Fed Cup fantasy tennis: Russia and Belarus set up virtual elimination finals with top seeds
IN day three of our Fed Cup fantasy tennis simulation, Russia and Belarus have survived to knock out host nation Hungary, and the damaging Belgium from the Fed Cup title race. It also set up virtual elimination finals with last year’s finalists, France and Australia in the final group matches to be played on Friday. […]
Fed Cup fantasy tennis: Reigning finalists win opening games on day one
LAST year’s finalists and 2020 Fed Cup top seeds, France and Australia have won their opening games on day one of the Draft Central Fantasy Fed Cup tournament. The reigning champions France made relative light work of host nation Hungary, whilst Australia had a fair fight against Belgium to get through unscathed. FRANCE (3) defeated […]
Fed Cup fantasy tennis: 2020 Tournament preview
LIKE every sport on the planet right now, tennis is in hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This means no live sport for the time being, and everyone is scrambling for whatever sport they can find be it the Belarusian Premier League, Tajikistan Basketball League or Ukrainian table tennis. Next week would have seen the […]
Sabalenka leaves Kvitova as runner-up again in Doha
ARYNA Sabalenka has relegated Petra Kvitova to runner-up in the 2020 Qatar Total Open final after defeating the Czech left hander in 74 minutes. It was the second successive Qatar Open final Kvitova has lost, following her defeat to Belgian, Elise Mertens in 2019. This year, the Belarusian 21-year-old got up 6-3 6-3 in an […]
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: Anisimova finds form against red-hot Alexandrova, as Muguruza survives tough challenge
AMANDA Anisimova has won her first match since the ASB Classic a month and a half ago by downing in-form Russian, Ekaterina Alexandrova in the Qatar Open Round of 64. The Doha event began with the first 12 matches getting underway, most of which were one-sided affairs. Anisimova’s win was in straight sets, but after […]
2020 WTA Qatar Open preview: Barty hopeful of return in stacked field of entrants
AN AMAZING field has signed up for what promises to be a memorable Qatar Open on the WTA Tour with world number one Ash Barty set to play alongside at least six other top 10 stars. With others in serious form and depth like few other tournaments, this promises to be a huge event with […]
Dubai Tennis Championships: Jabeur continues 2020 form with win over Riske
A HUGE opening Round of 32 saw a number of upsets occur in the first WTA Premier event of February. The Dubai Tennis Championships welcomed back a familiar face in Kim Clijsters, with the Grand Slam winner returning to the WTA Tour circuit for the second time. While she ultimately ran into Australian Open runner-up […]
Fed Cup qualifiers wrap: Eight nations book spot in Finals
SIX of the eight seeded nations have booked a spot in the Fed Cup finals following the round’s qualifying action over the weekend. Plenty of top 20 WTA Tour players were running around the courts across the world in a number of tight contests. Fourth seed Germany was the only side to sweep the opponent […]
2020 Fed Cup qualifiers preview: Nations load up on star talent
MUCH like the Davis Cup last year, the Fed Cup in 2020 has undergone a revamp with a World Cup-style tournament planned for Budapest in April. In it, 12 nations will compete for the title, with last year’s grand finalists, France and Australia automatically qualifying, as well as host nation Hungary, and wildcard Czech Republic […]
