Business as usual! Unusual conditions and time of year but it was business as usual for the usual suspects who successfully orchestrated their way into round two. Petra Kvitova 6-3 7-5 Oceane DodinDominic Thiem 6-4 6-3 6-3 Marin CilicSerena Williams 7-6 6-0 Khristie AhnElina Svitolina 7-6 6-4 Varvara Gracheva During the day four players tipped... Continue Reading →
If a US Open draw with many top players was open then a Roland Garros with a few more names but some significant ones missing could be even more open but who is a genuine contender? We have seen a lot of tennis over the last few weeks and some will arrive in Paris hoping... 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 →
Hubert Hurkacz (22) - Polish A player who caught some headlines last year. Hurkacz had a good run at Indian Wells and Miami with some big performances. He saw off Tsitsipas in Rogers Cup, Thiem in Miami and Nishikori at Indian Wells last season. The Pole has a very strong game from the baseline and... Continue Reading →
New home and one of the biggest prize pots in tennis but as of yet we are yet to have our first qualifier but who is on course for a place in Shenzhen? World number one Ash Barty is on course for a place at the WTA Finals leading the race at the moment with... Continue Reading →
It may be the early hours of Sunday morning in Ipswich, Queensland but I imagine many have stayed up across Australia to see Ash Barty win her first Grand Slam title. Ash's form on the tour this year season has been simply fantastic boasting one of the most impressive win/loss records for the year at... Continue Reading →
We have our final four and history is set to be made. Former major finalists Madison Keys and Simon Halep were dispatched quite easily meaning the we will have a new Grand Slam champion on Saturday but who will it be? Johanna Konta v Marketa Vondrousova What an opportunity. Johanna Konta has had semi-final heartache... Continue Reading →
We have our final eight. We have had some surprises along the way but the women's draw has delivered incredible stories and surprises on route to the business end and I don't think it will end there. So who will be hoping to make the final four? Marketa Vondrousova v Petra Martic (31) The unexpected... Continue Reading →
Two weeks of tennis in the Californian Desert has come to an end. As ever Indian Wells provides with memories and history created but who impressed? Bianca Andreescu We could not start anywhere else, it wouldn't be right. Bianca came in as a wildcard. No one has won more tour matches than the 18 year... Continue Reading →
