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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 Prague Open tennis preview: Muguruza and Svitolina join top Czechs in Prague

SOME of the WTA Tour’s top players descend on Prague for the 2020 Prague Open fantasy tennis tournament which kicks off next week. The Czech Republic is the strongest female nation and all their top players are returning home to take to the courts, along with a number of genuine title contenders on the clay. […]

2020 WTA Stuttgart and Istanbul fantasy tennis: First seeds drop as matches get tighter

THERE were two huge scalps on day four of the Stuttgart and Istanbul fantasy tournaments, with the respective first seeds both going down in straight sets to the dismay of fans.  Yulia Putintseva put on an impressive show at Stuttgart, downing first seed Czech Karolina Pliskova in a stellar 7-5 6-3 outing. Putintseva had a […]

2020 WTA Stuttgart and Istanbul fantasy tennis: Competitions heat up on day three

DAY three at both the Stuttgart and Istanbul fantasy tournaments and plenty of interesting matches were on show, with majority of the day’s matches going to three sets. At Stuttgart, second and third seeds Naomi Osaka and Kiki Bertens joined the fray, with Bertens having a much easier time of it than Osaka though both […]

2020 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix fantasy tennis preview: Kvitova aims to go one better

AS the COVID-19 pandemic continues, Draft Central is extending the fantasy tennis coverage throughout the ATP and WTA seasons to simulate tournaments and see just how they might have gone down. The next WTA tournament to be completed will be the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, which was meant to be held in late April.  FAVOURITE […]

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: Predictable day on court for seeds

A MASSIVE quarter final draw saw three of the four seeds head into the semi-finals, with just fourth seed Karolina Pliskova knocked out of WTA Volvo Car Open fantasy contention. Kiki Bertens was just too good against Pliskova, holding her ground and holding Pliskova to just the two sets without a tiebreaker. Sixth seed Bertens was […]

2020 WTA Volvo Car Open: Two big scalps in Round of 32

THE first half of the WTA Volvo Car Open fantasy Round of 32 results are in, with the biggest scalps ultimately being Yulia Putintseva‘s come-from-behind win against Serena Williams and wildcard pole, Iga Swiatek‘s straight sets victory over second seed Simona Halep. All other top seeds pulled through, with four coming in straight sets. Putintseva had a […]

2020 WTA Miami Open fantasy tennis: Osaka picks up sixth title

JAPANESE top 10 star and dual Grand Slam winner, Naomi Osaka has won her first ever Miami Open, downing reigning champion and world number one, Ash Barty in three sets. It was the third time the number nine seed has defeated the Australian champion, edging ahead in the five-game head-to-head. For Barty, it was one […]

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