WTA Tour wrap: Top seeds all survive day two in Madrid
NAOMI Osaka was among all eight seeds to book their spot in the Madrid Open second round, following a straight sets win over compatriot Misaki Doi. In her first clay event in almost two years, Osaka overcame some early resistance from Doi to post a 7-5 6-2 victory and move through to the Round of […]
WTA Tour wrap: Barty birthday treat in come-from-behind win
WORLD number one Ash Barty has produced a sterling come-from-behind win for the best possible birthday present – to book a spot in the 2021 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix final. The Australian dynamo won 4-6 7-6 6-2 in two hours and five minutes against fourth seed Ukrainan Elina Svitolina, to set up a decider date […]
WTA Tour wrap: Big guns book spots in Stuttgart
FOUR of the top five players at the 2021 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, setting up a blockbuster pair of semi-finals. Top seed Ash Barty came from behind to post a three-set win over sixth seed Karolina Pliskova in an impressive 2-6 6-1 7-5 victory, one of three full-length quarter finals matches. The match […]
WTA Tour wrap: Halep cleans up in 56 minutes as seeds control proceedings
TWO seeds fell across a widely predictable day on the WTA Tour, with the two events seeing fairly convincing results across the board. At the WTA 500 Porsche Tennis Gand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany, four world top 10s all proceeded to the quarter finals, with world number two and top seed Simona Halep doing it in […]
WTA Miami Open 1000: Ana Konjuh’s up some magic to power past Swiatek
CROATIAN former Top 20 talent Ana Konjuh has upset Roland Garros reigning champion Iga Swiatek in the third round of the WTA 1000 Miami Open overnight. The Croatian world number 338th turned 23 in December last year and still has a bright future ahead of her, smashing 40 winners on her way to a three-set […]
2021 ATP/WTA 1000 Miami Open preview: Federer and Nadal withdraw as Barty returns
THE 2021 Miami Open is set to begin this week, played from Monday, March 22 through to Sunday, April 4, with the 1000 event expected to showcase some high calibre encounters across both the ATP and WTA Tours. Whilst the men’s list is missing a couple of notable names within the top 20, the women’s […]
2021 WTA 1000 preview: Dubai Tennis Championships
THE 2021 WTA Tour Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships are set to begin on the weekend, with plenty of top talent expected to take the court in the United Arab Emirates. Reigning champion Simona Halep and world number one Ash Barty both withdrew from the tournament during the week citing injuries, whilst Australian Open champions Naomi […]
Australian Open Women’s Quarter finals wrap: Williams and Osaka to face off in semi
A REMATCH of the 2018 US Open final will take place on Saturday for the 2021 Australian Open semi-final between Naomi Osaka and Serena Williams. For the rising Osaka, she will attempt to win her fourth Grand Slam, and second Australian Open – having won in 2019 – while Williams is gunning for a record-equalling […]
Australian Open Women’s Round of 16 wrap: Barty, Muchova, American duo reign supreme on day eight
THE Australian Open women’s Round of 16 was complete yesterday, with one major upset amongst a big day on the park. Two of the three American competitors joined Serena Williams in the quarter finals as their remaining compatriot left in the draw was ousted by world number one Ash Barty, who disposed of Shelby Rogers in the […]
Australian Open Women’s Round of 16 wrap: Hsieh into maiden Grand Slam quarter final as Osaka comes back from the brink
A BLOCKBUSTER day of Australian Open action completed the first week at Melbourne Park, as a couple more upsets were added to the list and tight encounters were pushed all the way as the tournament heats up. Three three-setters set the tone for the huge day on the park, as Simona Halep and Naomi Osaka were pushed all the […]
