Monterrey Open: Top two seeds through to quarter finals
ONLY one seeded player was bumped out on Day 4 of the Monterrey Open, with first seed Elina Svitolina and second seed Johanna Konta both getting through unscathed in straight set wins. Ukrainian Svitolina was clean and impressive in victory, defeating Bulgarian Olga Govortsova in straight sets and heading in as the one to beat […]
ATP/WTA Mexico Open: Teenage prodigies through for WTA Tour, as upsets create havoc for ATP Tour
THREE teenagers are through to the final eight in Acapulco on the women’s draw, while it was less positive for three of the world’s brightest stars on the men’s draw. American qualifier, Tommy Paul has caused a massive boilover by downing German top 10 player and number two seed, Alexander Zverev in the Round of […]
Mexican Open: Wawrinka survives, while two top women seeds fall
BOTH the ATP and WTA Tour took to the court in Mexico for the Abierto Mexicano, effectively the Mexican Open. On the first day of main draw competition, third seed Stan Wawrinka survived a three-set thriller against Frances Tiafoe, while both the second and third seeds in the women’s event dropped out. The ATP500 event […]
Australian Open: Women’s Day 3 review – Goerges through to Round of 32 as big guns send message
BELGIAN, Julia Goerges is through to the Round of 32 after a commanding three-set win over 13th seed Croatian, Petra Martic. She joined a host of big names from the women’s draw in the third round, with the other half of Round 2 to be completed today, weather permitting. Goerges once again proved she can […]
Williams tested by young gun Zidansek
THE grand slam queen of tennis over the last 20 years, Serena Williams headed through to Round 3 of the Australian Open after a tense clash with 22-year-old Slovenian, Tamara Zidansek. The young talent well and truly showcased what she’s capable of – especially in the second set – though she eventually went down in […]
Australian Open: Women’s Day 1 review – Barty fights as others breeze through to next round
IT was a huge opening day of the Australian Open with some simply outstanding individual performances. Plenty of seeds moved through to Round 2, while some matches were delayed due to adverse weather conditions. We recap all the matches that went down on Monday. World number one, Ash Barty has advanced to the second round […]
Hobart International: Day 2 – Top seeds smash opponents as Aussie Cabrera upsets Garcia
THE top four seeds at the Hobart International have moved through to the second round with a couple of matches taking just over an hour of game play. Number one seed, Elise Mertens smashed American Christina McHale 6-1 6-1 in just 68 minutes, while third seed Elena Rybakina cruised past Slovenian Tamara Zidansek 6-1 6-4 […]
Hobart International: Day 1 – Kuzmova wins thriller as Aussies bow out
VIKTORIA Kuzmova has survived an epic match to down China’s Lin Zhu in the opening round of the Hobart International yesterday. In a match that lasted almost three hours, the 21-year-old Slovakian came from a set down to advance through to the second round with a 5-7 6-2 7-6 victory. It was a powerful statement […]
ASB Classic: Day 6 wrap – Second seed Martic out before quarter finals
ASB Classic Day 6 saw four matches play out to finish off the Round of 16, knocking out second and eighth seed in the process. The victors of these matches will all take each other on in the quarter finals. Alize Cornet had a slow start against second seed, Petra Martic before prevailing in the […]
ASB Classic: Day 1 wrap – High intensity matches to open the tournament
AFTER three days of qualifying matches, the ASB Classic has begun with plenty of high energy matches setting the bar high. An intense match took place between Canada’s Eugenie Bouchard and Belgian, Kirsten Flipkens, seeing an exciting 7-5 7-5 match play out. Bouchard got the chocolates despite being ranked far below her opponent, forcing errors […]
