The expectation is always on Serena Williams. Win after win and title after title the whispers began, could Serena become the first player since Steffi Graf in 1988 to complete the calendar Grand Slam. The final four in 2015 were world number one Serena Williams, Roberta Vinci, Flavia Pennetta and world number two Simona Halep.... Continue Reading →
Every year some of the top players on the WTA tour arrive in Stuttgart to kick off their clay court season. Previous winners include Kerber, Davenport, Clijsters, Hingis and a returning champion in Maria Sharapova who returns from suspension. Just over a year ago Maria Sharapova announced she had been banned for testing positive for... Continue Reading →
The saying goes Rome wasn’t built in a day however the empire nearly fell completely in round two with eight seeded players losing in the second round of the tournament. Ana Ivanovic Simona Halep Roberta Vinci Victoria Azarenka Petra Kvitova Lucie Safarova Venus Williams Angelique Kerber The early defeats in Rome sum up the season... Continue Reading →
Safarova still searching… Lucie Safarova has 8 wins and 1 title to her name on the doubles tour this year however on the singles it hasn’t really gone to plan. The Czech star is still looking for her first win of the year having lost at all five tournaments she has played this year. Her... Continue Reading →
There has been a lot of action on the ATP and WTA tours these last few days with tournaments in Holland, USA, Argentina, Russia and Taiwan where there were a few upsets but a number of headline makers! 40-0. Unstoppable. Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza just can’t be stopped as they have now won their... Continue Reading →
The form of Roberta Vinci over the last 6 weeks has been pretty exceptional. She made the US Open final and of course pulled off probably the greatest upset in tennis history defeating Serena Williams and in the last two rounds has defeated Petra Kvitova and Karolina Pliskova in straight sets but standing in her... Continue Reading →
Roberta Vinci and Petra Kvitova both have something in common this year, both have defeated Serena Williams with Kvitova winning in Madrid and Vinci of course causing probably the biggest upset in tennis history. After about 20 minutes or so the set looked all but over for Roberta Vinci with Kvitova leading 4-0 and serving... Continue Reading →
Firstly I should start off with congratulating Flavia on such an incredible couple of weeks in Flushing Meadows with wins against Petra Kvitova and Simona Halep before defeating Roberta Vinci to claim her first ever Grand Slam final. Not long after winning the title before the trophy presentation was due to take place Flavia announced... Continue Reading →
The other night were witnessed potentially the biggest upset in tennis history. Serena Williams was just two wins away from completing the calendar Grand Slam and winning her 5th Grand Slam title in a row however she can up against Roberta Vinci a player who had never before these two weeks had never made it... Continue Reading →
Almost two weeks ago 128 players began the battle for the final Grand Slam of the year. There have been upsets, retirements and surprises however only two players remain. The first player to win their semi-final was Flavia Pennetta defeating Simona Halep 6-1 6-3 with the second finalist being another surprise as Roberta Vinci defeated... Continue Reading →
