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2020 WTA Tour Roland Garros fantasy tennis: Barty out in highly touted Round of 16

HEADING into the Roland Garros fantasy Round of 16 was always set to be a big day on the court, and with five seeds – all within the top 20 – falling, day eight certainly lived up to the expectation.  The likes of Carla Suarez Navarro, Iga Swiatek and Yulia Putinseva continued their top form, […]

2020 WTA Roland Garros fantasy tennis: Strength in numbers as top seeds continue to flourish

THE second half of the Roland Garros fantasy Round of 64 saw plenty of interesting matchups, with five top ten players taking the court. But while majority of the competition’s seeds were too good this time around, a couple fell to unsuspecting foes. Ash Barty continued her strong run, defeating China’s Saisai Zheng in straight […]

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 Roland Garros fantasy tennis preview: Barty Party hoping for encore

WORLD number one Ash Barty returns to Paris to try and defend her maiden Grand Slam title, and with a number of other in-form clay courters joining her in France, expect the 2020 WTA Roland Garros fantasy tennis tournament to be a massive one. FAVOURITE: Ash Barty (Australia) Last year’s Roland Garros winner and world […]

2020 WTA Madrid Open fantasy tennis: Ostapenko joins seeded ranks in semi-finals

JUST the one unseeded name heads into the semi-finals of the Madrid Open fantasy tournament as seeds once again reigned supreme on the competition. Despite a rocky start against fellow top 10 seed Naomi Osaka, Ukrainian talent Elina Svitolina has once again propelled herself into the semi-finals. The 2-6 6-4 6-2 victory was a tough one […]

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 […]

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 […]

2020 WTA Stuttgart and Istanbul fantasy tennis: Seeds look to add another title to their bows

THE semi-finals of both the Stuttgart and Istanbul fantasy tennis tournaments saw some massive results and not altogether predictable ones at that. It’s an all-seed final at both competitions, with an even share of nations competing for the respective titles. Heading into the Stuttgart finals are Garbine Muguruza and Elina Svitolina, after the duo downed […]

2020 WTA Stuttgart and Istanbul fantasy tennis: Quarter finals see plenty of tough matches

THE quarter finals began with a bang, with a couple of big names dropping like flies across both the Stuttgart and Istanbul fantasy tennis tournaments. There are no unseeded competitors left at the Stuttgart Open heading into the semi-finals, while two unseeded talents will head into the semis from Istanbul. Naomi Osaka continued her strong […]

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