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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: 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 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: Williams, Osaka fail to make Round of 16

ANOTHER interesting day at the Italian Open fantasy saw four seeds drop from the competition. Overall it was a less predictable round, with less blow-out scorelines and plenty of talent stepping up despite their high-calibre opponent. Of the six Americans left in the tournament, only three continue through to the Round of 16 after eighth […]

2020 WTA Italian Open fantasy tennis: Americans dominate on day one

DAY one of the Italian Open fantasy tournament saw plenty of big matches, though little surprising outcomes given the amount of consistent talent on show. All four seeds in this half of the draw – bar the two who got free passes through the first round in Elina Svitolina and Karolina Pliskova – were successful […]

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: Ostapenko joins seeded ranks in semi-finals

JUST the one unseeded name heads into the semi-finals of the Madrid Open fantasy tournament as seeds once again reigned supreme on the competition. Despite a rocky start against fellow top 10 seed Naomi Osaka, Ukrainian talent Elina Svitolina has once again propelled herself into the semi-finals. The 2-6 6-4 6-2 victory was a tough one […]

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