form, […]
2020 WTA Italian Open fantasy tennis: Consistent Kvitova out of the competition
IT was a tough day at the office for many at the Italian Open fantasy tournament, with all bar three matches going to three sets. Five top seeds are still sitting pretty following the conclusion of the Round of 16, while four quality competitors were bundled out. Second and third seeds Elina Svitolina and Simona […]
