WTA pulls tournaments from China and Hong Kong
THE WTA has taken the extraordinary step in pulling all of its tournaments out of China and Hong Kong, in response to the continuing saga surrounding Chinese star Shuai Peng. China was due to be the host of several tournaments in 2022, including the WTA Tour Finals. This move is in response to the continuing […]
2022 WTA Tour Players to Watch: Marta Kostyuk
UKRAINIAN teenager Marta Kostyuk snuck into the WTA Tour’s Top 50 last month, reaching her career-high ranking after a memorable season. The European young gun has been a name that has kept popping up over the last few seasons as a prodigy, so it would be easy to forget that she is only 19-years-old. Starting […]
2020 WTA Roland Garros fantasy tennis: Ash Barty joins the fray
THE final day of Round of 128 saw reigning titleholder and world number one Ash Barty hit the court for the first time, and doing it in style with a threatening straight sets defeat of young talent Coco Gauff who is capable of defeating anyone on her day. The 6-2 6-2 victory started a slew […]
2020 WTA Miami Open fantasy tennis: Stephens breaks through for important win
SLOANE Stephens won her first match against a top 400 opponent for the year, joining a number of Americans in the second round of the 2020 WTA Tour’s Miami Open fantasy tennis tournament. The out-of-form talent came from behind to defeat Japan’s Nao Hibino 6-7 7-5 6-3, joining four other United States representatives in the […]
2020 WTA Fantasy Mexican Open: Vandeweghe claims title in come-from-behind win
AMERICAN Coco Vandeweghe has upset the tournament favourite Shuai Peng, defeating her in a come-from-behind win to take home the 2020 Mexican Open title. The world number 198th won her third WTA Tour singles title with the victory and her first outside of ‘s-Hertongenbosch. Coming into the match, Shuai was rated a 52 per cent […]
2020 WTA Fantasy Mexican Open: Shuai Peng to face Coco Vandeweghe in final
A COUPLE of three-set epic contests have determined the two finalists through to the 2020 WTA Tour’s Mexican Open fantasy tennis tournament. Third seed, Shuai Peng won through to the final after downing Frenchwoman, Oceane Dodin 5-7 6-4 6-3. The 34-year-old proved too skilful for the 23-year-old European talent in the the end, coming back […]
2020 WTA Fantasy Mexican Open: Samsonova and Vandeweghe storm into semis
THE final four in the 2020 Mexican Open fantasy tennis competition has been decided following the quarter finals that were played today. Just two seeds remain in the hunt for the 2020 title in what was a mixed bag of results on day five of the competition. Third seed and tournament favourite, Shuai Peng advanced […]
2020 WTA Fantasy Mexican Open: Vandeweghe last North American standing
COCO Vandeweghe is the sole North American left in the Mexican Open after an impressive win against United States compatriot Caty McNally in the Round of 16 today. Vandeweghe was one of four players through to the quarter finals, completing the last eight after an impressive three-set win. The match lasted more than two and […]
2020 WTA Fantasy Mexican Open: Sasnovich books spot in Round of 16 after classic contest
TOURNAMENT favourite and Chinese veteran, Shuai Peng has moved through to the quarter finals following a comprehensive Round of 16 win. Shuai proved too good for Romanian, Monica Niculescu in the final 16, winning 6-1 6-2 in 54 minutes. The 34-year-old was consistent across the court and strong with her counterpunching as she also produced […]
2020 WTA Mexican Open fantasy preview: Chinese talents lead way for Mexican 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. We will use ELO scores to determine each match result, and the top 300 players in particular will be in focus, with rankings changing […]
