WTA Tour wrap: Teens wreak havoc as seeds maintain control on Day 6
A HUGE day of Wimbledon action took place on Saturday, as six of the seven women’s seeds prevailed and a couple of Czechs and Aussies continued their fine form on the grass. Meanwhile, a couple of teens charged into the Round of 16. It was the two teenagers who stunned crowds on the sixth day […]
WTA Tour wrap: Americans dominate as young talent continues to shine
IT was an intriguing day of Round of 32 action in the Roland Garros women’s draw, as a number of American competitors took the court and upsets aplenty made waves. Two exciting all-American clashes took place, with the first between fourth seed Sofia Kenin and 28th seed Jessica Pegula going the whole hog, as Kenin claimed […]
WTA Tour wrap: Barty withdraws, teens prevail on Day 5
JUST two unseeded matches played out on a huge Day 5 in the Roland Garros Round of 64 women’s draw, as predominantly seeds reigned supreme to head into a hugely competitive third round of action. The big news of the day saw Ash Barty withdraw with injury, while reigning champion Iga Swiatek was one of five […]
WTA Tour wrap: Suarez Navarro makes return, Kvitova pulls out
DAY 3 of the 2021 Roland Garros women’s draw produced some huge result, as Carla Suarez Navarro made her triumphant return to tennis following cancer treatment, while Ash Barty was tested in her opening round clash and Petra Kvitova pulled out ahead of her second round matchup with an ankle injury. “Unfortunately, after an MRI and much discussion with […]
WTA Tour wrap: Krejcikova and Cirstea to battle in Strasbourg final
BARBORA Krejcikova and Sorana Cirstea will do battle in the 2021 Internationaux de Strasbourg final after both players won their respective semi-finals in the WTA Tour 250 event. The fifth seed Czech and the unseeded Romanian both won their penultimate tournament matches in tight three sets, with the former eyeing off her main Tour title, […]
WTA Tour wrap: Upsets aplenty at Strasbourg
A BIG sixth day of action at the 2021 Internationaux de Strasbourg saw six matches play out, with two Round of 16 clashes joining the quarter finals. It was a day of pure upsets, with none of the higher ranked players winning in their respective clashes. Two seeded clashes played out, with fifth seed Barbora Krejcikova […]
WTA Tour wrap: French fall like flies in Strasbourg
IT was not a good day for the French WTA Tour athletes in Strasbourg as all three players were bundled out in different circumstances following five Round of 16 matches overnight. Wildcard duo Harmony Tan and Clara Burel, as well as experienced Caroline Garcia were all knocked out of the WTA Tour 250 event, as […]
WTA Tour wrap: Andreescu pulls out of quarters as Rus upsets Pegula
THE Internationaux de Strasbourg has continued with Day 4 rolling around already, and six matches playing out across the first and second rounds following a huge opening couple of days. Four matches played out to complete the Round of 32, with the biggest upset of the lot a 6-4 6-4 effort from Arantxa Rus over second […]
WTA Tour wrap: Frenchwomen and seeds win on opening day at Strasbourg
IT was a fairly comprehensive day of results on the opening day at the WTA Tour’s Internationaux de Strasbourg, as the two seeds reigned supreme and a couple of hometown hopefuls enter the second round. The two seeds were predictable smashing out first round victories, as third seed Ekaterina Alexandrova flew out of the blocks against […]
WTA Tour wrap: Sorribes Tormo outlasts in longest match of the season
A BIG first day of women’s proceedings at the 2021 Internazionali BNL d’Italia saw the longest match of the year so far, as all four of the day’s seeds head into the second round. It took a marathon three hours and 51 minutes, but it was Sara Sorribes Tormo who came out victor in her […]
