Thursday, 31 March 2022

ATP - Miami quarter finals (1)

Quarter final day (1) in Miami.

2022 Miami Open presented by Itaú  an ATP Masters 1000 tournament, on Hard Laykold, in Miami, Florida, USA, 23 March - 3 April 2022.

Defending champion:
Hubert Hurkacz (26) who defeated Jannik Sinner (21) 7-6(4) 6-4.


Quarter final results:


Francisco Cerundolo defeated Jannik Sinner (9) 4-1 (retired)

Casper Ruud (6) defeated Alexander Zverev (2) 6-3 1-6 6-3

WTA - Miami quarter finals (2)

Quarter final day (2) in Miami.

2022 Miami Open presented by Itaú  a WTA 1000 tournament, on Hard Laykold, in Miami, Florida, USA, 22 March - 3 April 2022.

2021 champion (not defending):
Ashleigh Barty (1) who defeated Bianca Andreescu (8) 6-3 4-0 (retired)

Quarter final results:


Jessica Pegula (16) defeated Paula Badosa (5) 4-1 (retired)

Iga Swiatek (2) defeated Petra Kvitova (28) 6-3 6-3


Semi final match ups:


Belinda Bencic (22) v Naomi Osaka 

Jessica Pegula (16) v Iga Swiatek (2)

Wednesday, 30 March 2022

ATP - Miami round of 16

Round of sixteen completed in Miami.

2022 Miami Open presented by Itaú  an ATP Masters 1000 tournament, on Hard Laykold, in Miami, Florida, USA, 23 March - 3 April 2022.

Defending champion:
Hubert Hurkacz (26) who defeated Jannik Sinner (21) 7-6(4) 6-4.


Round of sixteen results:


Daniil Medvedev (1) defeated Jenson Brooksby 7-5 6-1

Hubert Hurkacz (8) defeated Lloyd Harris 7-6(3) 6-2

Carlos Alcaraz (14) defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas (3) 7-5 6-3

Miomir Kecmanovic defeated Taylor Fritz (11) 3-6 6-1 6-4

Jannik Sinner (9) defeated wildcard Nick Kyrgios 7-6(3) 6-3

Francisco Cerundolo defeated Frances Tiafoe (28) 6-7(2) 7-6(3) 6-2

Casper Ruud (6) defeated Cameron Norrie (10) 6-3 6-4

Alexander Zverev (2) defeated qualifier Thanasi Kokkinakis 6-4 6-4


Quarter final match ups:


Daniil Medvedev (1) v Hubert Hurkacz (8)

Carlos Alcaraz (14) v Miomir Kecmanovic 

Jannik Sinner (9) v Francisco Cerundolo 

Casper Ruud (6) v Alexander Zverev (2)

WTA - Miami quarter finals (1)

Quarter final day (1) in Miami.

2022 Miami Open presented by Itaú  a WTA 1000 tournament, on Hard Laykold, in Miami, Florida, USA, 22 March - 3 April 2022.

2021 champion (not defending):
Ashleigh Barty (1) who defeated Bianca Andreescu (8) 6-3 4-0 (retired)

Quarter final results:


Belinda Bencic (22) defeated wildcard Daria Saville 6-1 6-2

Naomi Osaka defeated Danielle Collins (9) 6-2 6-1

Tuesday, 29 March 2022

WTA - Miami round of 16

Round of sixteen completed and quarter finals set in Miami.

2022 Miami Open presented by Itaú  a WTA 1000 tournament, on Hard Laykold, in Miami, Florida, USA, 22 March - 3 April 2022.

2021 champion (not defending):
Ashleigh Barty (1) who defeated Bianca Andreescu (8) 6-3 4-0 (retired)

Round of sixteen results:


Belinda Bencic (22) defeated Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6-2 6-3

Wildcard Daria Saville defeated lucky loser Lucia Bronzetti 5-7 6-4 7-5

Naomi Osaka defeated Alison Riske 6-3 6-4

Danielle Collins (9) defeated Ons Jabeur (8) 6-2 6-4

Paula Badosa (5) defeated wildcard Linda Fruhvirtova 6-2 6-3

Jessica Pegula (16) defeated Anhelina Kalinina 6-0 (retired)

Petra Kvitova (28) defeated Veronika Kudermetova (21) 7-6(5) 6-4

Iga Swiatek (2) defeated CoCo Gauff (14) 6-3 6-1


Quarter final match ups:


Belinda Bencic (22) v wildcard Daria Saville

Naomi Osaka v Danielle Collins (9)

Paula Badosa (5) v Jessica Pegula (16)

Petra Kvitova (28) v Iga Swiatek (2)

ATP - Miami 3R complete

Third round completed and round of sixteen set in Miami.

2022 Miami Open presented by Itaú  an ATP Masters 1000 tournament, on Hard Laykold, in Miami, Florida, USA, 23 March - 3 April 2022.

Defending champion:
Hubert Hurkacz (26) who defeated Jannik Sinner (21) 7-6(4) 6-4.


Third round results:

- Daniil Medvedev (1) defeated Pedro Martinez 6-3 6-4

- Jenson Brooksby defeated Roberto Bautista Agut (15) 6-3 5-7 6-4

- Lloyd Harris defeated qualifier Yoshihito Nishioka 7-6(5) 4-6 7-5

- Hubert Hurkacz (8) defeated Aslan Karatsev (29) 7-5 4-6 6-3

- Stefanos Tsitsipas (3) defeated Alex de Minaur (25) 6-4 6-3

- Carlos Alcaraz (14) defeated Marin Cilic (21) 6-4 6-4

- Taylor Fritz (11) defeated Tommy Paul 7-6(2) 6-4

- Miomir Kecmanovic defeated Sebastian Korda 7-6(4) 6-3


Round of sixteen match ups:


Daniil Medvedev (1) v Jenson Brooksby

Lloyd Harris v Hubert Hurkacz (8)

Stefanos Tsitsipas (3) v Carlos Alcaraz (14)

Taylor Fritz (11) v Miomir Kecmanovic 

Wildcard Nick Kyrgios v Jannik Sinner (9)

Francisco Cerundolo v Frances Tiafoe (28)

Casper Ruud (6) v Cameron Norrie (10) 

Qualifier Thanasi Kokkinakis v Alexander Zverev (2)

Monday, 28 March 2022

ATP - Miami 3R start

Third round commenced in Miami.

2022 Miami Open presented by Itaú  an ATP Masters 1000 tournament, on Hard Laykold, in Miami, Florida, USA, 23 March - 3 April 2022.

Defending champion:
Hubert Hurkacz (26) who defeated Jannik Sinner (21) 7-6(4) 6-4


Third round results:

- Wildcard Nick Kyrgios defeated Fabio Fognini (31) 6-2 6-4

- Jannik Sinner (9) defeated Pablo Carreno Busta (17) 5-7 7-5 7-5

- Francisco Cerundolo defeated Gaël Monfils (22) 6-2 6-3

- Frances Tiafoe (28) defeated Juan Manuel Cerundolo 6-3 6-2

Casper Ruud (6) defeated Alexander Bublik (30) 6-3 6-2

- Cameron Norrie (10) defeated Hugo Gaston 6-3 7-5

- Qualifier Thanasi Kokkinakis defeated qualifier Denis Kudla 7-6(5) 4-6 7-6(4)

- Alexander Zverev (2) defeated Mackenzie McDonald 6-2 6-2

WTA - Miami 3R complete

Third round completed and round of sixteen set in Miami.

2022 Miami Open presented by Itaú  a WTA 1000 tournament, on Hard Laykold, in Miami, Florida, USA, 22 March - 3 April 2022.

2021 champion (not defending):
Ashleigh Barty (1) who defeated Bianca Andreescu (8) 6-3 4-0 (retired)

Third round results:

- Paula Badosa (5) defeated Yulia Putintseva 6-3 6-2

- Wildcard Linda Fruhvirtova defeated Victoria Azarenka (12) 6-2 3-0 (retired)

- Jessica Pegula (16) defeated Elena Rybakina (17) 6-3 6-4

- Anhelina Kalinina defeated Beatriz Haddad Maia 2-6 6-4 6-2

- Petra Kvitova (28) defeated qualifier Lauren Davis 7-5 6-1

- Veronika Kudermetova (21) defeated Shelby Rogers 6-1 7-5

- CoCo Gauff (14) defeated Zhang Shuai 7-6(1) 7-5

- Iga Swiatek (2) defeated Madison Brengle 6-0 6-3


Round of sixteen match ups:


Aliaksandra Sasnovich v Belinda Bencic (22)

Wildcard Daria Saville v lucky loser Lucia Bronzetti

Alison Riske v Naomi Osaka 

Danielle Collins (9) v Ons Jabeur (8)

Paula Badosa (5) v wildcard Linda Fruhvirtova

Jessica Pegula (16) v Anhelina Kalinina 

Petra Kvitova (28) v Veronika Kudermetova (21)

CoCo Gauff (14) v Iga Swiatek (2)

Sunday, 27 March 2022

WTA - Miami 3R start

Third round commenced in Miami.

2022 Miami Open presented by Itaú  a WTA 1000 tournament, on Hard Laykold, in Miami, Florida, USA, 22 March - 3 April 2022.

2021 champion (not defending):
Ashleigh Barty (1) who defeated Bianca Andreescu (8) 6-3 4-0 (retired)

Third round results:

- Aliaksandra Sasnovich defeated Irina-Camelia Begu 7-5 6-7(4) 6-4

- Belinda Bencic (22) defeated Heather Watson 6-4 6-1

- Wildcard Daria Saville defeated Katerina Siniakova 6-0 1-0 (retired)

- Lucky loser Lucia Bronzetti received a walkover from qualifier Anna Kalinskaya 

- Alison Riske defeated Ann Li 6-2 3-6 6-3

- Naomi Osaka received a walkover from Karolina Muchova

- Danielle Collins (9) defeated qualifier Vera Zvonareva 6-1 6-4

- Ons Jabeur (8) defeated Kaia Kanepi 6-3 6-0

ATP - Miami 2R complete

Second round completed in Miami.

2022 Miami Open presented by Itaú  an ATP Masters 1000 tournament, on Hard Laykold, in Miami, Florida, USA, 23 March - 3 April 2022.

Defending champion:
Hubert Hurkacz (26) who defeated Jannik Sinner (21) 7-6(4) 6-4.


Second round results:

- Daniil Medvedev (1) defeated wildcard Andy Murray 6-4 6-2

Pedro Martinez defeated Cristian Garin (27) 7-6(2) 6-2

- Jenson Brooksby defeated Nikoloz Basilashvili (18) 6-3 6-1

- Roberto Bautista Agut (15) defeated Kamil Majchrzak 6-3 6-3

- Lloyd Harris defeated Denis Shapovalov (12) 6-3 6-4

- Qualifier Yoshihito Nishioka defeated Daniel Evans (24) 3-6 6-4 6-3

- Aslan Karatsev (29) defeated Ugo Humbert 7-5 6-2

- Hubert Hurkacz (8) defeated Arthur Rinderknech 7-6(5) 6-2

- Stefanos Tsitsipas (3) defeated qualifier J.J. Wolf 6-4 6-7(5) 6-1

- Alex de Minaur (25) defeated Jordan Thompson 6-2 6-3

- Marin Cilic (21) defeated Alexei Popyrin 6-0 6-3

- Carlos Alcaraz (14) defeated Marton Fucsovics 6-3 6-2

- Taylor Fritz (11) defeated qualifier Mikhail Kukushkin 6-3 5-7 6-3

- Tommy Paul defeated Karen Khachanov (23) 6-4 3-6 7-6(3)

- Sebastian Korda defeated Albert Ramos-Vinolas (32) 4-6 7-6(6) 6-3

- Miomir Kecmanovic defeated Felix Auger-Aliassime (7) 6-4 6-2

Saturday, 26 March 2022

ATP - Miami 2R start

Second round commenced in Miami.

2022 Miami Open presented by Itaú  an ATP Masters 1000 tournament, on Hard Laykold, in Miami, Florida, USA, 23 March - 3 April 2022.

Defending champion:
Hubert Hurkacz (26) who defeated Jannik Sinner (21) 7-6(4) 6-4

6th seed Matteo Berrettini withdrew after the main draw was published due to a hand injury, and was replaced by lucky loser Kevin Anderson.


Second round results:

- Wildcard Nick Kyrgios defeated Andrey Rublev (5) 6-3 6-0

- Fabio Fognini (31) defeated qualifier Taro Daniel 6-7(1) 6-2 7-6(5)

- Pablo Carreno Busta (17) defeated David Goffin 6-3 6-2

- Jannik Sinner (9) defeated Emil Ruusuvuori 6-4 3-6 7-6(8)

- Francisco Cerundolo defeated Reilly Opelka (16) 6-1 3-1 (retired)

- Gaël Monfils (22) defeated Oscar Otte 7-6(9) 6-1

- Frances Tiafoe (28) defeated Brandon Nakashima 3-6 7-6(5) 6-4

- Juan Manuel Cerundolo defeated lucky loser Kevin Anderson 7-6(7) 3-6 6-3

Casper Ruud (6) defeated Henri Laaksonen 6-1 6-2

- Alexander Bublik (30) defeated qualifier Daniel Elahi Galan 6-7(7) 6-3 6-4

- Hugo Gaston defeated John Isner (20) 7-6(5) 6-4

- Cameron Norrie (10) defeated wildcard Jack Draper 7-6(5) 6-4

- Qualifier Thanasi Kokkinakis defeated Diego Schwartzman (13) 4-6 7-6(3) 6-4

- Qualifier Denis Kudla defeated Lorenzo Sonego (19) 3-6 7-6(5) 6-4

- Mackenzie McDonald defeated Grigor Dimitrov (26) 6-1 6-4

- Alexander Zverev (2) defeated Borna Coric 6-4 3-6 6-3

WTA - Miami 2R complete

Second round completed in Miami.

2022 Miami Open presented by Itaú  a WTA 1000 tournament, on Hard Laykold, in Miami, Florida, USA, 22 March - 3 April 2022.

2021 champion (not defending):
Ashleigh Barty (1) who defeated Bianca Andreescu (8) 6-3 4-0 (retired)

7th seed Garbiñe Muguruza withdrew after the main draw was published due to a shoulder injury, and was replaced by lucky loser Storm Sanders.
30th seed Marketa Vondrousova withdrew after the main draw was published due to illness, and was replaced by lucky loser Lesia Tsurenko.

Second round results:

- Paula Badosa (5) defeated qualifier Marie Bouzkova 7-5 7-5

- Yulia Putintseva defeated lucky loser Lesia Tsurenko 6-3 4-6 7-5

- Wildcard Linda Fruhvirtova defeated Elise Mertens (20) 7-5 2-6 6-1

- Victoria Azarenka (12) defeated Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-4 2-6 7-6(5)

- Jessica Pegula (16) defeated Sloane Stephens 6-1 6-4

- Elena Rybakina (17) defeated Elena-Gabriela Ruse 6-4 7-5

- Anhelina Kalinina defeated Madison Keys (26) 3-6 6-3 6-4

- Beatriz Haddad Maia defeated Maria Sakkari (4) 4-6 6-1 6-2

- Qualifier Lauren Davis defeated lucky loser Storm Sanders 6-4 6-1

- Petra Kvitova (28) defeated Clara Burel 6-1 3-6 6-3

- Veronika Kudermetova (21) defeated qualifier Dalma Galfi 5-1 (retired)

- Shelby Rogers defeated Jelena Ostapenko (10) 6-3 7-6(0)

- CoCo Gauff (14) defeated qualifier Wang Qiang 7-5 6-4

- Zhang Shuai defeated Sorana Cirstea (24) 6-1 6-1

- Madison Brengle defeated Liudmila Samsonova (29) 6-4 6-0

- Iga Swiatek (2) defeated Viktorija Golubic 6-2 6-0

Friday, 25 March 2022

ATP - Miami 1R complete

First round completed in Miami.

2022 Miami Open presented by Itaú  an ATP Masters 1000 tournament, on Hard Laykold, in Miami, Florida, USA, 23 March - 3 April 2022.

Defending champion:
Hubert Hurkacz (26) who defeated Jannik Sinner (21) 7-6(4) 6-4


First round results:

- Wildcard Andy Murray defeated Federico Delbonis 7-6(4) 6-1

- Pedro Martinez defeated Jan-Lennard Struff 6-3 2-0 (retired)

- Jenson Brooksby defeated Federico Coria 3-6 6-2 6-3

- Kamil Majchrzak defeated Sebastian Baez 6-4 6-3

- Lloyd Harris defeated Facundo Bagnis 6-3 6-3

- Qualifier Yoshihito Nishioka defeated qualifier Emilio Gomez 6-2 6-7(2) 6-1

- Ugo Humbert defeated Aljaz Bedene 6-3 3-6 6-3

- Arthur Rinderknech defeated Laslo Djere 6-2 7-6(6)

- Qualifier J.J. Wolf defeated Daniel Altmaier 6-4 6-4

- Jordan Thompson defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-7(1) 6-4 6-4

- Alexei Popyrin defeated Lorenzo Musetti 7-5 7-6(5)

- Marton Fucsovics defeated Marcos Giron 6-3 6-4

- Qualifier Mikhail Kukushkin defeated Botic van de Zandschulp 6-4 6-4

- Tommy Paul defeated Benjamin Bonzi 6-4 6-4

- Sebastian Korda defeated Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-1 6-1

- Miomir Kecmanovic defeated qualifier Jack Sock 7-6(3) 6-4

WTA - Miami 2R start

Second round commenced in Miami.

2022 Miami Open presented by Itaú  a WTA 1000 tournament, on Hard Laykold, in Miami, Florida, USA, 22 March - 3 April 2022.

2021 champion (not defending):
Ashleigh Barty (1) who defeated Bianca Andreescu (8) 6-3 4-0 (retired)

27th seed Camila Giorgi withdrew after the main draw was published due to a wrist injury, and was replaced by lucky loser Stefanie Voegele.
23rd seed Simona Halep withdrew after the main draw was published due to a leg injury, and was replaced by lucky loser Harmony Tan.

Second round results:

Irina-Camelia Begu defeated Aryna Sabalenka (1) 6-4 6-4

Aliaksandra Sasnovich defeated Daria Kasatkina (25) 7-6(5) 6-4

- Belinda Bencic (22) defeated Marta Kostyuk 6-3 6-1

- Heather Watson defeated Elina Svitolina (15) 4-6 6-3 7-6(4)

- Katerina Siniakova defeated Emma Raducanu (11) 3-6 6-4 7-5

- Wildcard Daria Saville defeated lucky loser Harmony Tan 6-4 6-2

- Lucky loser Lucia Bronzetti defeated lucky loser Stefanie Voegele 6-2 6-1

- Qualifier Anna Kalinskaya defeated Karolina Pliskova (6) 6-3 6-3

- Ann Li defeated Anett Kontaveit (3) 6-0 3-6 6-4

- Alison Riske defeated Alizé Cornet (31) 6-2 6-2

- Karolina Muchova defeated Leylah Fernandez (18) 6-4 7-6(3)

- Naomi Osaka defeated Angelique Kerber (13) 6-2 6-3

- Danielle Collins (9) defeated Anna Bondar 6-3 3-6 6-4

- Qualifier Vera Zvonareva defeated Tamara Zidansek (19) 6-3 6-2

- Kaia Kanepi defeated Sara Sorribes Tormo (32) 3-6 7-5 6-0

- Ons Jabeur (8) defeated Magda Linette 7-6(1) 6-2

WTA - Miami 1R complete

First round completed in Miami.

2022 Miami Open presented by Itaú  a WTA 1000 tournament, on Hard Laykold, in Miami, Florida, USA, 22 March - 3 April 2022.

2021 champion (not defending):
Ashleigh Barty (1) who defeated Bianca Andreescu (8) 6-3 4-0 (retired)

Sofia Kenin withdrew after the main draw was published due to an ankle injury, and was replaced by lucky loser Lucia Bronzetti.


First round results:

Irina-Camelia Begu defeated wildcard Hailey Baptiste 6-7(6) 6-1 6-1

- Aliaksandra Sasnovich defeated qualifier Wang Xinyu 7-6(6) 6-4

- Katerina Siniakova defeated qualifier Rebecca Marino 3-6 6-2 6-1

- Lucky loser Lucia Bronzetti defeated Ajla Tomljanovic 4-6 7-6(6) 6-2

- Qualifier Anna Kalinskaya defeated wildcard Robin Montgomery 4-6 6-4 7-6(4)

- Alison Riske defeated Jil Teichmann 7-6(5) 6-3

- Karolina Muchova defeated Tereza Martincova 7-6(3) 7-6(3)

- Naomi Osaka defeated Astra Sharma 6-3 6-4

- Qualifier Vera Zvonareva defeated Misaki Doi 6-4 6-1

- Qualifier Marie Bouzkova defeated Laura Siegemund 6-1 6-2

- Wildcard Linda Fruhvirtova defeated Danka Kovinic 6-0 6-4

- Sloane Stephens defeated Panna Udvardy 6-4 6-3

- Anhelina Kalinina defeated qualifier Ekaterine Gorgodze 6-2 3-6 6-3

- Qualifier Lauren Davis defeated qualifier Yuan Yue 6-4 6-1

- Clara Burel defeated qualifier Magdalena Frech 6-3 7-5

- Qualifier Dalma Galfi defeated Kristina Kucova 6-0 6-0

- Qualifier Wang Qiang defeated wildcard Ashlyn Krueger 4-6 7-5 6-2

- Zhang Shuai defeated Clara Tauson 6-4 4-6 2-1 (retired)

- Madison Brengle defeated wildcard Alexandra Eala 6-2 6-1

- Viktorija Golubic defeated qualifier Kirsten Flipkens 6-4 4-6 6-4

Thursday, 24 March 2022

ATP - Miami 1R start

First round commenced in Miami.

2022 Miami Open presented by Itaú  an ATP Masters 1000 tournament, on Hard Laykold, in Miami, Florida, USA, 23 March - 3 April 2022.

Defending champion:
Hubert Hurkacz (26) who defeated Jannik Sinner (21) 7-6(4) 6-4


First round results:

- Wildcard Nick Kyrgios defeated Adrian Mannarino 7-6(3) 6-3

- Qualifier Taro Daniel defeated qualifier Jaume Munar 6-3 6-4

- David Goffin defeated Roberto Carballes Baena 6-2 6-3 

- Emil Ruusuvuori defeated Maxime Cressy 6-3 6-2

- Francisco Cerundolo defeated Tallon Griekspoor 7-5 4-6 6-3

- Oscar Otte defeated qualifier Mitchell Krueger 6-3 6-4

- Brandon Nakashima defeated Soonwoo Kwon 6-1 7-5

- Juan Manuel Cerundolo defeated Dusan Lajovic 6-3 7-5

- Henri Laaksonen defeated Benoit Paire 7-6(8) 1-6 6-4

- Qualifier Daniel Elahi Galan defeated John Millman 6-4 6-2

- Hugo Gaston defeated wildcard Emilio Nava 6-2 6-1

- Wildcard Jack Draper defeated Gilles Simon 7-5 6-1

- Qualifier Thanasi Kokkinakis defeated Richard Gasquet 6-4 6-2

- Qualifier Denis Kudla defeated wildcard Shang Juncheng 6-7(3) 7-5 6-4

- Mackenzie McDonald defeated Dominik Koepfer 6-7(8) 6-4 6-4

- Borna Coric defeated qualifier Fernando Verdasco 6-4 7-5

Wednesday, 23 March 2022

Leaving at the top - respected by all

I first saw Ash Barty at Wimbledon. Not last year, when as world number one, the gifted Aussie conquered the grass and captured a jewel coveted by just about all female professional tennis players.
I was privileged in 2011 to be at the scene of first Wimbledon victories for both Novak Djokovic and Petra Kvitova. And also for the Junior Wimbledon singles triumph of 15 year old Ashleigh Barty.
Little did I appreciate what was to develop over the next decade.

Her doubles success, first with fellow Australian and close friend Casey Dellacqua - 2013 finalists at three of the four majors - and the first five of her twelve titles.
Later the first Grand Slam title - the 2017 US Open Womens Doubles with American CoCo Vandeweghe.

Then of course the singles.
Ash returned to tennis in 2016, after a self imposed hiatus, and I was at Melbourne Park in 2017 when she won her first matches at an Australian Open - Ash made the third round. The attempt to win her home major has since been:
2018 - 3rd round, 2019 - quarter final, 2020 - semi final, 2021 - quarter final, and finally this year the big prize. 

2017 saw Ash win her first WTA singles title - in Malaysia. Two other losing finals in the year which finished with Ash ranked 17, after starting 272.
2018 - two titles, year ending ranked 15.

2019 the Roland Garros victory - first major, coming on top of the Miami Open - a Premier Mandatory tournament. Then the Birmingham trophy. Three wins on three different surfaces.
To finish the year, Ash cleaned up in the WTA Finals, and finished #1.

2020, amid COVID, Ash stayed home after collecting the Adelaide International trophy, but remained #1 at the end of the year thanks to her swag of points collected in 2019.
Electing to spend 2021 overseas, the year was sensational on court for Ash. Before flying out, the Yarra Valley Classic was put away in the cabinet, and another quarter final appearance was made at the Australian Open.

Homesickness aside, Ash won her second Miami Open on hardcourt, followed up with a win in Stuttgart on clay, was a finalist in Madrid, also on clay, and then Wimbledon was hers - a second major, and her most prized.
Cincinnati was her third WTA 1000 tournament win for the year, which again saw her finish as world #1.

2022 began with a win in the Adelaide International, singles and doubles, and Ash Barty, unbeknown to us all, finished her career by defeating Danielle Collins in the Australian Open final. The first Australian woman since 1978 to lift the AO singles trophy.

A fabulous, if a relatively short career has been enjoyed by everyone, not just because of the excellence in tennis displayed by Ash Barty, but in the manner she delivered it. Her goal was to enjoy time on court, and her approach was welcomed by all involved in the sport, including her opponents.
A big hole has been left, but a significant positive legacy endures.

WTA - Miami 1R start

First round commenced in Miami.

2022 Miami Open presented by Itaú  a WTA 1000 tournament, on Hard Laykold, in Miami, Florida, USA, 22 March - 3 April 2022.

2021 champion (not defending):
Ashleigh Barty (1) who defeated Bianca Andreescu (8) 6-3 4-0 (retired)


First round results:

- Marta Kostyuk defeated Alison Van Uytvanck 4-6 6-2 6-1

- Heather Watson defeated Arantxa Rus 6-7(5) 7-5 6-4

- Wildcard Daria Saville defeated Greet Minnen 7-5 6-3

- Ann Li defeated Mayar Sherif 2-6 6-3 6-4

- Anna Bondar defeated Caroline Garcia 7-5 (retired)

- Kaia Kanepi defeated Maryna Zanevska 6-2 (retired)

- Magda Linette defeated Zheng Qinwen 7-6(4) 6-4

- Yulia Putintseva defeated wildcard Nastasja Schunk 4-6 6-3 6-1

- Ekaterina Alexandrova defeated Jasmine Paolini 6-1 6-2

- Elena-Gabriela Ruse defeated Ana Konjuh 6-3 6-4

- Beatriz Haddad Maia defeated Nuria Parrizas Diaz 7-6(2) 6-2

- Shelby Rogers defeated Amanda Anisimova 3-6 6-0 6-3

Tuesday, 22 March 2022

WTA - Miami

The WTA tour continues in the USA.

2022 Miami Open presented by Itaú  a WTA 1000 tournament, on Hard Laykold, in Miami, Florida, USA, 22 March - 3 April 2022.

2021 champion (not defending):
Ashleigh Barty (1) who defeated Bianca Andreescu (8) 6-3 4-0 (retired)


The following players withdrew after entering but before the main draw was published:


- Ashleigh Barty replaced by Misaki Doi   

- Jaqueline Cristian replaced by Caroline Garcia 

- Varvara Gracheva replaced by Greet Minnen 

- Barbora Krejcikova replaced by Panna Udvardy

- Camila Osorio replaced by Naomi Osaka 

- Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova replaced by Zheng Qinwen

- Rebecca Peterson replaced by Heather Watson 

- Andrea Petkovic replaced by Astra Sharma 


Aryna Sabalenka, world number 5, is top seed.

The other 31 seeds are all in the top 36

The 32 seeds have first round byes.

ATP - Miami

The ATP tour continues in the USA.

2022 Miami Open presented by Itaú  an ATP Masters 1000 tournament, on Hard Laykold, in Miami, Florida, USA, 23 March - 3 April 2022.

Defending champion:
Hubert Hurkacz (26) who defeated Jannik Sinner (21) 7-6(4) 6-4


The following players withdrew after entering but before the main draw was published:


- Pablo Andujar replaced by Roberto Carballes Baena 

- Novak Djokovic replaced by Henri Laaksonen 

- James Duckworth replaced by Sebastian Baez 

- Roger Federer replaced by Francisco Cerundolo  

- Ilya Ivashka replaced by Daniel Altmaier 

- Filip Krajinovic replaced by Jordan Thompson 

- Alex Molcan replaced by Oscar Otte  

- Rafael Nadal replaced by John Millman 

- Kei Nishikori replaced by Kamil Majchrzak 

- Dominic Thiem replaced by Juan Manuel Cerundolo 


Daniil Medvedev, world number 2, is top seed.

The other 31 seeds are all in the top 35

The 32 seeds have first round byes

Monday, 21 March 2022

Fritz shocks Nadal in Indian Wells final

Final day in Indian Wells.

2022 BNP Paribas Open an ATP Masters 1000 tournament, on Hard Plexipave, in Indian Wells, California, USA, 10-20 March 2022.
Event held last year from 6-17 October 2021.

Defending champion:
Cameron Norrie (21) who defeated Nikoloz Basilashvili (29) 3-6 6-4 6-1


Final:


Rafael Nadal (4) (Spain) v Taylor Fritz (20) (USA)


Nadal had won the only previous contest between the pair - the final in Acapulco, February 2020.


Nadal had obviously won heaps of Masters 1000 tournaments, including 3 before at Indian Wells.

Fritz was performing in his first Masters 1000 final.


Nadal began poorly, dropping his opening two service games.

Fritz hadn’t faced a break point when it came to serving for the set at 5-2, but the Spaniard retrieved one of the breaks, and trailed 3-5.

Serving to stay in the set, Nadal was soon in trouble, down 15-40.  He saved one set point, but not the second, and Fritz was ahead 6-3.


The players exchanged breaks of serve in the second set to be level at 2-2.

In a pivotal fifth game, Fritz saved four break points, to lead 3-2.

In the seventh game he saved another, to move ahead 5-4.


Nadal saved a match point en route to levelling at 5-5, and Fritz saved another two break points to lead 6-5.

Nadal ensured a tie break by holding in the next game.


Fritz earned the early mini break, but Nadal closed it off and eventually things stood at 4-4.

Nadal won the next point off a Fritz serve and led 5-4, with two serves to come.

Fritz won both and had match point.  His serve was followed up with a forehand which Nadal couldn’t handle and the match was over. 6-3 7-6(5).


An unexpected result, snapping the undefeated run for Nadal at the start of 2022, but of most importance a breakthrough win for Taylor Fritz.

His first Masters 1000 trophy.

The win takes Fritz to a career high ranking of #13, and to the position of number one American.

Swiatek triumphant in Indian Wells

Final day in Indian Wells.

2022 BNP Paribas Open a WTA 1000 tournament, on Hard Plexipave, in Indian Wells, California, USA, 9-20 March 2022.
Event held last year from 6-17 October 2021.

Defending champion:
Paula Badosa (21) who defeated Victoria Azarenka (27) 7-6(5) 2-6 7-6(2)

Final :

Iga Swiatek (3) (Poland) v Maria Sakkari (6) (Greece)

Sakkari had won the first three contests between the pair, but Swiatek won the fourth, a semi final in Doha last month.

Swiatek won four titles from the five finals she played before this one, Doha being the most recent.

Sakkari had one trophy in her cabinet from four final appearances, winning in Morocco in May 2019.
She was a finalist in St Petersburg last month, losing to Anett Kontaveit.

Swiatek served first and was broken.  This triggered a series of dropped serves - six out of the first seven games - which left Swiatek ahead 4-3.
Serving at 4-5 to stay in the set, Sakkari saved two set points, but Swiatek converted the third and led 6-4.

Sakkari saved two break points to level at 1-1 in set two, but was broken in games four and six.
Swiatek didn’t face a break point in the set, and raced to a 6-4 6-1 victory.

The triumph was the fifth for Swiatek, and it allowed her to move to a career high ranking of #2.
Sakkari, with her efforts, moved to a career high ranking of #3.

Sunday, 20 March 2022

ATP - Indian Wells semi finals

Semi final day in Indian Wells.

2022 BNP Paribas Open an ATP Masters 1000 tournament, on Hard Plexipave, in Indian Wells, California, USA, 10-20 March 2022.
Event held last year from 6-17 October 2021.

Defending champion:
Cameron Norrie (21) who defeated Nikoloz Basilashvili (29) 3-6 6-4 6-1


Semi final results:


Rafael Nadal (4) defeated Carlos Alcaraz (19) 6-4 4-6 6-3

Taylor Fritz (20) defeated Andrey Rublev (7) 7-5 6-4


Final will be between:


Rafael Nadal (4) (Spain) v Taylor Fritz (20) (USA)

Saturday, 19 March 2022

ATP - Indian Wells quarter finals (2)

Quarter final day (2) in Indian Wells.

2022 BNP Paribas Open an ATP Masters 1000 tournament, on Hard Plexipave, in Indian Wells, California, USA, 10-20 March 2022.
Event held last year from 6-17 October 2021.

Defending champion:
Cameron Norrie (21) who defeated Nikoloz Basilashvili (29) 3-6 6-4 6-1


Quarter final results:


Taylor Fritz (20) defeated Miomir Kecmanovic 7-6(5) 3-6 6-1

Andrey Rublev (7) defeated Grigor Dimitrov (33) 7-5 6-2


Semi final match ups:


Carlos Alcaraz (19) v Rafael Nadal (4)

Taylor Fritz (20) v Andrey Rublev (7)

WTA - Indian Wells semi finals

Semi final day in Indian Wells.

2022 BNP Paribas Open a WTA 1000 tournament, on Hard Plexipave, in Indian Wells, California, USA, 9-20 March 2022.
Event held last year from 6-17 October 2021.

Defending champion:
Paula Badosa (21) who defeated Victoria Azarenka (27) 7-6(5) 2-6 7-6(2)

Semi final results:

Iga Swiatek (3) defeated Simona Halep (24) 7-6(6) 6-4
Maria Sakkari (6) defeated Paula Badosa (5) 6-2 4-6 6-1

Final will be between:

Iga Swiatek (3) (Poland) v Maria Sakkari (6) (Greece)

Friday, 18 March 2022

ATP - Indian Wells quarter finals (1)

Quarter final day (1) in Indian Wells.

2022 BNP Paribas Open an ATP Masters 1000 tournament, on Hard Plexipave, in Indian Wells, California, USA, 10-20 March 2022.
Event held last year from 6-17 October 2021.

Defending champion:
Cameron Norrie (21) who defeated Nikoloz Basilashvili (29) 3-6 6-4 6-1


Quarter final results:


Rafael Nadal (4) defeated Nick Kyrgios 7-6(0) 5-7 6-4

Carlos Alcaraz (19) defeated Cameron Norrie (12) 6-4 6-3

WTA - Indian Wells quarter finals (2)

Quarter final day (2) in Indian Wells.

2022 BNP Paribas Open a WTA 1000 tournament, on Hard Plexipave, in Indian Wells, California, USA, 9-20 March 2022.
Event held last year from 6-17 October 2021.

Defending champion:
Paula Badosa (21) who defeated Victoria Azarenka (27) 7-6(5) 2-6 7-6(2)

Quarter final results:

Paula Badosa (5) defeated Veronika Kudermetova (21) 6-3 6-2
Maria Sakkari (6) defeated Elena Rybakina (17) 7-5 6-4

Semi final match ups:

Simona Halep (24) v Iga Swiatek (3)
Paula Badosa (5) v Maria Sakkari (6)

ATP - Indian Wells round of 16

Round of sixteen completed and quarter finals set in Indian Wells.

2022 BNP Paribas Open an ATP Masters 1000 tournament, on Hard Plexipave, in Indian Wells, California, USA, 10-20 March 2022.
Event held last year from 6-17 October 2021.

Defending champion:
Cameron Norrie (21) who defeated Nikoloz Basilashvili (29) 3-6 6-4 6-1


Round of sixteen results:


Carlos Alcaraz (19) defeated Gaël Monfils (26) 7-5 6-1

Cameron Norrie (12) defeated Jenson Brooksby 6-2 6-4

Rafael Nadal (4) defeated Reilly Opelka (17) 7-6(3) 7-6(5)

Nick Kyrgios received a walkover from Jannik Sinner (10) due to illness 

Miomir Kecmanovic defeated Matteo Berrettini (6) 6-3 6-7(5) 6-4

Taylor Fritz (20) defeated Alex de Minaur (29) 3-6 6-4 7-6(5)

Andrey Rublev (7) defeated Hubert Hurkacz (11) 7-6(5) 6-4

Grigor Dimitrov (33) defeated John Isner (23) 6-3 7-6(6)


Quarter final match ups:


Carlos Alcaraz (19) v Cameron Norrie (12)

Rafael Nadal (4) v Nick Kyrgios 

Miomir Kecmanovic v Taylor Fritz (20)

Andrey Rublev (7) v Grigor Dimitrov (33)

Thursday, 17 March 2022

WTA - Indian Wells quarter finals (1)

Quarter final day (1) in Indian Wells.

2022 BNP Paribas Open a WTA 1000 tournament, on Hard Plexipave, in Indian Wells, California, USA, 9-20 March 2022.
Event held last year from 6-17 October 2021.

Defending champion:
Paula Badosa (21) who defeated Victoria Azarenka (27) 7-6(5) 2-6 7-6(2)

Quarter final results:

Simona Halep (24) defeated Petra Martic 6-1 6-1
Iga Swiatek (3) defeated Madison Keys (25) 6-1 6-0