On Friday in Stuttgart eight became four, some intriguing match-ups including firsts for some and missed opportunities for others unfolded in Germany. Missed opportunity for Jabeur as Badosa becomes No.2 It was one of those matches where the better player lost in my opinion, that is no disrespect to Paula Badosa but Ons Jabeur was... Continue Reading →
At the start of the year we didn't know if we would have a WTA Finals or where it would be. A late announcement for Guadalajara saw the top players in women's tennis race for a spot at the season ending finale and it was a total success of a tournament with an awesome atmosphere,... Continue Reading →
Top seed Aryna Sabalenka was in control for the opening 35 minutes, the Belarusian brought her big hitting tennis to the courts in Guadalajara. Even at 4-2 40-30 when the world number two double faulted little did we expect what happened to happen. Little did I expect having broken the Spaniard in the sixth game... Continue Reading →
There will not be a trip to Shenzhen once again this year to finish the year on the WTA tour but the tour finals will take place this year back in Guadalajara instead. World number one Ashleigh Barty is confirmed for the tournament as is Aryna Sabalenka and Roland Garros winner Barbora Krecijkova. Karolina Pliskova... Continue Reading →
It just gets better and better, Leylah Fernandez on Saturday night will play in her first Grand Slam final. It has been quite a sensational run which has seen the teenager take the tennis world by storm. R1 - 7-6 6-2 vs Ana KonjuhR2 - 7-5 7-5 vs Kaia KanepiR3 - 5-7 7-6 6-4 vs... Continue Reading →
It is set to be another blockbusting two weeks of tennis at Wimbledon, the women's draw at Wimbledon could be more open than that at Roland Garros a few weeks back which saw Barbora Krejcikova defeat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova for the title. There will be no defending champion as sadly for Simona Halep her calf injury... Continue Reading →
Sabalenka falls as the 31st seed, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova wins her 36th match vs top 10 opponent Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova is a player you just don't write off. The Russian has been beating top 10 ranked opponents since 2009 and for the seventh time in a major. It is also the Russian's first time into the fourth... Continue Reading →
Predicting who will lift the Coupe Suzanne Lenglen has proved to be one of the most difficult tasks in women’s tennis. Over the last seven years there have been seven different winners at Roland Garros, only three players since 2005 have won on three separate occasions: Justine Henin, Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams, so will... Continue Reading →
In the Cauldron of the Caja Magica in Madrid we have seen some fantastic tennis, surprises and some leaving with more questions than answers. Daniil “I hate this surface” Medvedev World No.2 Daniil Medvedev’s love but mostly hate relationship with the clay courts continued in Madrid this time around. For the first time in his... Continue Reading →
Another week, another final and another meeting between world number one Ash Barty and the recently turned 23 year old Aryna Sabalenka, this time in the Madrid final. After a very good start in the Stuttgart final things got away from the Belarusian and a good start was on order for Aryna at the beginning... Continue Reading →
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