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 →
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 →
Temperatures in Melbourne had not been this hot for some time. Women's semi-finals day brought out the sun and with that the tension increased as the first set progressed. World number one Ash Barty was up against Sofia Kenin in what proved to be quite a tense affair out there. Nothing really happened during the... Continue Reading →
The final are set, on Thursday afternoon in Melbourne four will become two and we will have our finalists but first we have a couple of semi-finals to come through. The four semi-finalists all have a couple of things in common. All four of them came through their quarter finals in straight sets: Simona Halep... Continue Reading →
Two of the quarter semi-finalists are set. On a lovely day down at Melbourne Park both Sofia Kenin and Ash Barty required just two sets to progress to their first semi-finals at the Australian Open. Sofia Kenin was the first player up on Day 9 and the American set the tone quite quickly in her... Continue Reading →
The first week at Melbourne Park was pretty dramatic. Five former champions began and going into the quarter finals ….. Round three took out the previous three champions with Serena, Wozniacki and Osaka going home but who from the final eight will prevail? Ash Barty v Petra Kvitova Where better to start? These two... Continue Reading →
Sunday at Melbourne Park was a pretty straight forward day, we now know half of the final eight as the top half of the women's draw and bottom half of the men's draw were in action. Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-4 6-4 Diego Schwartzman A good days work for Djokovic against the in-form Argentine. Diego has... Continue Reading →
Day three down at Melbourne Park was pretty much straight. The top players orchrested themselves through to the next round and others went the long way round. Caroline Wozniacki is keeping her run going with a very comprehensive 7-5 7-5 win against the seeded Dayana Yastremska who herself had some goals for the event really... Continue Reading →
A round one exit to Jennifer Brady in Brisbane was Ash Barty's earliest exit from a tournament for over twelve months. Just over a week later following four wins on the bounce the world number one has picked up her first title of 2020 in the augural event in Adelaide. Ash has now become the... 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 →
