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Seven of the eight quarterfinalists in St Petersburg are Russian. As such, it is looking inevitable that we will se a home grown talent lifting the St Petersburg trophy at the end of the week. #1 seed Ekaterina Alexandrova remains the favorite to lift the trophy. However, #4 seed Kuznetsova and former World #10 have […] READ MORE
The top Russian seeds continue to perform in St Petersburg as we look forward to Thursday’s WTA action. None of the top home seeds have yet left the tournament. We take a look at which, if any, of Thursday’s participants will keep that trend going in our WTA St Petersburg ladies Trophy day 4 predictions. […] READ MORE
With the first Grand Slam of the year done and dusted, the WTA Tour kicks off in earnest this week. The WTA Adelaide International features a strong field of competitors hoping to build on or make amends for their performances in the Australian Open. Ash Barty will look to defend her title, with Iga Swiatek […] READ MORE
The third of the WTA warmup events got underway in Melbourne on Wednesday. Things went as planned for the higher ranked players in the tournament. As such, Day 2 of the WTA Grampians Trophy looks set to be a fine day of tennis with numerous high quality matches throughout the day. We’re also predicting the […] READ MORE
The third, yes that’s right third, of the WTA warmup events being played ahead of the Australian Open begins on Wednesday. That makes a total of six tournaments on the go at once across the ATP and WTA, which for a tennis junkie like me is amazing. Keeping up with all the action is certainly […] READ MORE
Wednesday saw the completion of Round 1 and Round 2 at the Nurnberg Cup. Victories for top seed Yulia Putinseva, Katerina Siniakova and Germany’s Anna-Lena Friedsam were amongst the key performances. The tournament is still wide open. Veteran clay courter Svetlana Kuznetsova was upset by Sweden’s Johanna Larsson, who snapped an eight-match losing streak. Larsson […] READ MORE
Round 1 continues on Tuesday at the 2019 TEB BNP Paribas Open, with the top seeds Carla Suarez Navarro and Mihaela Buzarnescu facing their first opponents. Who will win on Tuesday? And who should be on upset alert? Let’s break it down for you here. WTA Istanbul Day 2 Predictions Sorana Cirstea vs Irina Maria […] READ MORE
Last year’s runner-up, world #1 Simona Halep, could well find things tougher at the 2019 Australian Open. Simona Halep Locks Horns with Estonia’s Kaia Kanepi 1st Round Embed from Getty Images World #70 Kanepi has been out of competitive action since her 4th round US Open defeat at the hands of Serena Williams. The firm […] READ MORE
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