Western & Southern Open, Cincinnati (USA) [13] Madison Keys (USA) vs. [34] Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) It was the first meeting between these two powerful hitters and Keys was supposed to have the weapons to hang with the young Belarusian; yet, that was not the case. Sabalenka realized that Keys continues to struggle to be consistent…
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Western & Southern Open, Cincinnati [4] Angelique Kerber (GER) vs. [13] Madison Keys (USA) Keys has not been able to defeat Kerber since 2014. The only two matches to go to three sets prior to today’s match were two finals and they split those 1:1. Kerber has dominated Keys on hard court and had never…
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SIGNIFICANT RANKING CHANGES FOR THE WEEK OF 08.13.2018 Outside of the four majors, the Masters 1000 events are great opportunities to gain significant ranking points if you can go deep in the draw. Ilya Ivashka did exactly that; he came through the qualifying rounds and made it all the way to the quarterfinals of the…
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Rogers Cup, Toronto Men’s Semifinal: [27] Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) vs. [6] Kevin Anderson (RSA) Anderson was the fourth top ten player to fall at the hands of the Greek teenager. It started with the number seven seed in the second round. Tsitsipas defeated the eighth ranked player, Dominic Thiem, in straight sets. Next he faced…
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Rogers Cup, Montreal [3] Sloane Stephens (USA) vs. Â [191] Francoise Abanda (CAN) Since her run to the French Open final, Stephens has been struggling to find her consistency. She lost in the first round of Wimbledon and then in the second round of the Citi Open. Yet, this dip in form is not new; after…
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The joy of victory is sometimes overstated; however, there was no denying Kuznetsova’s joy yesterday when she came from a set down and saved four match points to win the Citi Open title in three sets. Spare a thought for her opponent, Donna Vekic, who came so close to winning the title. However, after the…
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