In 2014 a 17 year old Belinda Bencic made it to the fourth round of the US Open on her debut. Months after turning 18 Belinda made the fourth round of Wimbledon and then later in 2018 in Toronto she made her debut at the Rogers Cup and it was absolutely out of this world!... Continue Reading →
St. Petersburg is that first chance after the Australian Open to see who is up to what on the WTA tour. With five of the top twenty in action as well as some of the tours more experienced players mixed with upcoming stars it has been a week so far full of stories and many... Continue Reading →
Two of the four I expected in the semi-finals are here. It has been an epic week of tennis so far and it's going to get better as the four remaining players all eye up the Billie Jean King trophy but who will be up against who? Ash Barty v Karolina Pliskova World number one... Continue Reading →
Another day see's another withdrawal from the WTA Finals. Following the withdrawals of Naomi Osaka and Bianca Andreescu it was Kiki Bertens who this time had to call her run as alternate in Shenzhen to an early end. Her match against Belinda Bencic would decide who would qualify for the semi-finals to face Elina Svitolina... Continue Reading →
Everything that could have happened in Shenzhen today did happen. We woke up to the news that former world number one Naomi Osaka had withdrawn from the tournament due to a shoulder injury. She sustained the injury in the Beijing final and it flared up again in her win against Petra Kvitova. With about two... Continue Reading →
Day 2 at the WTA Finals in Shenzhen certainly delivered. Simona Halep and firstly Elina Svitolina opened up their tournaments with impressive victories. Elina Svitolina saw off Karolina Pliskova in two sets of tennis with a mentally strong and well thought out game plan against the Czech number one. Pliskova has been left with a... Continue Reading →
Starting off the first Sunday with a win in Shenzhen is never a bad thing to do at the WTA Finals. Debutant and world number one Ashley Barty found her grove against last minute qualifier Belinda Bencic after dropping the first set 5-7. The level of the world number one in the second and third... Continue Reading →
The draw for the WTA Finals in Shenzhen has been complete. The top eight in women's tennis will be battling it out beginning on Sunday for the Billie Jean King trophy, but who will win? Red Group Ashleigh Barty Naomi Osaka Petra Kvitova Belinda Bencic Petra Kvitova couldn't have asked for a worse group in... Continue Reading →
The final eight are on route to the season finale in Shenzhen. Led by the world number one Ash Barty the top eight in women’s tennis will fight for the title only one of them has ever won before. That one? Elina Svitolina. So, who will walk away with the title? Ash Barty Ash has... Continue Reading →
Belinda Bencic will be a debutant at the WTA Finals in Shenzhen. Her place in the final eight went to the wire following her round one exit in Linz just over a week ago but has Coco Gauff to thank for halting Kiki Bertens who misses out. A week in Moscow would decide who will... Continue Reading →
