Thousands of miles away but over three continents we saw some exceptional tennis whether it was in St Petersburg, Acapulco, Monterrey or Dubai. We saw first time title winners, resurgent title winners and some surprises before most headed off to Miami. Daria Kasatkina back in winners circle 23 year old Daria Kasatkina from Russia continued... Continue Reading →
It has been a season hit by Covid-19 but in the early parts of the year and the Autumn we some incredible performances and stories unfold on the WTA tour but what stood out? Rally for Relief The year kicked off with tennis coming together to help raise funds for the Bush-fire relief in Australia.... Continue Reading →
Leylah Fernandez is into the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time. The lefty from Montreal who turn 18 just a few weeks ago continues to impress on the tour despite limited opportunities. The teenager who is ranked just inside the top 100 has seen off some tricky players in 31st seed... Continue Reading →
Sloane Stephens winning the US Open seems a bit of a lifetime ago now. When I saw she was up against qualifier Leylah Fernandez in Lexington I did worry for her. Sloane's last match on the tour was a convincing defeat to the Canadian teenager and it was the same result on return. Leylah Fernandez... Continue Reading →
It began in Acapulco and then 1299km away in Monterrey the star in Mexico these last few weeks was Canadian teenager Leylah Fernandez. Leylah already grabbed some headlines this year defeating Belinda Bencic in a live Fed Cup rubber but headed to Acapulco ranked at 191 in the world and is now set to climb... Continue Reading →
Outside the four majors this is the one everyone looks to. The best men and women are set for Indian Wells which begins next week. A concern is the Coronavirus which is present in California which last week declared a state of emergency but measures and changes have been put in place to deal with... Continue Reading →
Leylah Fernandez only turned 17 just under six months ago. The Canadian’s 2020 season kicked off in Auckland with a 5-7 6-7 defeat to Paula Badosa in qualifying. The teenager followed it up with three wins in Melbourne to come through qualifying winning all three matches in straight sets but against players ranked higher than... Continue Reading →
Heather Watson continues to have a good season on the tour! Including qualifying matches the Brit has done something she has never done before and that is win 13 matches before the end of February! Heather was a semi-finalist in her usual happy hunting ground of Hobart this year where she is a former champion.... Continue Reading →
