Last year’s finalist Halep knocked out by Lucic Baroni at Roland Garros
Croatian world No.70 Mirjana Lucic Baroni combined aggressiveness and consistency to stun the 2014 French Open runner-up Simona Halep in the second round of this year's edition of the tournament. It may be hard to believe,...
Handshake thriftiness accelerates Bouchard’s slump
Eugenie Bouchard’s last-minute decision to join Canada’s Fed Cup World Group Play-Offs against Romania came after her three consecutive losses at earlier tournaments, but things got even more complicated over the weekend, as not only...
Indian Wells 2015 final: Who holds serve wins the match and it’s Halep!
Thirty games, eighteen breaks! Simona Halep edged a 2-6 7-5 6-4 victory over Jelena Jankovic in the final of Indian Wells, even though she was just two points from defeat in the second set.
The...
Good and bad semifinal surprises in Indian Wells + can JJ beat Halep?
Surprising outcomes of both the Indian Wells semifinals! In the first one Jelena Jankovic got her exhilaration level to the max after rallying to beat Sabine Lisicki, while in the second semifinal we had...
Halep downs Pliskova in Dubai for second WTA title of 2015
World No.4 Simona Halep won her 10th WTA title, and her second this season, after Shenzhen, beating Karolina Pliskova 6-4 7-6(4) in the final of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.
The first set was...
WTA fashion at the Dubai tournament: who rocked and who hit rock bottom?
Women's Tennis Blog is known for its Grand Slam fashion overviews, but Dubai is one of the biggest tournaments of the season with its 64-player field, so tennis apparel companies are definitely eager for their representatives...
Pliskova, Halep make Dubai finals
Karolina Pliskova and Simona Halep will fight for the $456,000 winner's trophy at the 2015 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, both having survived tense three-setters in the semifinals, especially the Czech.
In the first Friday's...
My Top 5 talking points from the 2015 Australian Open
Sportswriter and author David Fearnhead, Women's Tennis Blog's loyal supporter who has recently contributed with an exclusive interview with Bojana Jovanovski, shares with you the Top 5 things that marked his 2015 Australian Open experience.
Dominika Cibulkova vs. Victoria Azarenka...
WTA Australian Open quarterfinal preview: Sharapova vs. Bouchard, Makarova vs. Halep
This is a guest post by Omair, who combines his love of numbers and tennis into his statistical tennis previews. After some time of absence, Omair has recently contributed to Women's Tennis Blog with the article "Story inspired by Li...
Muguruza stops Aga Radwanska, Halep leaves with GI illness
While our photographer Jimmie48 is busy covering the Hobart International, enjoying the tournament's beautiful setting, there are plenty of things going on elsewhere in Australia as well. The $731,000 Apia International Sydney lost its top seed Simona Halep to illness,...
