Martic survives thriller to advance through to US Open Round of 64
PETRA Martic had some nervous moments but eventually came up trumps in a three-set win over former top 30 player, Tereza Martincova. Not the easiest of first round matches, Martic came from a set down to post the 5-7 6-4 6-2 win in two hours and 27 minutes. The Croatian, who was a top eight […]
Sakkari knocks out Williams as Serena’s US Open prep hits another snag
A CONFIDENT Maria Sakkari has bolted into her second consecutive Western & Southern Open quarter finals appearance after coming back from a set and a break down to stun third seed and tournament favourite, Serena Williams. The Greek star and 13th seed looked almost down and out after trailing 7-5 5-3 and her opponent was […]
Serena survives scare in longest match of day five
IT was arguably the strangest match of Serena Williams‘ long and illustrious career, but the multiple Grand Slam winner conceded she was just happy to get past it. The United States star and third seed in the 2020 Western & Southern Open was catapulted into outright favouritism following shock losses to Karolina Pliskova and Sofia […]
Mertens flexes muscles as top seed Pliskova has shock exit
ELISE Mertens has had a stunning opening round win at the Western & Southern Open, while number one seed Karolina Pliskova had a shock round one exit and Ons Jabeur and Vera Zvonareva have defied terrible opening sets to advance through on day four of the WTA Tour competition. Meanwhile the ATP Tour tournament saw the first […]
Serena out in Lexington boilover
IT was not the way the Top Seed Open was meant to go. Top seed and US Open favourite Serena Williams was meant to cruise to victory in the lead-up tournament as many of her closest rivals fell early in the tournament, or opted not to play. But tennis, and in particular the WTA Tour […]
Bellis winds back clock to book quarter final spot
AMERICAN up and comer, Catherine Bellis (known as CiCi) has wound back the clock with back-to-back wins at the Top Seed Open showing her class in the Lexington event to book a spot in the final eight. The 302nd ranked United States representative is a far throw from her 2017 career-high ranking of 35th in […]
Gauff stuns Sabalenka in third top 15 win of her career
TEENAGE prodigy, Coco Gauff showed that that the time off did nothing to slow her down as a future Grand Slam winner, defeating second seed Belarusian, Aryna Sabalenka in three tight sets at the Top Seed Open. The win followed on from her stunning victory over reigning Australian Open champion, Naomi Osaka back at Melbourne […]
British fall as other seeds advance on day one at Lexington
GREAT Britain’s great white hope, Johanna Konta‘s season continued to spiral after the third seed slipped up in the first round of the Top Seed Open in Lexington. Konta fell to Czech Marie Bouzkova in straight sets, 6-4 6-4 in two hours and one minute after dropping a match to a lowly ranked compatriot in […]
2020 Roland Garros fantasy: Young seeds prove strong on day three
ANOTHER big day at the Roland Garros fantasy tournament saw some big names grace the court, with four of this quarter’s top five seeds reigning supreme to head to the Round of 64. Americans once again came out on top for the most part, while a couple of grand slam champions rose to the occasion. […]
2020 WTA Madrid Open fantasy tennis: Americans struggle on day one
DAY one of Madrid Open fantasy tournament saw just the one big scalp, but it may just be the biggest one there could be in the Round of 64, as Serena Williams went down in straight sets. But other than the eighth seed and champion going down in the first round, the day was relatively […]
