Tag Archives: Tennis

Wednesday, 13 July 2016 Former Top 10 regular Patty Schnyder has no idea what she will face on her return to the WTA after five years away. The Swiss 37-year-old mother of one plays on a wild card at the Ladies Championships in Gstaad this week. Schnyder last figured at …

Tuesday, 5 July 2016 Australian firebrand Nick Kyrgios made a surly exit from Wimbledon on Monday, losing in straight sets to Andy Murray in a performance he lambasted as “pathetic”. The 21-year-old Australian, notorious for his controversial outbursts and unpredictable performances, slumped to a 7-5, 6-1, 6-4 loss to the …

Tuesday, 5 July 2016 Andy Murray racked-up his 50th Wimbledon match win while Roger Federer reached the quarter-finals for the 14th time on Monday as the pair edged closer to a dream title match. Second seeded Murray, the 2013 champion, eased to a 7-5, 6-1, 6-4 win over fiery Australian …

Tuesday, 5 July 2016 Serena and Venus Williams can move closer to a nostalgic Wimbledon final reunion when the sisters take part in the quarter-finals on Tuesday. The Williams siblings have reigned supreme at the All England Club for over 15 years, collecting 11 titles between them and appearing in …

WEDNESDAY, 29 June 2016 Roger Federer plans to end Marcus Willis’ Wimbledon fairytale when he faces the British qualifier whose rise has captivated the All England Club, while defending champion Novak Djokovic hopes to maintain his serene progress on Wednesday. Willis is ranked 772 in the world and just months …

Monday, 2 October 2017 :  Johanna Konta’s alarming form continued as she slumped to a fifth straight defeat at the China Open. The British number one was steamrolled 6-1 6-2 by world number 65 Monica Niculescu, with the 26-year-old’s hopes of reaching the WTA Finals in Singapore looking doubtful. Konta’s game …

Saturday, 30 September 2017 : Australia's Ashleigh Barty defeated French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko to reach Saturday's Wuhan Open final. The 21-year-old beat her Latvian opponent 6-3 6-0 and in the final will face France's Caroline Garcia, who beat Maria Sakkari of Greece 6-3 6-2. Ostapenko, 20, ranked 10 in the world, knocked out world number one Garbine Muguruza in the quarter-finals but appeared to labour with a wrist injury. Barty is ranked 37th but began 2017 outside the world's top 300. She also defeated Karolina Pliskova, Agnieszka Radwanska and Britain's number one Johanna Konta on her route to the final in China.   Source : Internet

Saturday, 30 September 2017 : Australia’s Ashleigh Barty defeated French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko to reach Saturday’s Wuhan Open final. The 21-year-old beat her Latvian opponent 6-3 6-0 and in the final will face France’s Caroline Garcia, who beat Maria Sakkari of Greece 6-3 6-2. Ostapenko, 20, ranked 10 in the …

Friday, 29 September 2017 :  Spanish world number one Garbine Muguruza is out of the Wuhan Open in China after a quarter-final defeat by eighth seed Jelena Ostapenko. Muguruza, 23, who needed treatment for a thigh injury before the final set, lost 1-6 6-3 6-2 to the Latvian. French Open champion …

Monday, 18 September 2017 :  Great Britain’s Heather Watson was knocked out in the first round of the Seoul Open, losing 6-3 0-6 6-1 to Sara Sorribes Tormo. The Spanish world number 92 served 13 double faults to Watson’s five but the Briton won less than half the points on …