World No. 1, Simona Halep and her American opponent, Alison Riske, eventually got their delayed first round match underway on Court Philippe Chatrier today. Riske got off to a good start, and aided by Halep’s string of unforced errors and … Continue reading
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Serena and Sharapova overcome the first hurdle
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Former World No. 1 and three-time French Open champion, Serena Williams, playing in her first Grand Slam tournament since winning her record breaking Australian Open last year and giving birth to her daughter, Alexis Olympia, stepped onto Court Philippe Chatrier … Continue reading
Wozniacki, Pliskova and Kvitova all through, Sharapova has to wait
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There were no surprises for the Top 10 Ladies seeds on Day 2 of the French Open, as rain interrupted proceedings later in the afternoon in Paris. The second seed, Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark saw off a brave effort from … Continue reading
Ostapenko falls prey to the defending champion “curse”
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The defending champion “curse” strikes again! We knew it was going to be a tough first round match for the 20 year old Jelena Ostapenko (5) of Latvia when she walked onto Court Philippe Chatrier to face the unseeded Kateryna Kozlova … Continue reading
Wang shocks Venus on Day 1
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It was third time lucky for the unseeded Chinese player, Qiang Wang today when she defeated the ninth seed, Venus Williams, 6-4 7-5 on Court Suzanne Lenglen during their first round match at this year’s French Open in Paris. Williams, … 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
Halep sees off a brave Davis in an epic match
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The No. 1 seed, Simona Halep of Romania and the unseeded American, Lauren Davis had the Rod Laver Arena crowd on their feet during their epic 3 hours and 44 minutes third round match earlier today. In a week that … Continue reading
A disastrous Day 1 for the American players at the Aussie Open
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The Australian Open Tennis tournament got underway today with 72 253 fans turning up at Melbourne Park. Unfortunately for the American supporters, 12 out of their 15 players have already been sent packing. The most notable ousting was last year’s … Continue reading
Venus, Petra and Maria – experienced favourites at the Australian Open this year
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A year ago, many people would have been wondering when the forty-nine time tennis legend, Venus Williams of America, would be retiring, but as we have come to know, the then 36 year old American still has a number of … 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