Serena Williams went hell and back in round 3 at the SW19, barely surviving an epic 3 setter against Britain’s bright hope: Heather Watson. Watson clearly the underdog, totally flipped the script and took Serena to the edge of a yet another shocking defeat at Wimbledon. The British No1 was 3-0 in the deciding set, twice…
Britain’s Heather Watson recorded the biggest win of her career, with a brilliant straight sets victory over World No8- Agnieszka Radwanska. The stunning upset, was the first time Watson had beaten a top 10 ranked opponent. Meanwhile in other news, the games 3 biggest stars- Serena Williams, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, all breezed past their…
Petra Kvitova won the battle of the Czechs, as she outlasted compatriot Karolina Pliskova in 2 tie-break sets. The 2time Wimbledon Champion just had the edge in the crucial moments, with Pliskova unable to land the killer blow. Karolina was playing in her first Premier Level WTA Final. Meanwhile after overcoming opponents Gilles Muller and Leonardo…
Former US Open Champion Juan Martin Del Potro’s comeback, ended on Thursday, as he fell in a tight double-breaker to qualifier Mikhail Kukushkin. Delpo only returned to the courts this week after a 10 month layoff, due to a left wrist injury. Del Potro will now focus on the Australian Open, which starts on Monday. Meanwhile…
Juan Martin Del Potro gained a notable scalp in his comeback from wrist injury, by beating top seed Fabio Fognini in the 2nd rd. Coming into Sydney, the Argentine had been side-lined since February and hadn’t played a match since Dubai that very month. In the women’s draw, Petra Kvitova came back from a set…
Former World No.1s Venus Williams and Maria Sharapova, both raced into the 2nd rd of the China Open. Venus recovered from an early break in the first set to demolish Britain’s Heather Watson: 6-3, 6-1, whilst Sharapova was also impressive in dismissing Kaia Kanepi in similar style.
It was another busy day in Canada, as the top seeds came into action at Montreal and Toronto. In Montreal the Williams Sisters were both in action and both made light work of their opponents in Sam Stosur and Yulia Putintseva . However in Toronto it was a right humdinger of a match for World No.1…
In the final week for the Championships at Wimbledon, the top WTA and ATP Tour players fine- tuned their games in the joint Men’s and Women’s events in Eastbourne and Hertogenbosch. Let’s see what happened in both tournaments.
Rafael Nadal marched into the 3rd round with clear-cut precision as he dismantled young Austrian Dominic Thiem, without drawing any breath really. Rafa seeking a record 9th RG crown was utterly imperious in his straight sets win. Andy Murray was also clinical in his straight sets victory over Aussie Marinko Matiosevic. Matosevic was just glad…
Victoria Azarenka appearing in her first event since the Australian Open, suffered a major upset at the hands of un-seeded American, Lauren Davis. The Belarusian pulled out of the Qatar Ladies Open in Doha last month, due to a left foot injury. Nevertheless Davis played an inspired match, to shock the former world number 1…
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