2020 Palermo Ladies Open preview: WTA Tour returns in Italy
FOLLOWING the withdrawal of world number two Simona Halep and would-be second seed Johanna Konta, the 2020 Palermo Ladies Open field, which kicks off the recommencement of the WTA Tour on Monday, is wide open. As it stands, Petra Martic is the highest ranked player confirmed to play at the event, and given her recent […]
WTA Tour returns: Who, where and when?
WHILE the world still battles the 2020 global pandemic that is COVID-19, it might be difficult to imagine an international sport that stretches every continent going ahead. But that is exactly the case for the WTA and ATP Tours that start in the next month. While the ATP Tour kicks off later in August, the […]
2020 Libema Open fantasy tennis: Seeds mostly go to plan, with a couple of upsets on opening day
THERE were no major shocks in the ATP Libema Open, whilst six of the eight WTA seeds reached the second round in the WTA fantasy tennis tournament in s’Hertogenbosch. Of the day’s winners, the top three women dominated proceedings, whilst the highest seeded men largely had greater degree of difficulty to win. In the ATP […]
2020 WTA Roland Garros fantasy tennis: Day 2 proves interesting with quality matchups
DAY 2 of the Roland Garros fantasy saw a couple of interesting matchups, with a few seeds falling to lower ranked opposition and some quality talent unlucky to fall given their solid form on the clay coming into the tournament. With seven competitors from the United States taking the court on day two, the wins […]
2020 WTA Strasbourg and Rabat Open fantasy tennis: Seeds battle as young guns proceed
ANOTHER big day of action at both the Strasbourg and Rabat Open fantasy tennis culminated with some interesting results, with young talent proving too good at one tournament and experienced names reigning supreme at the other. All five American competitors across the two competitions were knocked out, making for an interesting round of contests. At […]
2020 WTA Strasbourg and Rabat Open fantasy tennis: Second seeds struggle on Day 2
IT was another fairly predictable day at both the Strasbourg and Rabat Open fantasy tournaments, with a couple of outlying matches throwing the competition for a loop. The biggest win of the day was at Strasbourg with Iga Swiatek impressing in a straight sets win over Serena Williams – a player 20 years her senior. […]
2020 WTA Strasbourg and Rabat Open fantasy tennis: Americans dominate on day one
IT was a stellar start to the United States at both the Strasbourg Open and Rabat Open fantasy tournaments with nine of the eleven American competitors making it through to the second round amongst a plethora of talented players. Meanwhile, Australia struggled to produce a win across both tournaments and plenty of matches came down […]
2020 WTA Italian Open fantasy tennis: Americans dominate on day one
DAY one of the Italian Open fantasy tournament saw plenty of big matches, though little surprising outcomes given the amount of consistent talent on show. All four seeds in this half of the draw – bar the two who got free passes through the first round in Elina Svitolina and Karolina Pliskova – were successful […]
2020 WTA Madrid Open fantasy tennis: Top seeds drop off in Round of 16
IT was a massive Round of 16 at the WTA Tour Madrid Open fantasy tournament, with a couple of huge scalps turning the tables on the competition. Four top 10 seeds were eliminated as seeded talents dropped like flies. The biggest win went to Polish teenager, Iga Swiatek who defeated world number one Ash Barty in a […]
2020 WTA Madrid Open fantasy tennis: Czech Republic continues to impress as seeds prevail
ALL bar two seeds continued through to the Round of 16 after a big day of competition at the Madrid Open fantasy, while just the five matches went to three sets in what was a mostly one sided day of tennis. Three of the four Czech Republic competitors head through to the third round, with […]