The Rothesay Classic, the WTA 250 in Birmingham, successfully reached the semi-final stage on time, with Anastasia Potapova, Ajla Tomljanovic, Elisabetta Cocciaretto and Yulia Putintseva in the line-up after some upsets of the form book. I’m a little bit surprised, to be honest, because I don’t know what happened in that first set. I felt…
Late on Sunday, French hope Caroline Garcia escaped a 1st-round scare at Roland Garros when she took the long way round to get past German qualifier Eva Lys, 4-6 7-5 6-2, on Court Philippe-Chatrier, while Viktorija Golubic from Switzerland upset Czech 2021 champion Barbora Krejcikova, 7-6(3) 6-4, on Court Suzanne-Lenglen. Honestly, I always dreamt of…
By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Friday, February 16, 2024 A pair of Grand Slam champions are out of Dubai. Four-time major champion Naomi Osaka and 2021 Roland Garros singles and doubles champion Barbora Krejcikova have each withdrawn from next week’s Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. More: Richard Evans Q&A Organizers announced the withdrawals on the…
The 2024 Dubai Championships is around the corner, but a pair of big names will not headline this tournament. The Middle East swing will pull the curtain down at the end of next week, with Dubai set to be the center stage for the second WTA 1000 tournament of the calendar, where a slew of…
Maria Sakkari got the monkey off her back with a convincing 1st-round win over Nao Hibino on the opening day of the Australian Open, while Barbora Krejcikova came from a set down to get past wild-card Mai Hontama, and 16-year old qualifier Brenda Fruhvirtova won her first main draw match at Melbourne Park against Ana…
Of the four women’s matches played on Sunday at the Australian Open, only Barbora Krejcikova was extended to 3 sets, while defending champion Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Gauff and Marta Kostyuk cruised into their quarter-final spots in barely over an hour apiece. I’m super happy with the level, super happy with the win. I just tried…
The night matches on Friday at the Australian Open produced a great deal of drama, compensating for several of the day matches that had appeared somewhat pedestrian, and it was Russian qualifier Maria Timofeeva and 9th seed Barbora Krejcikova who emerged from tight battles to head into the second week. Beatriz was handling the pressure…
