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 […]
2020 WTA Copa Colsanitas fantasy tennis: Cocciaretto continues run into quarter finals
ITALIAN qualifier, Elisabetta Cocciaretto has continued her dream run at the Copa Colsanitas fantasy tennis tournament by moving into the last eight of the event. Ranked 158th in the world, Cocciaretto was the lowest ranked player to make it through to the second round, and is well and truly the underdog for the title by […]
2020 WTA Copa Colsanitas fantasy tennis: Potapova stuns top seed in massive first round upset
ANASTASIA Potapova has caused the major upset of the first round at the 2020 Copa Colsanitas fantasy tennis tournament in Bogota. The Russian talent took it up to the first seed more than many might have expected, and ended up smashing the top 50 Czech, Marie Bouzkova 6-2 6-3. It was one of two seeded […]
2020 WTA Copa Colsanitas fantasy tennis: Azarenka makes perfect return as Begu, Cocciaretto knock out seeds
GRAND Slam winner and former world number one, Victoria Azarenka made the perfect return from injury by winning her first round match at the 2020 WTA Copa Colsanitas fantasy tennis tournament. The unseeded Belarusian – now ranked outside the top 50 – downed Australian, Astra Sharma in straight sets 7-5 6-3. Sharma reached the final […]
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 […]
