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2020 WTA Madrid Open fantasy tennis: Czech Republic continues to impress as seeds prevail

ALL bar two seeds continued through to the Round of 16 after a big day of competition at the Madrid Open fantasy, while just the five matches went to three sets in what was a mostly one sided day of tennis.  Three of the four Czech Republic competitors head through to the third round, with […]

2020 WTA Madrid Open fantasy tennis: Americans struggle on day one

DAY one of Madrid Open fantasy tournament saw just the one big scalp, but it may just be the biggest one there could be in the Round of 64, as Serena Williams went down in straight sets. But other than the eighth seed and champion going down in the first round, the day was relatively […]

2020 WTA Prague Open fantasy tennis: Top seeds continue to dominate

THE Round of 16 of the WTA Tour Prague Open fantasy tournament saw some interesting matches, but much like the Round of 32, it was fairly predictable when it came to seeded competitors. Karolina Pliskova continued her recent form with a stellar win over Russian Veronika Kudermetova, downing her 6-2 6-2. Pliskova was clinical from the get-go, […]

2020 WTA Prague Open fantasy tennis: Seeds dominate on day one

THE opening round of the 2020 WTA Tour Prague Open fantasy tournament saw a smattering of results, as majority of results went the way of higher ranked players with a couple of interesting twists. Of the top seeds, just two missed out on heading through to the Round of 16, with both Karolina Muchova and Ekaterina Alexandrova […]

2020 WTA Volvo Car Open fantasy tennis: Mertens the main culprit on day two

DAY 2 of the 2020 Volvo Car Open fantasy tournament started with a bang, seeing three American competitors and two Czech talents knocked out of contention. With seven of the 12 matches going to three sets, it was a tough day of competition with little easy wins. The biggest win of the day saw Elise […]

2020 WTA Miami Open fantasy tennis: Stephens breaks through for important win

SLOANE Stephens won her first match against a top 400 opponent for the year, joining a number of Americans in the second round of the 2020 WTA Tour’s Miami Open fantasy tennis tournament. The out-of-form talent came from behind to defeat Japan’s Nao Hibino 6-7 7-5 6-3, joining four other United States representatives in the […]

2020 WTA Miami Open fantasy tennis: Mladenovic takes Riskes in second round win

KRISTINA Mladenovic bucked the trend on day four of the WTA Tour’s Miami Open fantasy tennis tournament. The Frenchwoman won in three tough sets over 16th seed Alison Riske to advance through to the Round of 32. Mladenovic dropped the second set in the match, but recovered with a timely break in the deciding set […]

2020 WTA Indian Wells fantasy tennis: Home court talents provide spectators with success

IT was a great day for United States fans at the 2020 Indian Wells WTA Tour’s fantasy tournament, with five of the seven representatives making it through to the Round of 64. Venus Williams, Bernada Pera, Jennifer Brady, Jessica Pegula and Lauren Davis all booted spots in the next round, with only Christina McHale and […]

Qatar Open: Jabeur’s 2020 giant-killing streak continues amongst a couple of walkovers

ENJOYING a mid-career purple patch, Tunisian Ons Jabeur‘s season continues to go from strength to strength. Since the Hobart International, Jabeur is 10-3 with scalps including Johanna Konta, Caroline Wozniacki, Qiang Wang and Alison Riske – all top 30 players of the last 12 months. Now Jabeur adds world number three, Karolina Pliskova to that […]

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 […]

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