Muguruza reigns over Stephens despite rain delay, Kerber out in straight sets
THE second day of Internazionali BNL d’Italia Round of 64 action saw just the one seed lose to a lower ranked opposition in what was a fairly predictable end to the first round. Of the four seeds on court, it was former world number one Angelique Kerber who went down to Czech talent Katerina Sinakova […]
Brady and Gauff move to career-high rankings after successful WTA Tour return
JENNIFER Brady and Coco Gauff led a host of players now at their career-high rankings after the first three WTA Tour tournaments have been put in the books. Brady took out the title at the Top Seed Open to move nine places up to 40th in the world for the first time in her career, […]
Halep reigns supreme at Prague for 21st WTA title
ROMANIAN Simona Halep has won her second tournament for the year, defeating Elise Mertens in straight sets at the Prague Open. It is Halep’s 21st career WTA singles title, winning six consecutive games in the first set to come away with the 6-2 7-5 victory. Halep was clinical from the get go, taking control in […]
Halep and Mertens win through to Prague decider
TOP 25 talents, Simona Halep and Elise Mertens have booked their places in the 2020 WTA Tour’s Prague Open in their first respective tournaments since the restart. The raging tournament favourite from the get-go and the only top 10 ranked player in the draw, Halep was too good for her Romanian compatriot, Irina-Camelia Begu getting […]
Mixed day for Romanians at Prague as rain halts final match
PRAGUE had a bit of everything for spectators, both good, bad and otherwise as three of the four semi-finalists were decided. Previous rain delays meant the sole Round of 16 match between Irina-Camelia Begu and Leonie Kung had to be completed first up, and it was a marathon. The longest match of the tournament lasted […]
Halep and Bouchard continue form upon return to proceed to Prague quarter finals
A HUGE day six of action was once again only partially complete with one match delayed because of weather once more but the remaining four Round of 16 matches complete. The victor of the game between Irina-Camelia Begu and Leonie Kung will be in the tough position of backing up for the quarter finals, with […]
Rain delays sees Prague seeds drop in opening round
AN interesting start to the 2020 Prague Open was had yesterday, with the first day of proceedings – and last of qualifiers – delayed by rain and forcing a massive day on what was what meant to be the second day of action. Among the winning seeds of the day were first, second and third […]
Cocciaretto upsets Hercog in Palermo, claims first top 100 scalp
ELISABETTA Cocciaretto led the Italian charge on day one of the Palermo Ladies Open with a strong upset of Polona Hercog of Slovenia. The 45th ranked Slovenian is a decade older than the teenager, and had easily accounted for her three years ago with a 6-2 6-0 thrashing when Cocciaretto was just 16-years-old. A lot […]
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 […]
