Seeds continue to be uprooted at Aus Open
AS IS becoming somewhat of a tradition at the Australian Open, the women’s draw is continuing to prove that seeding is nothing more than just a number. One of the biggest casualties of this from yesterday’s action was fifth seed and 2024 runner-up Qinwen Zheng, who fell to Laura Siegemund in straight sets. In a […]
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 […]
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. […]
Azarenka overcomes Joint pain
TWO-TIME Australian Open winner Victoria Azarenka got more than she bargained for coming up against 18-year-old Australian wildcard Maya Joint, with the Belarusian former world number one needing three sets to shake off the fearless teenager at the Brisbane International. Though the 10th seed is also a two-time Brisbane International winner, she was the one […]
Tenacious Tomova fends off match points in Wuhan
BULGARIAN 29-year-old Viktoriya Tomova has snatched victory from the jaws of defeat after surving four match points against during a frantic second set tiebreaker to defeat young American Ashlyn Krueger in Wuhan overnight. The WTA Tour 1000 event’s second day saw the world number 48 come back from 3-6 down in the second set tiebreaker […]
Best local hope breezes into Beijing third round
WORLD number seven Qinwen Zheng wasted no time asserting her authority on the second round match at her home WTA 1000 tournament, defeating Russian lucky loser Kamilla Rakhimova in an hour and 15 minutes, dropping just two games along the way. It was Zheng’s first career win at the event with plenty of support cheering […]
Sister Act in Seoul, Kudermetovas reach quarters
IT was truly a family affair in the second round of the Korea Open in Seoul, with sisters Polina and Veronika Kudermetova both causing upsets against fellow Russian opponents to stamp their ticket into the quarter finals. The older of the sisters, Veronika, who is a former Top 10 player and now ranked 27th in […]
Kostyuk in a Rus, destroys Dutchwoman at Seoul
WITH a Top 12 spot up for grabs providing the WTA 500 tournament goes well, Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk was not mucking around in the Korea Open yesterday. The 18th ranked talent is one of five Top 20 players headlining the field and made light work of Netherlands’ Arantxa Rus, 6-3 6-1 in an hour and […]
Bia survives tough Wozniacki clash to reach quarters
BRAZILIAN Beatriz Haddad Maia is through to the US Open quarter finals after grinding out a three-set win over former world number one Caroline Wozniacki on Lous Armstrong Stadium overnight. The match lasted two hours and 41 minutes with the Brazilian 22nd seed eventually getting the job done, 6-2 3-6 6-3. Haddad Maia denied Wozniacki […]
Wozniacki reaches second week
DANISH veteran Caroline Wozniacki is no stranger to going deep in US Opens, with the former world number one reaching the fourth round for the eighth time in her illustrious career.While the two-time runner-up and three-time semi-finalist is yet to claim the ultimate prize at Flushing Meadows, the 2018 Australian Open champion is within four […]
