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: 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: 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: 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: Proceedings underway in rain-plagued Cincinnati
THE opening day of main draw action at the Western and Southern Open saw plenty of matches get underway with a number of hometown hopefuls taking the court and each of the seeds surviving. With a couple of matches still yet to play due to rain delays, majority of the results saw predictable outcomes in […]
WTA Tour wrap: Russians and Americans dominate day two of National Bank Open action
ON the second day of National Bank Open action in Montreal, Canada showcased plenty of talent, with the remaining Round of 64 clashes finishing up as the beginning of Round of 32 action took over. It was a hugely successful day for Russia, as all four Russians made their way through the opening round, with […]
WTA Tour wrap: Collins survives tight encounter as Mertens moves through
DANIELLE Collins has fought through a couple of tight tiebreakers to be one of three seeds through to the semi-finals at the Silicon Valley Classic in San Jose. Collins overcame a plucky Elena Rybakina, with the seventh seed American toppling the second seed Kazakh 7-6 7-6. The first tiebreaker went 7-5, and the second one […]
WTA Tour wrap: Seeds proceed in one-sided days at San Jose and Romania
COME from behind wins appeared to be the theme of the day at the Silicon Valley Classic in San Jose, with all four seeds claiming three set wins. It was a different story at the Winners Open in Romania, as the lone seed of the day also participated in the only three-setter in a much […]
WTA Tour wrap: Americans dominate in San Jose while seeds fall in Romania
THE Silicon Valley Classic WTA 500 event in San Jose has continued with six matches playing out to finish off the Round of 32, whilst in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, seeds fell across the board as four home hopefuls claimed opening round wins. Three of six American competitors claimed a second round berth in the United States, […]
Olympics Women’s wraps: Sorribes Tormo stuns Barty in Olympic-sized upset
FRESH off a second Grand Slam title at Wimbledon, many were expecting world number one and Australian Ash Barty to cruise through her opening match at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. They could not be more wrong, as the top seed was bundled out in a shock loss to rising Spanish talent Sara Sorribes Tormo in […]
