It was almost a year ago when tennis stopped for around 6 months, now it is back and slightly different to usual but March is set to be a big month tennis as big players return, records are broken and of course titles are won. Roger Federer to return in Qatar! A couple of days... Continue Reading →
A tough end to a heroic 7 days as Halep falls in Qatar final
I think it is fair to say Simona Halep has had a busy week of tennis. 7 days ago she was in the Czech Republic and was a key part of her teams success against one of the most difficult sides in the competition. Following her heroics in Fed Cup she made her way to... Continue Reading →
Mladenovic 6-2 6-4 Peng – Controlled and Calm performance after weekend heroics!
After her Fed Cup heroics for France at the weekend winning all three of her matches to edge past Belgium 3-2 you couldn't blame Kristina Mladenovic for taking the sting out of this one to conserve her energy for an upcoming week in Qatar. The French woman was cool, calm and composed throughout the match... Continue Reading →
Niculescu 4-6 6-4 6-3 Sharapova – How a strong performance quickly turned unnecessarily messy!
When you say the name Monica Niculescu you know what you are going to get. That slice shot is one of the unique shots in the game and for the first set and a half Maria Sharapova played what I would describe as a fast, dominate and strong performance against the Romanian and then mid-way... Continue Reading →
Bellis 7-5 4-1 Kasatkina – Russian retires with injury but ran out of ideas early on!
Daria Kasatkina is a player who is only 20 years old but has been on the tour for quite some time. However today against American qualifier CiCi Bellis the Russian ran out of ideas. The Russian who has one WTA singles title to her name has wins against Venus, Halep and Kerber before a victory... Continue Reading →
Cibulkova 7-6 6-4 Pavlyuchenkova – Slovakian edges in cagey Qatar opener
Right from the beginning it felt like a match that the two came out not to lose. Breaks of serve were exchanged and there was a 'tentative' approach from both players who are usually confident with approach but sometimes not so in their conviction. For Pavlyuchenkova it hasn't been a good season so far and... Continue Reading →