WTA Tour wrap: Barty’s clay court court campaign recommences with 61-minute demolition
ASH Barty continued her red-hot form to completely dismantle unseeded Japanese talent Misaki Doi 6-2 6-1 to advance through to the Round of 16 at the Volvo Car Open. The world number one moved to a 15-2 record on the 2021 WTA Tour, which also stretches out to 27-4 since her first-up match at the […]
Williams books fourth round spot, set to face Sakkari for second time in a fortnight
AMERICAN superstar Serena Williams’ pursuit for a 24th Grand Slam title remains on track after coming from a set down to defeat 26th seed Sloane Stephens 2-6 6-2 6-2. It was their first match against each other since 2015, but Williams had won five of six encounters between them leading into this contest. Stephens did […]
British fall as other seeds advance on day one at Lexington
GREAT Britain’s great white hope, Johanna Konta‘s season continued to spiral after the third seed slipped up in the first round of the Top Seed Open in Lexington. Konta fell to Czech Marie Bouzkova in straight sets, 6-4 6-4 in two hours and one minute after dropping a match to a lowly ranked compatriot in […]
