2020 Istanbul Open fantasy tennis preview: Martic aims for back-to-back as Bogota stars hope to build on form
AS most of the world’s best WTA Tour players turn their attention to Stuttgart, there are still some high quality players on offer in Turkey for the Istanbul Open. We preview the potential winners in our fantasy tennis tournament. FAVOURITE Petra Martic (CROATIA) The reigning champion in Istanbul, Martic is back again and looking to […]
2020 WTA Volvo Car Open: Two big scalps in Round of 32
THE first half of the WTA Volvo Car Open fantasy Round of 32 results are in, with the biggest scalps ultimately being Yulia Putintseva‘s come-from-behind win against Serena Williams and wildcard pole, Iga Swiatek‘s straight sets victory over second seed Simona Halep. All other top seeds pulled through, with four coming in straight sets. Putintseva had a […]
2020 WTA Charleston Open preview: Barty leads field as Keys aims to defend title
AS the COVID-19 pandemic continues, Draft Central is extending the fantasy tennis coverage throughout the ATP and WTA seasons to simulate tournaments and see just how they might have gone down. The next ATP instalment is the Charleston Open which is littered with a host of top 50 players making for an enthralling battle throughout. […]
2020 WTA Miami Open fantasy tennis: Qiang stuns second seed to book semi-finals spot
CHINA’S Qiang Wang has continued her stunning run into the 2020 WTA Tour’s Miami Open fantasy tennis tournament semi-finals. The 26th seed joined top 10 players, Ash Barty, Sofia Kenin and Naomi Osaka in the last four. While many expected the top four to advance through to the semis, Qiang threw a spanner in the […]
2020 WTA Miami Open fantasy tennis: Muchova stuns Serena as Linette’s run continues
KEEPING it fresh, a couple of results mixed up what could have been a predictable couple of upcoming quarter finals. In the Round of 16 at the WTA Tour’s Miami Open fantasy tennis tournament, both 23rd seed Karolina Muchova and the unseeded Magda Linette advance through to the last eight following upsets. Muchova’s big win […]
2020 WTA Miami Open fantasy tennis: Qiang Wang wins in three as other top 10 seeds advance to quarters
QIANG Wang remains the underdog in the bottom half of the 2020 WTA Tour’s Miami Open fantasy tennis tournament. The 26th seed remains China’s last hope in the title race, and set up a huge quarter final clash with Karolina Pliskova. Qiang faced off against one of 2020’s most impressive risers in Russian 24th seed, […]
2020 WTA Miami Open fantasy tennis: Linette sole unseeded standing in Round of 16
UNSEEDED Pole, Magda Linette is the last player outside the top 30 standing after the Round of 32 was completed today. Linette was the sole unseeded player to advance through to the next round following an upset win over Belinda Bencic, 6-2 6-3. The big win was a huge one for her career, and she […]
2020 WTA Miami Open fantasy tennis: Pliskova and Osaka survive shock deficits
TWO title contenders at the 2020 WTA Tour’s Miami Open fantasy tennis tournament survived first set deficits to come back and win in three sets. Second seed Karolina Pliskova was stunned by unseeded German Julia Goerges, dropping the first set to love before winning 12 of the last 15 games to run away with a […]
Top 10 WTA Players without a Grand Slam title: #2 Dinara Safina (Russia)
WITH no live tennis on currently due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, Draft Central will take a look back at some of the best players of past and present and rank them based on a specific set of guidelines. In our next Top 10 countdown, we look at the Top 10 WTA Players to never […]
2020 WTA Miami Open fantasy tennis: Mladenovic takes Riskes in second round win
KRISTINA Mladenovic bucked the trend on day four of the WTA Tour’s Miami Open fantasy tennis tournament. The Frenchwoman won in three tough sets over 16th seed Alison Riske to advance through to the Round of 32. Mladenovic dropped the second set in the match, but recovered with a timely break in the deciding set […]