WTA Stuttgart is over for another year, the best always begin their clay court season here and we have been left with plenty of talking points in the road to Roland Garros. Injury concerns? I would say the withdrawal of Halep (pre-tournament) and Osaka (before semi-finals) is purely precautionary. I don't think there is an... Continue Reading →
Almost top of the world but champion in Stuttgart for the first time for Petra following a stunning week of tennis which included some big comebacks as she kept up her good form and continues to lead the end of season race but will she be leading the pack at Roland Garros shortly? We still... Continue Reading →
Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from her semi-final match against Anett Kontaveit later today with an abdominal injury. The world number one was up a set in her last match out against Donna Vekic before fighting back from 1-5 0-30 in the final set to complete her comeback but her tournament will go no further. In... Continue Reading →
Victoria Azarenka is smiling! The Belarussian who has had a long week with Fed Cup as well in Brisbane last week has been in such good form once again in Stuttgart. Vika was due to play against Garbine Muguruza in round one but the Spaniard's injury and subsequent withdrawal from the tournament meant there was... Continue Reading →
Round one is now over in Stuttgart, some have begun and the top four seeds are yet to begin their quest for the title but has happened over the first couple of days and what exciting match-ups we can look forward to over the next day or so. Simona Halep and Garbine Muguruza withdrew from... Continue Reading →
I'm not that surprised but Simona Halep has withdrawn from Stuttgart. The Romanian number one and world number two spent 7 hours on court in just over 24 hours in Fed Cup experiencing all emotions as Romanian narrowly missed out on a place in what would have been their first Fed Cup Final. Halep has... Continue Reading →
The draw is out and the majority are on site. Some will arrive later than others due to Fed Cup commitments but what can we look out for in the opening couple of days? Naomi's nightmare? Top seed Naomi Osaka will be looking to find some momentum on clay. The number one get's a bye... Continue Reading →
Yesterday was a day of withdrawals on the WTA Tour as as Cibulkova, Svitolina, Sloane, Collins and Maria Sharapova all withdrew from Stuttgart. Yesterday morning I did hear that Maria would not compete in Stuttgart and questioned if she would if she felt she could not compete at the highest level and has decided not... Continue Reading →
In an Instagram Q&A a month ago the former world number one was asked by a fan if she would be taking part in Stuttgart to which she replied; "Doing my best to be ready for it, but it might be too soon" Since then, we haven't seen much of the Russian on a tennis... Continue Reading →
The best will be there. WTA Stuttgart at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix always proves to be one of the highlights of the season in the lead up to Roland Garros. This is a time to really put down a marker and many players will be looking to kick off their clay court season in... Continue Reading →
