WTA Tour wrap: Keys ousts Bencic, as French advance in Lyon
IN two contrasting tournaments, the Qatar Total Open provided plenty of one-sided results, whilst in Lyon, there were a number of two-hour plus contests to keep fans on the edge of their sets. The remaining Round of 32 matches were completed in Doha yesterday, with a number of upsets on the cards, including a seed […]
WTA Tour wrap: Brady dumped at Doha as top seed out in Lyon
THERE were plenty of upsets at both Doha and Lyon on the opening day of the respective tournaments, with the WTA Tour continuing this week at the 500 and 250 events. Two matches ago, Jennifer Brady had booked herself into a maiden Grand Slam final. Fast forward to yesterday, and she was blasted into oblivion […]
Australian Open Women’s Round of 128 wrap: Top seeds skate through to second round as former Australian Open champion Kerber falls
THE Australian Open started with a bang on Monday, with the Grand Slam women’s circuit showcasing a heap of intriguing results in the Round of 128. A number of the obvious candidates head through to the second round after excellent day one efforts, with top three seeds Simona Halep and Naomi Osaka skating through completely unscathed. While the […]
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 […]
WTA 500 wraps: Ash Barty returns to the court as 2020 Grand Slam champions make their mark
ANOTHER huge day at the two WTA 500 tournaments was had as the Round of 32 continued in the lead up to the Australian Open next week. Ash Barty made a triumphant return to the court at the Yarra Vally Classic for the first time since early 2020, while a number of seeds fell at the Gippsland […]
WTA 500 wraps: Seeds prevail as top players enter draws while Round of 64 continues
IT was a successful day across the board for the top echelon of international talent at both the Yarra Valley Classic and Gippsland Trophy, with just one seed falling at each of the two competitions. Both competitions played both the Round of 32 and 64 in a huge day of action, with plenty of tough […]
WTA Abu Dhabi Round of 64 wrap: Top six through without a hitch, young guns also advance
OF the 16 seeds on show in the brand new WTA Abu Dhabi 500 event, 12 reached the second round. Kicking off 2021 in style, the top six seeds advanced without dropping a set, whilst 2020 in-form players, Anett Kontaveit and Jennifer Brady were amongst the seeds to fall in the opening round of play. […]
Hopman Cup hypothetical teams: Italy & Germany
ONE of the most unique tennis tournaments which features both ATP Tour and WTA Tour players is the Hopman Cup. Given the world circumstance and the fact it was already skipped on the eve of last year, it looks to be either delayed later in 2021, or perhaps at the turn of the New Year […]
Kvitova and Kenin to battle in Roland Garros semi-final
THE second half of the women’s Roland Garros quarter finals was far more predictable than yesterday’s outcomes, seeing the two seeds in Sofia Kenin and Petra Kvitova win their way through to the semi-finals. While Kenin had to battle through a comeback, Kvitova never looked like losing and made it through to her first French […]
Podoroska and Swiatek make history as they reach Roland Garros semi-finals
IT was a history-making day in Paris as two first-time Grand Slam semi-finalists reached the last four at Roland Garros. It was not just the fact they had reached their maiden semi-finals, but in doing so, Nadia Podoroska and Iga Swiatek both achieved rare feats. Podoroska became the first ever qualifier through to the semi-finals […]
