
Garcia stuns top seed Pliskova to book third round US Open spot
CAROLINE Garcia has caused the boil-over of the US Open by defeating top seed and world number three, Karolina Pliskova in straight sets today. The unseeded Frenchwoman made her way into the third round at the Grand Slam with a 6-1 7-6 victory, winning the last five points of the match after the Czech seed […]

Martic survives thriller to advance through to US Open Round of 64
PETRA Martic had some nervous moments but eventually came up trumps in a three-set win over former top 30 player, Tereza Martincova. Not the easiest of first round matches, Martic came from a set down to post the 5-7 6-4 6-2 win in two hours and 27 minutes. The Croatian, who was a top eight […]

Rain delays sees Prague seeds drop in opening round
AN interesting start to the 2020 Prague Open was had yesterday, with the first day of proceedings – and last of qualifiers – delayed by rain and forcing a massive day on what was what meant to be the second day of action. Among the winning seeds of the day were first, second and third […]

2020 WTA Roland Garros fantasy tennis: Strength in numbers as top seeds continue to flourish
THE second half of the Roland Garros fantasy Round of 64 saw plenty of interesting matchups, with five top ten players taking the court. But while majority of the competition’s seeds were too good this time around, a couple fell to unsuspecting foes. Ash Barty continued her strong run, defeating China’s Saisai Zheng in straight […]

2020 Roland Garros fantasy: Young seeds prove strong on day three
ANOTHER big day at the Roland Garros fantasy tournament saw some big names grace the court, with four of this quarter’s top five seeds reigning supreme to head to the Round of 64. Americans once again came out on top for the most part, while a couple of grand slam champions rose to the occasion. […]

Australian Open: Qualifying Rounds 2/3 – Former Wimbledon Junior runner-up and ATP Top 10 pick advance to main draw
THE first of the main draw qualifiers are through to the Australian Open starting Monday after a number of men’s and women’s finals were played yesterday. The remainder of the finals will be played today, with 32 qualifiers all-up – 16 men and 16 women – making it through to the final 128 players who […]

Shenzhen Open – Day 1 wrap: Underdogs impress in round one of Shenzhen qualifiers
THE qualifying round of the 2020 Shenzhen Open started with a bang on Saturday, as 16 players went head-to-head to try and gain a coveted main draw spot. The first four matches of the tournament saw straight sets wins before a battle between Barbora Krejcikova and Nina Stojanovic livened up proceedings with a mammoth three-set […]