2020 WTA Roland Garros fantasy tennis: Unexpected exits in first half of Round of 64
OF the 14 seeds taking the court on day five of the Roland Garros fantasy tournament, just three missed out on a spot in the Round of 32. It was a far closer half of the draw than any of the Round of 128 quarters, with just a few matches won and done easily. Of […]
2020 WTA Roland Garros fantasy tennis: Day 2 proves interesting with quality matchups
DAY 2 of the Roland Garros fantasy saw a couple of interesting matchups, with a few seeds falling to lower ranked opposition and some quality talent unlucky to fall given their solid form on the clay coming into the tournament. With seven competitors from the United States taking the court on day two, the wins […]
2020 WTA Strasbourg and Rabat Open fantasy tennis: Second seeds struggle on Day 2
IT was another fairly predictable day at both the Strasbourg and Rabat Open fantasy tournaments, with a couple of outlying matches throwing the competition for a loop. The biggest win of the day was at Strasbourg with Iga Swiatek impressing in a straight sets win over Serena Williams – a player 20 years her senior. […]
2020 WTA Strasbourg and Rabat Open fantasy tennis: Americans dominate on day one
IT was a stellar start to the United States at both the Strasbourg Open and Rabat Open fantasy tournaments with nine of the eleven American competitors making it through to the second round amongst a plethora of talented players. Meanwhile, Australia struggled to produce a win across both tournaments and plenty of matches came down […]
2020 WTA Strasbourg Open fantasy tennis preview: Americans lead charge
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 WTA tournament is the Strasbourg Open with the reigning champ to return along with a host of big tennis names. FAVOURITE: Sofia […]
2020 WTA Italian Open fantasy tennis preview: Kvitova and Svitolina look to continue hot form in Rome
THE WTA Tour’s Italian Open – also known as the Internazionali BNL d’Italia – is set to be an interesting one, with plenty of fantastic matchups set to come. With a flurry of recent victors in quality form at the moment, just about any of the following players could make their mark on the tournament […]
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: First seeds drop as matches get tighter
THERE were two huge scalps on day four of the Stuttgart and Istanbul fantasy tournaments, with the respective first seeds both going down in straight sets to the dismay of fans. Yulia Putintseva put on an impressive show at Stuttgart, downing first seed Czech Karolina Pliskova in a stellar 7-5 6-3 outing. Putintseva had a […]
2020 WTA Stuttgart and Istanbul fantasy tennis: Competitions heat up on day three
DAY three at both the Stuttgart and Istanbul fantasy tournaments and plenty of interesting matches were on show, with majority of the day’s matches going to three sets. At Stuttgart, second and third seeds Naomi Osaka and Kiki Bertens joined the fray, with Bertens having a much easier time of it than Osaka though both […]
2020 WTA Stuttgart and Istanbul fantasy tennis: Predictable day two sets up interesting encounters
THE completion of both the Istanbul Open and Tennis Grand Prix fantasy Rounds of 32 saw plenty of interesting matchups, and with just two matches across both tournaments going to three sets, there is no doubt some big names will cross paths in future rounds. At Stuttgart, reigning champion Petra Kvitova was just too strong […]