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2020 WTA Italian Open fantasy tennis: Andreescu first seed out as Slovenians take control

THE second half of the Italian Open fantasy draw saw day two go much the same as the first, as all bar one seed head through to the Round of 32. Thirteenth seed Bianca Andreescu was the first seed to fall across the tournament, going down to Swiss qualifier Jil Teichmann. Andreescu managed to pull […]

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 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: Seeds drop as lower ranks turn the tables

IT took impressive performances across the board in the second half of the WTA Volvo Car Open draw to head into the quarter finals, with just the one predicted victory coming out of the day. World number one Ash Barty was the only seed to head through to the next round, and never once looked […]

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 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: Pliskova and Osaka survive shock deficits

TWO title contenders at the 2020 WTA Tour’s Miami Open fantasy tennis tournament survived first set deficits to come back and win in three sets. Second seed Karolina Pliskova was stunned by unseeded German Julia Goerges, dropping the first set to love before winning 12 of the last 15 games to run away with a […]

2020 WTA Miami Open fantasy tennis: Collins takes out Konta to reach third round

UNSEEDED American, Danielle Collins has knocked 13th seed Johanna Konta out of the Miami Open following a come-from-behind win. On a day dominated by the seeds, Collins was one of only three unseeded players to survive the Round of 64 in the fantasy tennis tournament, and book her place in the Round of 32. She […]

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 […]

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