Race to the WTA Finals
There are just two tournaments left before the women of the WTA…
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There are just two tournaments left before the women of the WTA head to Fort Worth for the WTA Finals. This week the women are fighting it out at the San Diego Open with 500 ranking points at stake. Next week, the top women will head for Guadalajara where there will be 1000 points at ... Read more
The National Bank Open brought us some of the most exciting tennis we’ve seen all season, both on the men’s and women’s sides. In the end, it was Simona Halep winning the women’s title while Pablo Carreno Busta won the men’s. Both played incredible tennis all week long. There were other interesting storylines throughout the ... Read more
There are some great tournaments for fans of the WTA in both February and March. Lots of points and prize money are on the line as the top women trot across the globe to compete at events in Europe, the Middle East, and North America. St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy: February 7th to February 13th St. ... Read more
The quarterfinals are upon us. After an exciting week of tennis, and multiple upsets, once again there is incredible parity and chaos on the women’s draw. The number one seed, Barty is gone. Defending champion Osaka is gone as well. That being said there are some heavy favorites left in the draw. Let’s look at ... Read more
The big surprise in the first couple of days was Naomi Osaka pulling out of the French Open after a standoff with event organizers over her reluctance to participate in press conferences. The whole affair can’t be good for the sport. I hope both organizers and Osaka can resolve their issues, so that we can ... Read more
The 2021 Australian Open is only weeks away! In years past players would now be in the midst of warm up tournaments. However, due to the Coronavirus, this year most are spending that time in a 14-day isolation period. Some players like Novak Djokovic, have been complaining about the quarantine rules, while ATP players like ... Read more
Unlike the men’s field, which counts with the majority of the top men, the Women’s field is completely decimated. Unfortunately, six of the top ten players have decided to stay home for the coronavirus rendition of the US Open. The list includes: No. 1 Ashleigh Barty No. 2 Simona Halep No. 5. Elina Svitolina No. ... Read more
All eyes will be on the second tournament of WTA’s restart after five months of inactivity on the tour. The Prague Open promises to be as stacked with tennis star power as the Palermo Open is this week. Like Palermo, this is the lowest tier of the WTA, but one would not notice given how ... Read more
The top of the women’s game is still up for grabs. We’ve had so many different winners at the most important events in the last couple of years that predicting winners has become a real challenge. Just when you think one woman is on the verge of consolidating the top ranking, she is quickly dethroned ... Read more
The women’s draw has been an absolute mess. Many of the favorites are no longer around. However, this is not a surprise. We’ve written extensively on how open the women’s field has been in the last year or so, with nobody dominating. That being said, the impressive thing about the draw is the amount of ... Read more
The draw is out! So, what are the best match ups? Round of 16: Barty vs. Riske. Riske had a wonderful season last year, making it to the quarters of Wimbledon, beating Barty in the third round on her way. Riske plays cerebral high percentage tennis, makes very little mistakes, can hit through the court, ... Read more
Here we are once again; we are a few days away from the WTA Finals. There are seven women who have qualified, and the last spot will be determined in the next week or so. The top women who have qualified are the following: 1. Ashleigh Barty 2. Karolina Pliskova 3. Naomi Osaka 4. ... Read more