Showing posts for: Simona Halep
2020 WTA Roland Garros fantasy tennis preview: Barty Party hoping for encore

WORLD number one Ash Barty returns to Paris to try and defend her maiden Grand Slam title, and with a number of other in-form clay courters joining her in France, expect the 2020 WTA Roland Garros fantasy tennis tournament to be a massive one. FAVOURITE: Ash Barty (Australia) Last year’s Roland Garros winner and world […]

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: Halep and Martic to contest Italian Open fantasy title

TWO massive semi-finals played out at the Italian Open fantasy tournament, seeing Simona Halep and Petra Martic head through to the final after spectacular wins. Martic is through to her fourth WTA final after defeating tough American qualifier, Sloane Stephens, in straight sets 6-3 6-3. Martic was impressive from the get-go, using her powerful serve […]

2020 WTA Italian Open fantasy tennis: Halep collects 21st title

THE Italian Open fantasy final finished with a bang, as third seed Romanian Simona Halep well and truly dominated against Croatia’s Petra Martic for the 2020 fantasy tennis title.  Halep never looked like losing to unseeded Martic, only dropping the one game in the first set to well and truly stake her claim. Serving up […]

2020 WTA Italian Open fantasy tennis: Halep and Stephens dominate quarter finals

THREE seeds miss out on the Italian Open fantasy semi-finals after falling short at the quarter finals, with all four victors managing straight sets wins. Just one match was close, while two were complete in under an hour, such was their victors’ dominance. Third seed Simona Halep and qualifier Sloane Stephens continued their strong form, […]

2020 WTA Italian Open fantasy tennis: Consistent Kvitova out of the competition

IT was a tough day at the office for many at the Italian Open fantasy tournament, with all bar three matches going to three sets. Five top seeds are still sitting pretty following the conclusion of the Round of 16, while four quality competitors were bundled out. Second and third seeds Elina Svitolina and Simona […]

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: Top seeds drop off in Round of 16

IT was a massive Round of 16 at the WTA Tour Madrid Open fantasy tournament, with a couple of huge scalps turning the tables on the competition. Four top 10 seeds were eliminated as seeded talents dropped like flies. The biggest win went to Polish teenager, Iga Swiatek who defeated world number one Ash Barty in a […]

2020 WTA Madrid Open fantasy tennis: Czech Republic continues to impress as seeds prevail

ALL bar two seeds continued through to the Round of 16 after a big day of competition at the Madrid Open fantasy, while just the five matches went to three sets in what was a mostly one sided day of tennis.  Three of the four Czech Republic competitors head through to the third round, with […]

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 […]

1 12 13 14 15 16 18