Halep reigns supreme at Prague for 21st WTA title
ROMANIAN Simona Halep has won her second tournament for the year, defeating Elise Mertens in straight sets at the Prague Open. It is Halep’s 21st career WTA singles title, winning six consecutive games in the first set to come away with the 6-2 7-5 victory. Halep was clinical from the get go, taking control in […]
Mixed day for Romanians at Prague as rain halts final match
PRAGUE had a bit of everything for spectators, both good, bad and otherwise as three of the four semi-finalists were decided. Previous rain delays meant the sole Round of 16 match between Irina-Camelia Begu and Leonie Kung had to be completed first up, and it was a marathon. The longest match of the tournament lasted […]
Rain halts everything in Prague bar red-hot Eugenie Bouchard
FORMER top five player, Eugenie Bouchard has sent a message to the world that she might not be done just yet, with the 26-year-old winding back the clock in Prague for the only completed main draw match today. While rain interrupted matchplay and forced a qualifying match to be suspended, it was not before the […]
2020 WTA Prague Open tennis preview: Muguruza and Svitolina join top Czechs in Prague
SOME of the WTA Tour’s top players descend on Prague for the 2020 Prague Open fantasy tennis tournament which kicks off next week. The Czech Republic is the strongest female nation and all their top players are returning home to take to the courts, along with a number of genuine title contenders on the clay. […]
