WTA Tour wrap: Finalists decided with fresh faces looking to make breakthroughs
PLENTY of intrigue surrounds the trio of WTA Tour finals taking place tonight, with an all-Czech battle, and couple of first time finalists taking centre stage following a huge round of semi-finals overnight. Success will be had by a Czech on home soil as Barbora Krejcikova and Tereza Martincova go head-to-head for the Prague Open title, after […]
WTA Tour wrap: Top two seeds on track for Budapest final
YULIA Putintseva and Danielle Collins are on track to face off in a mouth-watering final after the pair won their respective quarter finals at the Hungarian Grand Prix in Budapest overnight. The number one and two seeds respectively need one more win to advance through to the final, but play much lower ranked opponents in […]
WTA Tour wrap: Putinseva cruises through as Min upsets Stojanovic
WITH only one player inside the Top 50 on court across the three WTA Tour tournaments overnight, there was plenty of potential for rankings movement ahead of the Olympics. Tournaments in Hungary, Czech Republic and Switzerland all took place, with two matches suspended due to rain, but the rest all being completed be it first […]
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: Andreescu returns
BIANCA Andreescu made her return at the Internationaux de Strasbourg Round of 32 and did not skip a beat, leading the charge as all four seeds reigned supreme in an intriguing day on the clay. For Andreescu, this win was a long time coming after putting her season on pause since March – and the […]