The first round of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia began on Tuesday at the Foro Italico. Although all 32 seeds had byes, notable players took to the courts, including a match between former World No. 2 Paula Badosa and 17-year-old Mirra Andreeva, making her WTA 1000 tournament debut in Rome. “So for me being able to…
Ana Bogdan relied on her consistency and tenacity to overcome Canadian Leylah Annie Fernandez 6-4, 6-1 in one hour, 43 minutes to advance to the second round of the Italian Open. While Fernandez was the favourite heading to the match, the world No. 34 struggled frequently with her timing at the Internazionali BNL D’Italia, It…
Karolina Pliskova defeated home favourite Ana Bogdan on Sunday to win the 2024 edition of the WTA 250 Transylvania Open, played in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, and taking an hour and 25 minutes to capture her 17th career WTA singles title. It’s not a big tournament but it feels like a big tournament. I really enjoyed my…
British No 3 Harriet Dart missed out on her first WTA Tour final when she was beaten by Karolina Pliskova in the semi-finals of the WTA 250 Transylvania Open on Saturday, while Ana Bogdan defeated Jaqueline Cristian in a Romanian home derby Last 4 match. I’ve lost a few points in the rankings, so I’d…
Top seed Arantxa Rus rallied from a set down to beat Alizé Cornet and reach the quarter-finals of the WTA 250 Transylvanian Open in Cluj-Napoca on Wednesday, where she will meet home favourite Ana Bogdan, the No 8 seed, while Nuria Parrizas Diaz upset 3rd-seeded Anna Blinkova to also advance to the Last 8 at…
