China Open, Beijing Men’s Final: [1] Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs. [19] Nick Kyrgios (AUS) Nadal knows that Kyrgios is a dangerous opponent on any surface; however, on the fast courts he is lethal much to the dismay of the “king of clay”. The match started off with both players getting the opportunity to break their…
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China Open, Beijing Women’s Final: [2] Simona Halep (ROU) vs. [15] Caroline Garcia (FRA) Garcia is finally living up to the potential she has shown in the past but had not been able to produce consistently. Hampered by nerves early in her career and prone to collapsing under the pressure, Garcia has turned her career…
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China Open, Beijing [1] Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs. [17] John Isner (USA) Despite leading their head-to-head 6:0, Nadal knew from bitter experience that Isner is a dangerous opponent. In their recent meeting at the inaugural Laver Cup event held in Prague last month, Isner defeated the number him 7-5, 7-6(1). While it does not count…
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Special congratulations to all the first time champions this quarter. All your hard work and perseverance is beginning to pay dividends and hopefully this is the first of many more titles. TOURNAMENTS CHAMPIONS AEGON INTERNT’L EASTBOURNE Karolina Pliskova def. Caroline Wozniacki 6-4, 6-4 Novak Djokovic def. Gael Monfils 6-3, 6-4 ANTALYA OPEN Yuichi Sugita def….
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WEEK: 10.02.2017 Kateryna Bondarenko gets the mover of the week honors and they are well deserved. Coming back from prolonged time off is never easy; it is psychologically taxing to fight back to the level you once were and it’s also physically demanding. Bondarenko’s physical fitness was tested during the Tashkent Open tournament this past…
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China Open, Beijing [7] Johanna Konta (GBR) vs. [65] Monica Niculescu (ROU) Their head-to-head was tied at 1:1, with Konta winning their last encounter; however, Konta has been running low on confidence lately and Niculescu has the type of game that can frustrate players when they are at their best and can be downright irritating…
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