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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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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Citi Open, D.C. (USA) Men’s Final: [3] Alexander Zverev (GER) vs. [72] Alex de Minaur (AUS) Zverev successfully defended his Citi Open title; however, to do so he had to defeat two consecutive NextGen teenage stars. Interestingly, the score line was identical for both matches. A completely easy first set was followed by a bit…
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Citi Open, Washington (USA) [3] Alexander Zverev (GER) vs. [20] Kei Nishikori (JPN) Nishikori was hoping to equal his showing from last year and Zverev was hoping to keep his hopes alive of defending his title; thus, it was bound to be a battle. In their semifinal meeting last year in Washington, Zverev won easily…
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