First ever all-Belarusian final set for Ostrava Open
TOP four seeds and Belarusian duo, Victoria Azarenka and Aryna Sabalenka will contest the 2020 Ostrava Open final tomorrow after winning their respective semi-finals today. Two-time Grand Slam winner Azarenka defeated Greek talent Maria Sakkari, while Sabalenka had the better of American Jennifer Brady to make the decider. Fourth seed Azarenka has been in ripping […]
Sabalenka loses first 10 games before coming back in stunning Ostrava win
ARYNA Sabalenka has become accustomed to coming from behind in order to post a win over her opponent in Ostrava. Having to do it against Coco Gauff in the Round of 16, the Belarusian seed has done it again in the quarter finals, but this time in very odd circumstances. Taking on Spanish qualifier Sara […]
Kudermetova, Sabalenka come from behind to post impressive wins in Ostrava
VERONIKA Kudermetova and Aryna Sabalenka are through to the quarter finals of the Ostrava Open after claiming come-from-behind victories. Kudermetova toppled second seed Karolina Pliskova – who slumped to a 10-7 record since winning in Brisbane earlier this year – as the world number 47 got up 4-6 6-4 6-3 in an hour and 56 […]
Top seed bundled out as past Grand Slam winners step up in Ostrava
TOP seed Elina Svitolina is out of the Ostrava Open with her season seemingly now over on a low note, going down to Greek sensation, Maria Sakkari in straight sets. With just one international tournament remaining in the year on the WTA Tour, Svitolina looks to have ended her season with the second round exit […]
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 […]
Kontaveit survives double-break and match points against Alexandrova in Ostrava
ANETT Kontaveit has exacted a come-from-behind win over unseeded top 30 Russian, Ekaterina Alexandrova in the first round of the Ostrava Open. Trailing by a set, Kontaveit managed to steady with an important second set, then held on in a nail-biting decider to come away with the 4-6 6-2 7-6 victory. The final set was […]
2020 WTA Ostrava Open preview: Elite players return for last Premier event
CZECH Republic will play host to a brand new WTA Tour tournament designed to extend the season after the entire Asian season – including the WTA Finals – was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead what that means is this is arguably the last chance for many players to run out on court in […]
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 […]
Halep flies through Round of 32 on tough day for fellow seeds
ROLAND Garros Day 6 saw the Round of 32 begin, with a couple of fully seeded matches coming into fruition as the competition heats up. Simona Halep registered the quickest win of the day against a sloppy Amanda Anisimova in just 54 minutes, while comparatively 20th seed Maria Sakkari had to battle hard against Italian […]
Schmiedlova upsets Azarenka as Williams withdraws
DAY four of Roland Garros saw some huge results, with the biggest news to come out of the day the withdrawal from Serena Williams, bowing out to Tsvetana Pironkova prior to the match starting, citing an Achilles injury and more than likely now not playing another tournament in 2020. As for other top 10 seed […]
