WTA Tour wrap: Badosa stuns erratic Sabalenka as seeds begin to fall
SPANIARD Paula Badosa has had to go the full distance to finally put away an erratic Aryna Sabalenka to advance through to the Round of 16 at the Western and Southern Open. In what was a contrast of two styles, the full throttle Sabalenka slammed home 41 winners to 20, and hit nine aces, but […]
WTA Tour wrap: Pegula gets revenge on Giorgi as Halep returns to the winners list
A SECOND straight day of rainfall delayed proceedings at the Western and Southern Open, but that did not stop some big wins getting on the board as all three of the day’s seeds claimed wins and some speedy victories were registered in Cincinnati. Simona Halep made her long awaited return to the court and did […]
Olympics Women’s wraps: Gold medal match decider booked for Vondrousova and Bencic
IT will be an intriguing clash for the Gold Medal in the Olympics 2020 women’s tennis, with Marketa Vondrousova and Belinda Bencic making their way into the Tokyo final following respective victories and earning definite medal chances as they proceed. While Vondrousova had the expected tougher opponent in fourth seed Elina Monfils, the highest remaining seed left in […]
Olympics Women’s wraps: Monfils favourite amongst rising star semi-finalists
THREE of the four remaining women’s singles Olympic tennis competitors will be crowned the medallists after the semi-finals were determined through results yesterday. Just one top eight seed survived the draw thus far, with three of the four remaining competitors seeded. Three of those four are 24-years-old or younger, with the oldest being Elina Monfils […]
Olympics Women’s wraps: Seeds drop again as medal race tightens
THE Tokyo 2020 Olympics women’s tennis draw is the gift that keeps on giving, with the upsets continuing as the Round of 16 came to a close. Two top five seeds fell in a tough day at the office, as three unseeded competitors remain in the draw and look to press their case for a […]
Olympics Women’s wraps: More upsets as Sabalenka, Swiatek and Kvitova fall at second hurdle
THE Tokyo 2020 second round saw plenty of interesting results, as a trio of top 10 seeds fell amongst a wealth of quality talent during the Round of 32. The three big upsets of the day all involved top 10 seeds, as third ranked Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, sixth seeded Pole Iga Swiatek and 10th seed […]
Olympics Women’s wraps: Sorribes Tormo stuns Barty in Olympic-sized upset
FRESH off a second Grand Slam title at Wimbledon, many were expecting world number one and Australian Ash Barty to cruise through her opening match at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. They could not be more wrong, as the top seed was bundled out in a shock loss to rising Spanish talent Sara Sorribes Tormo in […]
Olympics Women’s wrap: Bertens falls on day one as other seeds advance
SIX of the seven seeds out on court in the Olympics have advanced through to the second round of competition after a mixed bag of results on day one of the women’s tennis tournament. The highest seeded player out on court was Poland’s Iga Swiatek, with the 2020 Roland Garros champion taking care of Germany’s […]
WTA Tour wrap: Kasatkina destroys Bencic for Roland Garros third round spot
DARIA Kasatkina caused the upset of the day by ousting 10th seed Belinda Bencic from Roland Garros in their second round clash. The Russian took no prisoners in a one-hour and 16-minute beating, running out a 6-2 6-2 winner over the talented Swiss player. Bencic was one of only two seeds to fall outside of […]
WTA Tour wrap: Seeds falter on Day 2 as Osaka withdraws
PLENTY went on across Day 2 of the 2021 Roland Garros, with plenty of huge clashes seeing quality talent disposed of in the opening round, as Naomi Osaka officially withdrew from the event following criticism this week. Of the 12 seeds, five fell on the second day on clay, with the biggest name Bianca Andreescu amongst a […]
