Grand Slam winners to face off in Western & Southern Open final
NAOMI Osaka and Victoria Azarenka will face off in the final of the Western & Southern Open after the pair won their respective semi-finals today. The 2018 US Open winner Osaka had initially withdrawn from the tournament in support of the Black Lives Matter movement, but with the tournament suspended for a day because of […]
Osaka withdraws among intriguing day at W&S Open
THE Western and Southern Open quarter finals saw a day of mostly predictable outcomes heading into the semi-finals, with three of the four matches done and dusted in straight sets and all four complete in under two hours. But the real intrigue came in the matchup between Naomi Osaka and Anett Kontaveit, with the two […]
Sakkari knocks out Williams as Serena’s US Open prep hits another snag
A CONFIDENT Maria Sakkari has bolted into her second consecutive Western & Southern Open quarter finals appearance after coming back from a set and a break down to stun third seed and tournament favourite, Serena Williams. The Greek star and 13th seed looked almost down and out after trailing 7-5 5-3 and her opponent was […]
Bellis winds back clock to book quarter final spot
AMERICAN up and comer, Catherine Bellis (known as CiCi) has wound back the clock with back-to-back wins at the Top Seed Open showing her class in the Lexington event to book a spot in the final eight. The 302nd ranked United States representative is a far throw from her 2017 career-high ranking of 35th in […]
Twenty two years on, Williams sisters to face off for 31st time
TWENTY two years ago, 17-year-old Venus Williams emerged triumphant over her 16-year-old sister, Serena in the second round of the Australian Open. While both had shown immense talent as teenagers, few would have predicted what would develop, as both sisters would go on to win multiple Grand Slams, Serena vying for a record-equalling 24 if […]
British fall as other seeds advance on day one at Lexington
GREAT Britain’s great white hope, Johanna Konta‘s season continued to spiral after the third seed slipped up in the first round of the Top Seed Open in Lexington. Konta fell to Czech Marie Bouzkova in straight sets, 6-4 6-4 in two hours and one minute after dropping a match to a lowly ranked compatriot in […]
Top Seed Open draws Serena Williams to the fray
A BRAND new tournament starts up this week in Lexington, Kentucky, with the Top Seed Open set to host a wealth of top ranked players from the North America region in the lead up to the US Open, with hard court experience essential on the return of the tour. Ninth ranked Serena Williams headlines the […]
WTA Tour returns: Who, where and when?
WHILE the world still battles the 2020 global pandemic that is COVID-19, it might be difficult to imagine an international sport that stretches every continent going ahead. But that is exactly the case for the WTA and ATP Tours that start in the next month. While the ATP Tour kicks off later in August, the […]
2020 Libema Open fantasy tennis: Tsitsipas and Wawrinka fall at first hurdle
A COUPLE of huge upsets on day two of the Libema Open fantasy tennis tournament in both the men’s and women’s competitions have shaken up the draw going forward. Greek second seed Stefanos Tsitsipas is out of the Open after falling to Frenchman Benoit Paire in three sets, 7-5 3-6 6-3. Also joining him on […]
2020 Libema Open fantasy tennis: Seeds mostly go to plan, with a couple of upsets on opening day
THERE were no major shocks in the ATP Libema Open, whilst six of the eight WTA seeds reached the second round in the WTA fantasy tennis tournament in s’Hertogenbosch. Of the day’s winners, the top three women dominated proceedings, whilst the highest seeded men largely had greater degree of difficulty to win. In the ATP […]
