2021 WTA Tour preview: Open fields in Chicago, Nur-Saltan
THE CHICAGO Fall Tennis Classic has been dealt a blow this year, with a number of top talents unable to play in what is an open field of entrants. Whilst the likes of Ash Barty, Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek, Naomi Osaka and – after a late withdrawal – Maria Sakkari will not take part, there […]
WTA Next-Gen focus: Tauson eyes off deep run in Luxembourg after upset win
DENMARK’S Clara Tauson is proving a handful for the top players on the WTA Tour, as the young gun 18-year-old reached a quarter final at Luxembourg in the WTA Tour 250 event. She was one of the shining lights from our focus on the WTA Next-Gen talents as we cast our eyes over the 250 […]
WTA Tour midweek update: Tauson and Juvan topple seeds, Riske finds form
FOUR of the eight quarter finalists at the events in Luxembourg and Potoroz have been decided as we take a quick glimpse at how the first two rounds of action panned out in the WTA Tour 250 events. Over in Slovenia, it was a great day for the home nation, with young gun and future […]
A look ahead – 2021 WTA Tour: Luxembourg & Portoroz
FOLLOWING the conclusion of the US Open, the WTA Tour is not taking a break like the ATP Tour, with two WTA 250 events. The qualifiers were completed for the 2021 Luxembourg Open with the main draw matches to begin overnight tonight, whilst the Zvarovalnica Sava Porotorz in Slovenia has begun qualifying, with those matches […]
WTA Tour wrap: Seeds remain in control heading into Round of 16 in Poland and Palermo
THE WTA Tour has continued chugging along this week, with the Round of 32 wrapping up in both Palermo, Italy and Gdynia, Poland. In Palermo, one of two Italians reigned supreme on home soil with wildcard Lucia Bronzetti pulling off an impressive 6-4 6-1 victory over fifth seed Hungarian Viktoriya Tomova, as her compatriot Lucrezia Stefanini was […]
WTA Tour wrap: Putinseva cruises through as Min upsets Stojanovic
WITH only one player inside the Top 50 on court across the three WTA Tour tournaments overnight, there was plenty of potential for rankings movement ahead of the Olympics. Tournaments in Hungary, Czech Republic and Switzerland all took place, with two matches suspended due to rain, but the rest all being completed be it first […]
ATP/WTA Tour nation analysis: Luxembourg
WITH all the ATP Tour and WTA Tour tournaments on hiatus for the time being, Draft Central will take a look at various nations across the globe and analyse how the top players from that nation are performing. Our next nation is Luxembourg. Top ATP player: Nil. — Top WTA player: Mandy Minella Rank: 147 […]
Australian Open: Qualifying Rounds 2/3 – Former Wimbledon Junior runner-up and ATP Top 10 pick advance to main draw
THE first of the main draw qualifiers are through to the Australian Open starting Monday after a number of men’s and women’s finals were played yesterday. The remainder of the finals will be played today, with 32 qualifiers all-up – 16 men and 16 women – making it through to the final 128 players who […]
