Month: June 2019

Tennis, Wimbledon, WTA

Barty, Serena And Kerber Face Nightmare Draw At Wimbledon

Most of the top seeds in the Ladies’ Singles had a disastrous time at Wimbledon in 2018. Garbine Muguruza, Petra Kvitova, Caroline Wozniacki and Simona Halep all lost early on, and they were far from the only big stars who fell to unheralded opponents.

So is the same kind of carnage going to happen again this year? Hopefully not to the same extent, but you never know with the women’s tour because it is so competitive at the moment. Continue reading Barty, Serena And Kerber Face Nightmare Draw At Wimbledon

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Football, Lionesses, Women's World Cup 2019

England Women start World Cup well but must improve to achieve their dream

The England women’s football team have made history by winning all three of their group stage games at a World Cup for the first time. While this is an achievement that should be celebrated, it should not distract anyone from the reality, which is that the Lionesses need to perform significantly better in the later stages of the tournament if they are going to win it. Continue reading England Women start World Cup well but must improve to achieve their dream

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French Open, Tennis, WTA

Why The So-Called Upsets In The French Open Women’s Singles Draw Are Not Shocking

It would be easy to look at the 2019 French Open Women’s Singles quarter-final draw and see a picture of carnage, where unheralded names have run amok while seeds have departed Roland Garros with their tails between their legs.

However, a bit of research into the players who beaten stars such as Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka reveals that reports of chaos are greatly exaggerated. Continue reading Why The So-Called Upsets In The French Open Women’s Singles Draw Are Not Shocking

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