Another week has come to an end! Title winners, surprises, upsets, talking points and plenty of action from the week to have a look at! Next stop, Monterrey! Monterrey has quickly turned into the draw of players needing some wins. Not only is former world number one Kim Clijsters in action looking for her first... Continue Reading →
Day four down at Melbourne Park did take a little while to get going. Rain delayed play on the outside courts for about an hour but once play did begin it was a business like day from the best on show. Play began with no delay out on Rod Laver Arena, I stayed up for... Continue Reading →
It does get said a lot at the moment but it is true that women's game is wide open. Predicting a winner of the Australian Open will be tricky work but let's have a look at some chances. Ash Barty What a story this will be! The place will be full as Melbourne awaits the... Continue Reading →
Karolina Pliskova is now 27 years old. That US Open final from 2016 does seem a bit of a lifetime ago and to be honest so does her good run at the beginning of last season. The Czech number one began her year with the title in Brisbane and went home in the semi-finals of... Continue Reading →
Conchita Martinez and Karolina Pliskova's partnership has come to an end. The former Wimbledon champion has been with Pliskova for the year and despite finishing the year at World number two they have decided to go their own ways. I think finishing the year as world number two has maybe papered over the cracks of... 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 →
No withdrawals or injuries today but good grief I need a lie down after today's tennis. We now have our semi-finals confirmed for Saturday. Elina Svitolina will take on Belinda Bencic as we know and Ash Barty will get Karolina Pliskova but first what the hell happened today? Elina Svitolina made it three out of... Continue Reading →
Day four was the second day of action for purple group and it gave us our first semi-finalist of 2019. Defending champion Elina Svitolina is safely through to the round two extending her run of wins to eight in a row at the WTA Finals which is a remarkable effort from the Ukrainian. She has... Continue Reading →
Four titles this year in Zhengzhou, Eastbourne, Rome and Brisbane shows it has been a 'good year' for the Czech number one. Throw in a runner-up in Miami and there have been positives. Recently her season has fizzled out in all honesty. Getting to Shenzhen was a formality based on points she accrued earlier on... 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 →
