WTA Tour wrap: US Open starts with a bang
A HUGE opening day of US Open action proved that the top talent is here to play, with just one of the day’s 16 women’s seeds falling. That being said, wins did not always come easy, with a flurry of three set tiebreaker contests setting the tone. Apart from a second set slip up from Aryna […]
WTA Tour wrap: Teichmann downs Osaka as Czechs prevail
IT was almost a clean sweep from Czech competitors on a blockbuster day of Western and Southern Open action in Cincinnati, as three of the four Czechs registered wins, and a Swiss wildcard upset second seed Naomi Osaka. Jil Teichmann completed the biggest win of her career with a come from behind victory over Naomi Osaka, […]
WTA Tour wrap: Badosa stuns erratic Sabalenka as seeds begin to fall
SPANIARD Paula Badosa has had to go the full distance to finally put away an erratic Aryna Sabalenka to advance through to the Round of 16 at the Western and Southern Open. In what was a contrast of two styles, the full throttle Sabalenka slammed home 41 winners to 20, and hit nine aces, but […]
WTA Tour wrap: Pegula gets revenge on Giorgi as Halep returns to the winners list
A SECOND straight day of rainfall delayed proceedings at the Western and Southern Open, but that did not stop some big wins getting on the board as all three of the day’s seeds claimed wins and some speedy victories were registered in Cincinnati. Simona Halep made her long awaited return to the court and did […]
WTA Tour wraps: Pliskova and Sabalenka set up dream semi as underdogs win other quarter finals
TOP four seeds Aryna Sabalenka and Karolina Pliskova have set up a much anticipated semi-final in the 2021 National Bank Open following their respective quarter finals wins. In an all-Belarusian quarter final, Sabalenka took care of her more experienced compatriot Victoria Azarenka, while Pliskova was equally as dominant against Sara Sorribes Tormo. Both matches lasted […]
WTA Tour wrap: Giorgi upsets Kvitova as all-Belarusian clash looms
INTRIGUING and upset results continued to plague the women’s National Bank Open during the Round of 16, with proceedings also briefly interrupted by rain delays. A couple of seeds fell on Day 6 of the event, with the biggest upset coming off the back of Camila Giorgi‘s great form. Giorgi had already ousted one seed in […]
WTA Tour wrap: The Barty Party rolls on at Wimbledon
AUSTRALIAN world number one Ash Barty booked her ticket to the third round of Wimbledon action on Thursday, proving too good for Russian Anna Blinkova with a 6-3 6-4 victory. Despite conceding breaks in both sets and committing an uncharacteristic 33 unforced errors, Barty remained composed and won 75 per cent of points at the […]
WTA Tour wrap: No seeds remain at Eastbourne as Giorgi slays Sabalenka
NO seeds remain at the Eastbourne event this week following a huge quarter final round overnight, with all four matches going the distance in three sets with each of the remaining competitors on the prowl. Meanwhile at Bad Homburg, proceedings were delayed with none of the four quarter finals taking the court for the day, […]
WTA Tour wrap: Carnage in Eastbourne as Bad Homburg goes to plan
THERE were two very different sets of results at the WTA Tour’s grass court events overnight, with the Eastbourne and Bad Homburg Round of 16s completed. In Eastbourne, just one seed survived the night – top seed Aryna Sabalenka – as the four others fell, leaving the title wide open after the Belarusian favourite. Meanwhile […]
WTA Tour wrap: Mixed bag of results across grass court events
IT was a bit of a mixed bag of results across the WTA Tour’s two grass court events yesterday, with two seeds making their way through in each of the Viking Classic and Bett1Open quarter finals, whilst in the other two matches the underdog prevailed. In Berlin, fifth seed Belinda Bencic advanced through to the […]
