Sloane, Madison, Caro, Vika & Garbine; 5 ladies have kicked off April in style!

The beginning of the clay court season has begun for some but for others it was the last week on the hard courts which brought plenty of opportunities. Some players have played well up to now and some haven't kicked off their season at all but following a week in Charleston and Monterrey respectively the...

Madison Keys sends out a reminder as she wins Charleston in style

Madison Keys has just reminded us of her clay court skills with her first title on the surface. Madison's year has been a bit flat. R4 exit in Melbourne to Svitolina was followed by a slight break in February before returning to the sunshine double where she lost in R1 at both events. Madison is...

Sloane “I’m tired of f****** losing”

https://twitter.com/SloaneStephens/status/1114014859086180354It has been an underwhelming year so far for Sloane Stephens. The American who of course won the US Open just over 18 months ago and was in the finals of Roland Garros, Montreal and Singapore last year just hadn't got going. Of course that split with Kamau Murray raised questions and raised more over...

Francesca Schiavone working with Caroline Wozniacki in Charleston

Following an amazing 22 years on the tour last year Francesca Schiavone called it a day at the age of 38 and the former French Open champion who won at Roland Garros back in 2010 has been spotted in the Wozniacki camp of late. The two trained together in Miami not long ago and the...

Maria Sakkari – 7-6 6-3 Kiki Bertens

Second seed Kiki Bertens is out. A first set which was really close will be seen as a missed opportunity for the second seed who saw three set points in the tie breaker but she could not capatalise on the break points winning just 4/11 in the match. Sakkari who saw off Petkovic 6-3 6-0...