Three top 10 seeds in Sabalenka, Konta, Muguruza fall at US Open
AN intriguing round of results finished off the Round of 64 at the 2020 US Open, with a couple of matches postponed due to the weather, but majority of the games going off without a hitch despite some huge seeds dropping across the board. Three significant losses made the news on Day 4 of play, […]
Homegrown talent impresses at US Open
A COUPLE of intriguing winners will hit the court in the second round at the WTA Tour’s 2020 US Open after a huge second day of Round of 128 action. It was a stellar output from the United States homegrown talent, with nine American representatives skating through. Serena Williams – who is hunting down an […]
Who is in the best position to take out the WTA Tour US Open trophy?
WHICH player is in the best position to take out the WTA Tour US Open title? In a compromised season of tennis action, really anything could happen here with the reigning champion out of the draw and plenty of the top talent missing out due to ongoing COVID-19 concerns. But with rankings on the line […]
Mertens flexes muscles as top seed Pliskova has shock exit
ELISE Mertens has had a stunning opening round win at the Western & Southern Open, while number one seed Karolina Pliskova had a shock round one exit and Ons Jabeur and Vera Zvonareva have defied terrible opening sets to advance through on day four of the WTA Tour competition. Meanwhile the ATP Tour tournament saw the first […]
Young Gun Focus: Iga Swiatek
A TALENTED speedster with an attacking mentality and plenty of oomph, it is hard to believe that the Poland 49th ranked talent Iga Swiatek is only 19 years old. A right-hander with plenty of speed, resilience and hard-hitting, Swiatek uses her swift movement and continuous barrage of hits to wear down her opponent making her […]
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 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: Kenin and Kvitova knocked from contention
THE second half of the Round of 32 draw at the 2020 WTA Roland Garros fantasy tennis tournament saw some very interesting results, with a couple of seeds falling in shock exits. Of the three seeds to fall on day seven, the most shocking was 2020 Australian Open winner, Sofia Kenin. The American fourth seed […]
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: Strength in numbers as top seeds continue to flourish
THE second half of the Roland Garros fantasy Round of 64 saw plenty of interesting matchups, with five top ten players taking the court. But while majority of the competition’s seeds were too good this time around, a couple fell to unsuspecting foes. Ash Barty continued her strong run, defeating China’s Saisai Zheng in straight […]
