WTA Tour wrap: Kontaveit downs Kenin as Kostyuk and Konjuh clean up at Istanbul
ANOTHER fascinating day of action was had at both the WTA 500 event in Stuttgart, Germany and the WTA 250 event in Istanbul, Turkey, as the Round of 16 continued at both tournaments. Whilst seeds cleaned up the competition at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, it was a different story entirely at the TEB BNP […]
WTA Tour wrap: Bencic and Sakkari start off Stuttgart proceedings as Istanbul open begins
ANOTHER two WTA Tour events have picked up this week, with the clay court circuit continuing across Europe in Stuttgart, Germany, whilst the Istanbul Championship has begun in Turkey. Just two matches played out on the opening day of proceedings at the WTA 500 event in Stuttgart, with the two favourites reigning supreme over a […]
WTA Miami Open 1000: Collins wins against Mladenovic as Latvian duo advance
IN a blockbuster second day at the WTA Miami Open 1000, the Round of 128 was completed with some interesting results. It was a real mix of winners, with some experienced players and some young guns winning through to the second round in an action-packed day. The first Round of 64 match was also decided […]
WTA Tour wrap: Remarkable Russian quarter finals on the way at St. Petersburg
ROUND of 16 results at Monterrey and St. Petersburg are almost complete, with the Russian WTA 500 tournament producing some remarkable results that put the tournament and its upcoming quarter finals in the history books. Meanwhile in Mexico, with just two matches complete thus far, we take a look back at the outcome of yesterday’s […]
WTA Tour wrap: Russians reign supreme as seeds bow out in Mexico
RUSSIANS proved too strong on home soil at the WTA 500 St. Petersburg event whilst it was a mixed bag of results as seeds fell at the WTA 250 event in Monterrey, Mexico. Sloane Stephens was the big out on Day 2 at Monterrey, with the out-of-form American top seed disposed on in straight sets […]
WTA Tour wrap: Muguruza to face second-time finalist Krejcikova in Dubai decider
EXPERIENCED WTA Tour campaigner, Garbine Muguruza will look to secure her eighth singles title of her career when she faces up against traditional doubles-specialist Barbora Krejcikova in the Dubai 1000 final tonight. The world number 16 and former world number one defeated Belgium’s Elise Mertens in an all-seeded battle, while Krejcikova knocked off Switzerland’s Jil […]
WTA Tour wrap: Tauson wins maiden WTA Tour title as Dubai event kicks off
DANISH teenager Clara Tauson has won her maiden WTA Tour with a straight sets victory over fellow qualifier, Viktorjia Golubic in the Lyon Open final. Tauson produced a stunning week to not drop a set and extend her 2021 record – over WTA and ITF Tours – to 19-3, whilst handing Golubic her fourth loss […]
WTA 500 wraps: Czechs fall as other top seeds advance
A HUGE day at Melbourne Park saw all three events – Yarra Valley Classic, Gippsland Trophy and Grampians Trophy – underway, in what was a largely predictable day, though did feature a number of upsets, particularly to top ranked Czechs. In the Yarra Valley Classic, the two top Czech players in the world – Karolina […]
Yastremska, Pera out on Day 1 at Linz
PROCEEDINGS may have only just begun at the Upper Austria Ladies Linz, but two upsets greeted the competition to start on an intriguing note. Two seeds – third seed Dayana Yastremska and eighth seed Bernarda Pera – were both knocked out in straight sets in under 80 minutes, while two Russians in Ekaterina Alexandrova and Varvara Gracheva prevailed, with the […]
Qualifers continue to rule as three top 30 players knocked out in Ostrava
THERE were plenty of upsets to pick from on the latest day at the Ostrava Open, though the three-set win by 75th ranked Russian qualifier Daria Kasatkina against top 20 talent Elena Rybakina might have been the pick of the bunch. The 23-year-old Russian has achieved a lot more than many might expect of her […]
