Rogers Cup, Toronto [1] Ashleigh Barty (AUS) vs. [29] Sofia Kenin (USA) Barty won all three previous encounters; however, in their last encounter at Roland Garros, Kenin won her first set against Barty. Perhaps winning that set changed the mindset of Kenin, perhaps Barty being a tad rusty after a mini vacation made the difference;…
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Feliciano Lopez ranked outside the top hundred, needed a wildcard to play at the Queen’s Club event and the Spaniard made the best use possible of that gift. Not only did he capture his second Queen’s Club title in singles, but he won the doubles title as well with Andy Murray. This was Murray’s first…
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[3] Roger Federer (SUI) defeated [33] David Goffin (BEL) in straight sets to claim his tenth title in Halle. It probably came as no surprise as Federer owns their head-to-head 7:1; however, Goffin put quite a fight in the first set, forcing it to a tiebreaker. Unfortunately, the Belgium ran out of steam, did not…
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ROLAND GARROS, FRANCE [8] Ashleigh Barty (AUS) will play teenager, [38] Marketa Vondrousova (CZE). There were almost two teenagers in the final at Roland Garros; [51] Amanda Anisimova (USA) won the first set and had a 3-1 lead in the second set before the wheels came off. If you ever doubt that pressure can affect…
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Miami Open, USA Championship Match: [7] Karolina Pliskova (CZE) vs. [11] Ashleigh Barty (AUS) This would be the fifth career meeting between them, and they were tied at two wins each. Interesting tidbit, they alternated wins in the past and if the trend continued today, Barty was due to win. The two matches that the…
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Wuhan Open, China Women’s Final: [20] Caroline Garcia (FRA) vs. [37] Ashleigh Barty (AUS) It was the first meeting between these two opponents and it was a highly intense and competitive match. This was the sixth singles final of Garcia’s career and she was hoping to get her first singles title of the season. Barty…
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