WTA Tour wrap: Rain delays in Belgrade as Gauff sets up blockbuster quarter final
ANOTHER big day of proceedings were had at both the Serbia Ladies Open in Belgrade and Emilia-Romagna Open in Parma, with one event interrupted by rain, delaying entrants to the quarter finals, and the other completing its Round of 16 results. In Serbia, Ana Konjuh was the big winner of the day downing second seed Yulia Putintseva. The […]
WTA Tour wrap: Emilia-Romagna and Belgrade begin
THE second day at both the Emilia-Romagna Open and Belgrade WTA 250 events saw plenty of intriguing results, following predictable opening days at each tournament. Of the eight Day 2 matches which played out at Parma, all three seeds proceeded joining the opening day’s winners in Daria Kasatkina, Amanda Anisimova and Wang Qiang. Top seed Serena Williams was […]
WTA Tour wrap: Teenage stars take the cake
FOUR of the eight quarter finalists at the 2021 MUSC Health Women’s Open have been decided after four matches were played out on the Charleston clay. Third seed Shelby Rogers was the only seeded player through to the quarter finals, defeating American Claire Liu in straight sets, 6-2 6-2. The second highest ranked remaining player […]
WTA Tour wrap: Osorio Serrano continues dream run with defeat of second seed Linette
A HUGE second day of action at the WTA 250 MUSC Health Women’s Open event in Charleston, United States saw a couple of unlikely winners amongst a flurry of American talents continuing their strong run on home soil. Arguably the biggest win of the day went to Colombian teen Maria Camila Osorio Serrano, who snatched up […]
WTA Tour wrap: Osorio Serrano outlasts on home soil as Kudermetova takes out Charleston
TWO maiden WTA Tour titleholders have been named, as Veronika Kudermetova downed Danka Kovinic to take out the Charleston WTA 500 title, whilst homegrown hero Maria Camila Osorio Serrano claimed a huge three set victory over fifth seed Tamara Zidansek in Bogota, Colombia. At the Volvo Car Open in Charleston, United States, Kudermetova was just too strong and overcame her Montenegrin […]
WTA Tour wrap: Two maiden title winners to be crowned after semi-finals results
FOUR WTA Tour players yet to lift a Tour trophy will compete for the respective crowns in Charleston and Bogota. Two of those players will break their drought, knocking out the remaining title winners and booking their places in the WTA finals. Montenegro’s Danka Kovinic and Russia’s Veronika Kudermetova will face off in the Charleston […]
WTA Tour wrap: Badosa stuns Barty to book Charleston semi spot
SPANISH up-and-comer Paula Badosa has stunned world number one Ash Barty to book herself a semi-finals spot at the 2021 Volvo Car Open in Charleston. The 71st ranked Paula Badosa won in straight sets, 6-4 6-3 to book herself a place in the final four, joining fellow unseeded talent Danka Kovinic in the final four. […]
WTA Tour wrap: Home hope continues dream run at Bogota as Kvitova and Muguruza fall at Charleston
THE Round of 16 at both Charleston and Bogota are done and dusted, with plenty of intriguing results coming out of both events. Charleston saw an intriguing day of results as third seed Petra Kvitova fell to Montenegrin Danka Kovinic and Garbine Muguruza retired in her encounter with fellow seed Yulia Putintseva, unfortunately handing over a dominant first game victory […]
WTA Tour wrap: Americans dominate in Charleston as three-setters set the tone in Bogota
THE WTA Tour 500 and 250 events in Charleston, USA and Bogota, Colombia have continued, with results coming through from America across both the Round of 64 and Round of 32 whilst the Copa Colsanitas has now completed its first round proceedings. At Charleston, just two seeds participated in the day’s Round of 64 action […]