Adelaidean All American Affair set for title decider
IT WILL be an all American affair at the Adelaide International Women’s Final, after Madison Keys and Jessica Pegula emerged victorious from their respective semi finals. In the first semi final, Keys and Liudmila Samsonova were at one set all and then Keys was three games to nil up in the final set before Samsonova […]
Mixed emotions as AO hopes find out path to glory
THE FIRST Grand Slam of 2025 is mere days away, and now everyone competing in the main draw knows who they are playing after the draw was conducted in Melbourne yesterday. In the women’s draw, some of the top five seeds got an easier draw than others. Top seed Aryna Sabalenka has got Sloane Stephens […]
Upsets galore as seeds unsewn in Adelaide
IT WAS not a good day for the WTA seeds at the Adelaide International, with only one winning their quarter final match. One seed that fell was Daria Kasatkina, with the third seed proving no match for Madison Keys. The American blasted 11 aces to dispose of Kasatkina 6-1, 6-3 in less than an hour. […]
America’s day on The Drive as American women shine
IT WAS a pretty good day to be an American at the Adelaide International yesterday, as all four American women that took to the court emerged victorious. The biggest of those wins went to young star Ashlyn Krueger, who upset fifth seed Paula Badosa in three sets 7-6, 6-7, 6-2. It was a match full […]
USA claims United Cup in sweep of Poland
TWO years after winning the inaugural United Cup, the United States are champions again, this time sentencing Poland to being the bridesmaid for a second successive year. Both Coco Gauff and Taylor Fritz overcame their respective opponents Iga Swiatek and Hubert Hurkacz to lift the title. It was an unbelievable carnival from the number one […]
Top seeds US waltz into United Cup final
THE TOP two nations will face off in the 2025 United Cup final today after the United States defeated Czech Republic in the semi-final last night to join Poland in today’s decider. Winning both the singles after Czech Tomas Machac retired injured while up a set, the Americans were able to rest during the doubles […]
Sramk-ova for ‘Danimal’ as Slovakia stuns USA
DESPITE bringing a half-strength side to the Billie Jean King Cup, few would have predicted that super power tennis national the United States could not get past Slovakia in the first round of the knockout stage. However that was exactly the case with the world number fives suffering a shock 2-1 defeat to the 10th […]
Czech mate: Krejcikova grabs top group spot
DESPITE entering the tournament as the sole player outside the top seven ranked at 13th in teh world, Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova made it through to the knockout stages of the WTA Finals. The Czech talent upset American Coco Gauff 7-5 6-4 en route to the semi-finals. Krejcikova needed to win in order to secure […]
Coco through to WTA Finals semis with Swiatek upset
AMERICAN young gun Coco Gauff has secured her place in the WTA Finals knockout stages with a straight sets victory over world number two Iga Swiatek, securing Aryna Sabalenka as the year’s end world number one in the process. Gauff won 6-3 6-4 to ensure progression through to the semi-finals, defying history against the Polish […]
Swiatek staggering comeback secures first win in two months
TRAILING a set and two breaks, world number two Iga Swiatek found her best form when she needed it to put away Barbora Krejcikova and win 4-6 7-5 6-2 on day two of the WTA Finals. It has been a long two months since Swiatek last stepped foot on a WTA Tour court, with the […]
