Court 1 was not kind to Grigor Dimitrov and Elina Svitolina yesterday. In an unexpected turn of events, Fernando Verdasco of Spain gave the 4th seed, Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria his marching orders, with a 7-6(4) 6-2 6-4 win. Dimitrov, … Continue reading
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Kvitova, Wozniacki and Svitolina in cruise control
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The eighth seed, Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic was given a breather after her tough first round match, when she managed to see off Lara Arruabarrena of Spain in two sets, 6-0 6-4 on Court 1 at the French Open … Continue reading
Svitolina, Ostapenko, Venus Williams and Stephens in French Open action today
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The 2018 French Open gets underway today with some big Ladies draw names in action First up, Elina Svitolina (4) from the Ukraine against Ajla Tomljanović from Australia. Svitolina is certainly the danger player at this year’s French Open. The … Continue reading
The race for the WTA top spot continues at the Australian Open
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With the 2018 Australian Open officially getting underway at Melbourne Park tomorrow, the race for the WTA top spot in Ladies tennis continues. Ever since Serena Williams relinquished the title, after a “cat and mouse” game with Angelique Kerber of … Continue reading
The race for the WTA No. 1 is being hotly contested
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It has been almost a year since Germany’s Angelique Kerber replaced Serena Williams of America as the WTA World No. 1 Ladies tennis player. Kerber, who had been hot on Serena’s heels, had a chance to unseat her at the … Continue reading
Venus Williams sparkles on Centre Court
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Venus Williams, the 37 year old American player, continued her surge towards a sixth Wimbledon title, when she defeated the 19 year old, Ana Konjuh of Croatia, 6-3 6-2 on Centre Court today. Williams is the oldest player since, Martina … Continue reading
Venus Williams and Jelena Ostapenko victorious on Day 5
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Venus Williams powered her way past Japan’s Naomi Osaka with a 7-6(3) 6-4 victory on Court 1 today, to advance to this year’s fourth round at the Wimbledon Championships. Playing in her 98th match at Wimbledon, the 37 year old, … Continue reading
A defiant Halep overcomes a brave Svitolina
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Romania’s Simona Halep literally turned the tables on the Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina today, to advance to this year’s semi-finals at the French Open in Paris. The 5th seed, Svitolina, had a fantastic start, soon finding herself with a 5-0 lead … Continue reading
Martic falters, sending Svitolina to the quarter-finals in Paris
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Petra Martic from Croatia, who is currently ranked No. 126, found herself faltering when serving for the match, enabling the 5th seed, Elina Svitolina of the Ukraine, to claw her way back and book her place in this year’s French … Continue reading