WTA Tour wrap: Venus falls on rough day for Americans
THE second day of the Tennis in the Land and Chicago Women’s Open events saw plenty of big results during the Round of 32, with a seed falling at each of the tournaments. At the Tennis in the Land in Cleveland, the top two seeds came away relatively unscathed, as top seed Daria Kasatkina asserted herself with […]
WTA Tour wrap: Retirements flood National Bank Open first round
THE National Bank Open has begun in Montreal, Canada, with a flurry of top talents expected to take the court this week as the US Open draws ever closer. In intriguing circumstances, three match results came down to injury retirements, as two Czechs in Marie Bouzkova and Tereza Martincova both dropped the first set before closing out […]
Women’s Olympics wrap: Bencic takes gold over Vondrousova, Monfils takes bronze
BELINDA Bencic has claimed Olympic gold for Switzerland, overcoming a shaky second set to take out the win against unseeded Marketa Vondrousova who takes home silver for the Czech Republic. Meanwhile, fourth seed Ukrainian Elina Monfils took out the bronze clash, coming from behind to defeat Kazakh Elena Rybakina. Bencic’s victory was by no means straightforward, only just […]
Olympics Women’s wraps: Gold medal match decider booked for Vondrousova and Bencic
IT will be an intriguing clash for the Gold Medal in the Olympics 2020 women’s tennis, with Marketa Vondrousova and Belinda Bencic making their way into the Tokyo final following respective victories and earning definite medal chances as they proceed. While Vondrousova had the expected tougher opponent in fourth seed Elina Monfils, the highest remaining seed left in […]
WTA Tour Wrap: Kerber fights on to record win as Barty claims all-Australian battle
IT was a quarter-final to remember at The Championships that included a historic matchup between two Australian powerhouses and a previous title-holder who continued to impress on the grass court. As four players look to uphold their Wimbledon dream in the upcoming semi-finals, the quarter-finals showed that it is still anybody’s game. Angelique Kerber was […]
WTA Tour Wrap: Tomlijanovic to face Barty as Raducanu retires
THE eighth day of Wimbledon saw a mixed bag of wins, each game never failing to surprise and delight tennis fans. Although a rising star of the game retired from her match due to medical reasons, all other games were played out to the end as eight players remain in the Wimbledon singles draw. Britain’s […]
Wimbledon 2021: Who’s into week two?
THE opening week of Wimbledon action for 2021 is done and dusted, and as the only grand slam that has retained the “Middle Sunday” day off for grass court maintenance, we take a look at the athletes from both the women’s and men’s draw who have secured their spot in the fourth round. In the […]
WTA Tour wrap: Jabeur books fourth round spots as Top 10 seeds dominate
ONS Jabeur has continued her red-hot 2021 form by toppling Grand Slam winner Garbine Muguruza and booking her spot in the second week of Wimbledon. The Tunisian talent became the first Arab woman to win a WTA Tour last month, and is now through to the fourth round following her come-from-behind 5-7 6-3 6-2 win […]
WTA Tour wrap: Stephens stuns Kvitova on day one at Wimbledon
SLOANE Stephens showed she means business at the 2021 Wimbledon Championships, taking a huge scalp on day one. The US Open winner has struggled with consistency over the past few years, but she made not mistake in putting together a big win against two-time Wimbledon winner Petra Kvitova, 6-3 6-4. In just 77 minutes of […]
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 […]
