2020 celebrated 20 years of WTA Tennis down in Dubai. The number 20 seemed to be the centre of attention going into the final. Top seed Simona Halep was in search for her 20th career title, 20 year old Elena Rybakina was in search for her 20th tour win in a year which has already... Continue Reading →
Simona Halep has had a right old battle on her hands this week but we do usually see the Romanian's best when she is forced to dig deep and she's done that in Dubai. The in-form Ons Jabeur and highly talented Aryna Sabalenka both got off to fantastic starts against the former world number one... Continue Reading →
It isn’t even March and one name is sweeping through women’s tennis. Monday saw Elena Rybakina debut in the top 20 at 19 in the world after a quite incredible beginning to 2020 which is getting better and better! Twelve months ago the age of 19 the teenager was ranked at 193 in the world... Continue Reading →
1-6 1-6, 1-6 2-6, 4-6 2-6 and 2-6 1-6. Elina Svitolina has gone out of four events so far this year without much fight. Following her swift exit from Hua-Hin last week the world number six was set a difficult task in Dubai. The draw had her up against Garbine Muguruza but a shuffled around... Continue Reading →
Just under 8 years ago we waved goodbye to Kim Clijsters on the tennis court. Laura Robson who was then 18 year old defeat the Belgian at Flushing Meadows as he second stint on the tour had come to an end. Little did we expect seven years later Kim who is now a mother of... Continue Reading →
Four tournaments spread across four continents. Rio de Janeiro, Dubai, Delray Beach & Marseille. Only one of these events is a WTA event this coming week that is because of a mix-up and the WTA didn’t book the Debrecen facilities for the event so no tournament can take place, however there is still plenty of... 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 →
Ranking-less Jack Sock still waiting for a win, should he be given ATP wildcards or should he work a bit harder? Jack Sock came back to tennis, it didn’t last long but I didn’t expect it to. Jack was once upon a time a top player, this was a brief moment. He finished 2019 without... Continue Reading →
A week in Dubai which left us mesmerised. The tennis was spectacular, if you ever needed an advert for women's tennis then look no further. I cannot pick a moment because there were so many. The performances and the title win of Belinda Bencic was out of this world, what she achieved was truly magnificent... Continue Reading →
Almost four years ago Belinda Bencic made waves in Toronto as the Swiss star saw off Wozniacki, Ivanovic Serena and Halep on route to a big in at the Rogers Cup. Since then it has been tough for her, injuries have halted the progression of her career but over the last 6 months or so... Continue Reading →
