2020 WTA Stuttgart and Istanbul fantasy tennis: Competitions heat up on day three
DAY three at both the Stuttgart and Istanbul fantasy tournaments and plenty of interesting matches were on show, with majority of the day’s matches going to three sets. At Stuttgart, second and third seeds Naomi Osaka and Kiki Bertens joined the fray, with Bertens having a much easier time of it than Osaka though both […]
2020 WTA Stuttgart and Istanbul fantasy tennis: Seeds too good on day one
IT was a big first day of fantasy competition for both the Tennis Grand Prix and Istanbul Open, with both Round of 32 days hosting a wealth of talent and mostly predictable outcomes, with all seeded players across both competitions heading through to the second round. At Stuttgart, not one match went to three sets […]
2020 WTA Volvo Car Open: Experience proves necessary on day four
YULIA Putintseva is the only unseeded player through to the quarter finals in this half of the draw at Charleston, while all three other predicted leaders won their way through. Putintseva’s serve was crucial against tenth seed Belinda Bencic, with the 25-year-old Russian holding serve and keeping Bencic on the back foot throughout. But Bencic would […]
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: Two big scalps in Round of 32
THE first half of the WTA Volvo Car Open fantasy Round of 32 results are in, with the biggest scalps ultimately being Yulia Putintseva‘s come-from-behind win against Serena Williams and wildcard pole, Iga Swiatek‘s straight sets victory over second seed Simona Halep. All other top seeds pulled through, with four coming in straight sets. Putintseva had a […]
2020 WTA Volvo Car Open fantasy tennis: Bencic fights off Anisimova as Swiatek takes down Stephens
WHILE ultimately the four seeded players made their way through to the second round of the 2020 WTA Volvo Car Open fantasy tennis tournament in Charleston, there were a mixture of expected and surprise results from day one of the tournament. For starters, the match between 10th seed Swiss talent, Belinda Bencic and fellow up […]
2020 WTA Miami Open fantasy tennis: Young guns book spot in second round
THE first day of the 2020 WTA Tour’s Miami Open fantasy tennis tournament is done and dusted with the first half of the Round of 128 completed. It was an entertaining day of action with most of the higher ranked players going through, but still providing a number of upsets. Among those through to the […]
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 […]
2020 WTA Indian Wells fantasy tennis: Czech mate on day one
IT was a great opening day for Indian Wells’ WTA Tour’s Czech Republic representatives, with all three Czechs out on court winning their respective matches. Kristyna Pliskova joined her sister Karolina in the second round following a come-from-behind win against United States’ Taylor Townsend. Pliskova won 4-6 6-2 6-3 in an entertaining opening match, and […]
21st Century talents: WTA Tour
WITH so much going on in the world and much focus on the COVID-19 pandemic, it is worth taking a step back and remembering that the future of international sport will return, and when it does, there will be plenty of talented youngsters ready to make their mark. On the WTA Tour alone there are […]
