WTA Tour midweek update: Hontama stuns top talents
QUARTER finalists have been decided at the Chicago fall Tennis Classic, with the final four determined in Nur-Saltan with Indian Wells edging closer by the day. CHICAGO FALL TENNIS CLASSIC WTA 500: Japanese 200th ranked talent Mai Hontama has stunned onlookers at the Chicago Fall Tennis Classic by reaching the quarter final of the event, […]
2021 WTA Tour preview: Open fields in Chicago, Nur-Saltan
THE CHICAGO Fall Tennis Classic has been dealt a blow this year, with a number of top talents unable to play in what is an open field of entrants. Whilst the likes of Ash Barty, Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek, Naomi Osaka and – after a late withdrawal – Maria Sakkari will not take part, there […]
WTA Next-Gen focus: Tauson eyes off deep run in Luxembourg after upset win
DENMARK’S Clara Tauson is proving a handful for the top players on the WTA Tour, as the young gun 18-year-old reached a quarter final at Luxembourg in the WTA Tour 250 event. She was one of the shining lights from our focus on the WTA Next-Gen talents as we cast our eyes over the 250 […]
WTA Tour midweek update: Tauson and Juvan topple seeds, Riske finds form
FOUR of the eight quarter finalists at the events in Luxembourg and Potoroz have been decided as we take a quick glimpse at how the first two rounds of action panned out in the WTA Tour 250 events. Over in Slovenia, it was a great day for the home nation, with young gun and future […]
A look ahead – 2021 WTA Tour: Luxembourg & Portoroz
FOLLOWING the conclusion of the US Open, the WTA Tour is not taking a break like the ATP Tour, with two WTA 250 events. The qualifiers were completed for the 2021 Luxembourg Open with the main draw matches to begin overnight tonight, whilst the Zvarovalnica Sava Porotorz in Slovenia has begun qualifying, with those matches […]
WTA Tour wrap: Barty falls in thriller as Raducanu joins teen brigade in second week
A HUGE Saturday of US Open women’s action saw upsets aplenty as the third round was completed, creating some intriguing matches to come. The biggest upset of the day was arguably the three set epic between number one seed Ash Barty and American Shelby Rogers, who built off a huge home crowd to claim a come from behind […]
WTA Tour wrap: Andreescu and Barty continue strong form
IT was a fairly comprehensive day for the US Open’s top seeds, as the Round of 64 came to a close with some intriguing results coming to light. Not only that, but yesterday’s delayed matchup was completed with 16th seed Angelique Kerber earning her third round berth, albeit a day later than expected. It was a […]
WTA Tour wrap: Seeds continue to star as Andreescu fights to remain
THE US Open women’s draw has already seen plenty of intriguing results shake up the competition, but once more it was the seeds that stepped up to the pressure with just two more joining Yulia Putintseva on the sidelines following the first round. The likes of Ash Barty, Karolina Pliskova, Iga Swiatek and Petra Kvitova had little issue getting […]
WTA Tour wrap: Chicago and Cleveland finals ramp up US Open prep
ELINA Svitolina‘s last-minute wildcard entry to the Chicago Women’s Open has paid off in spades with the newly married Ukrainian earning her place in the final tomorrow, taking on ninth seed Alize Cornet for what will be both players’ first final of the year. At the Tennis in the Land tournament in Cleveland, unseeded Romanian […]
WTA Tour wrap: Svitolina blasts Mladenovic away in Chicago as seeds advance to semi-finals
IN a rather strange day at Chicago Women’s Open, top seed Elina Svitolina was one of the rare constants, putting together her most dominant performance since winning bronze at the Tokyo Olympics to blow seventh seed Frenchwoman Kristina Mladenovic away in 55 minutes. The Ukrainian talent won 6-1 6-0 in a complete rout to storm […]
