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 →
It is quite unusual for players to get to the WTA Finals without a trophy however it is done on points. You could argue that Karolina Pliskova and Maria Sakkari have consistently picked up points this season but will have regrets. Karolina Pliskova - 3 Finals, 0 Titles Pliskova was runner-up at Wimbledon, she took... Continue Reading →
10 past 10 at night in New York, 10 past 3 in the morning back in the UK, Emma Raducanu took on Maria Sakkari for a place in the US Open Final. A sentence I wouldn't have even dreamt to have said a couple of weeks ago. For the Greek it would be a second... Continue Reading →
We know we will have a new Grand Slam champion on Saturday, but who will that be? The last Grand Slam champion left standing Iga Swiatek who is the defending champion was knocked out in straight sets by the 17th seed Maria Sakkari. After a phenomenal 11 consecutive wins and 22 consecutive sets of tennis... Continue Reading →
It has been a fascinating couple of weeks of tennis down at the Hard Rock Stadium in Florida. High profile names were missing but that did not put a damper on proceedings at one of the biggest events on the WTA and ATP tours but what happened? Title, defended. A big week for World No.1... Continue Reading →
Another incredible day of tennis down at Melbourne Park saw some exciting tennis and memorable moments made in the Melbourne sun as round one came to a close The Barty Party is in full swing! After winning then first 16 points of the match and leading 4-0 it did look like being a long bit... Continue Reading →
32 players will head to Dubai this next week. The best in women's tennis will gather in the run up for Indian Wells and Miami and the draw in Dubai is pretty chaotic and brutal from the get go! The match ups in round one are quite incredible, the only two who won't be in... Continue Reading →
Sunday at Melbourne Park was a pretty straight forward day, we now know half of the final eight as the top half of the women's draw and bottom half of the men's draw were in action. Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-4 6-4 Diego Schwartzman A good days work for Djokovic against the in-form Argentine. Diego has... Continue Reading →
It's been a great day in Birmingham! Rain may have upset play in the last couple of matches but the quality of tennis today at the Edgebaston Priory Club has been exceptional. A day which has seen Julia Georges recover from a set down to win also saw wins for Putintseva, Kristyna Pliskova, Martic and... Continue Reading →
Following a difficult grass court week in Nottingham the tours now move to Birmingham and London as the men and women on the look to enhance their Wimbledon chances but what opening round match-ups do we have early on? Queens Club - Stefanos Tsitsipas v Kyle Edmund You probably couldn't have drawn a tougher opening... Continue Reading →
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