Western & Southern Open, USA [2] Simona Halep (ROU) vs. [6] Garbine Muguruza (ESP) 2:1 was their head-to-head coming into this final favoring Muguruza; however, Halep won their last encounter. Would that benefit Halep? Muguruza has traditionally underperformed after doing well at the Majors, perhaps that should have helped the Romanian. Yet, Halep has struggled…
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W&S Open, USA [2] Rafael Nadal (USA) vs. [29] Richard Gasquet (FRA) Their head-to-head coming into this match was 14:0 in favor of Nadal. Confidence should have been high for Nadal; however, losing his last match to someone he should have defeated carried over to the beginning of this match and Nadal was very tentative….
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Coupe Rogers, Canada [3] Roger Federer (SUI) vs. [8] Alexander Zverev (GER) Coming into this final, Zverev had a slight ankle injury and the concern was how he would hold up against Federer; yet, much to our surprise, it was Federer who was ailing physically and it became more apparent as the match wore on….
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Rogers Cup, Toronto [2] Simona Halep (ROU) vs. [5] Elina Svitolina (UKR) As fans we will never fully comprehend the pressure felt by these players to perform at a consistently high level every day; furthermore, it is even more mind-boggling when that pressure gets amplified during big tournaments with significant potential ranking changes attached, i.e….
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Rogers Cup, Toronto [3] Angelique Kerber (GER) vs. [934] Sloane Stephens (USA) Perhaps it wasn’t a surprise since Stephens has won their last two encounters; however, given the circumstances, the odds were in favor of Kerber winning this match. Stephens has been off the Tour following foot surgery since August 2016 and this is her…
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Bank of the West Classic, USA [21] Madison Keys (USA) vs. [24] Coco Vandeweghe (USA) It has been a long and obstacle ridden road back for Keys after her wrist injury. She had left wrist surgery at the end of the 2016 season and returned to the Tour in March of this season.  She also…
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