Qatar Open: Jabeur’s 2020 giant-killing streak continues amongst a couple of walkovers
ENJOYING a mid-career purple patch, Tunisian Ons Jabeur‘s season continues to go from strength to strength. Since the Hobart International, Jabeur is 10-3 with scalps including Johanna Konta, Caroline Wozniacki, Qiang Wang and Alison Riske – all top 30 players of the last 12 months. Now Jabeur adds world number three, Karolina Pliskova to that […]
Qatar Open: Barty eases back on tour as Kenin falters again
WORLD number one, Ash Barty has played her first match since her semi-final exit at the Australian Open, rolling past German, Laura Siegemund in 73 minutes. The Australian star won 6-3 6-2 in a straightforward match to dust off the cobwebs and move into the Round of 16. There were still plenty of areas Barty […]
Qatar Open: Anisimova finds form against red-hot Alexandrova, as Muguruza survives tough challenge
AMANDA Anisimova has won her first match since the ASB Classic a month and a half ago by downing in-form Russian, Ekaterina Alexandrova in the Qatar Open Round of 64. The Doha event began with the first 12 matches getting underway, most of which were one-sided affairs. Anisimova’s win was in straight sets, but after […]
2020 WTA Dubai Tennis Championships: Halep survives match point deficit to overcome improved Jabeur
IF there was any doubt that Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur has improved in 2020, then those doubts were erased on the third day of main draw action at Dubai. The world number 45 continues to build having already beaten five top 50 players in 2020. World number two, Simona Halep almost became the sixth in their […]
Dubai Tennis Championships: Jabeur continues 2020 form with win over Riske
A HUGE opening Round of 32 saw a number of upsets occur in the first WTA Premier event of February. The Dubai Tennis Championships welcomed back a familiar face in Kim Clijsters, with the Grand Slam winner returning to the WTA Tour circuit for the second time. While she ultimately ran into Australian Open runner-up […]
St Petersburg Ladies Trophy: Dodin piles on more pain for sore Konta
JOHANNA Konta‘s winless streak on the WTA Tour stretched into its fifth month, having not won since the fourth round of the US Open last year. Having publicly announced her soreness this year, Konta was bundled out in the first round of Brisbane (Barbora Strycova) and Melbourne Park (Ons Jabeur), then bypassed Fed Cup in […]
2020 Thailand Open preview: Svitolina and Martic the two standouts in Hua Hin
TOP five talent, Elina Svitolina and the ever-dangerous top 20 presence of Petra Martic will be strong favourites to contest the final at Hua Hin in 2020, following the withdrawal of defending champion, Dayana Yastremska five days ago.. The duo are the only players inside the top 35 in the world that will take to […]
Australian Open: Women’s Final preview – Sofia Kenin vs. Garbine Muguruza
IN only her third Australian Open, 21-year-old American Sofia Kenin is through to the last match of the fortnight, taking on Spain’s Garbine Muguruza in the women’s final. FOR MORE TENNIS CONTENT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, JOIN OUR TENNIS FACEBOOK GROUP Age: 21 | 26 Height: 170cm | 183cm Ranking: 15 | 32 Titles: 3 | […]
Australian Open: Semi-final preview – Ash Barty vs. Sofia Kenin
AUSTRALIA’S best hope at a female Grand Slam winner on home soil has made it through to the final four against a young American who has passed every challenge thrown her way. FOR MORE TENNIS CONTENT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, JOIN OUR TENNIS FACEBOOK GROUP Age: 23 | 21 Height: 165cm | 170cm Ranking: 1 | […]
Australian Open: Women’s Day 9 review – Barty Party continues for first semi-finals berth in 36 years
DAY 9 of the Australian Open women’s draw saw the first two seeds head into the semifinals, with Australian Ash Barty and American Sofia Kenin reigning supreme over their respective opposition. This win sees both players head into their maiden Australian Open semi-finals – the first by an Australian at Melbourne Park in 36 years […]
