Michael Stafford-Jones, Author at UBITENNIS

Michael Stafford-Jones

Sports Journalist. I started writing about tennis in 2015 and have covered the WTA tour extensively ever since. I have been to Wimbledon, Birmingham and Eastbourne as accredited press.
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Brilliant Women’s Semi-Final Line-Up Lights Up Wimbledon 2021

Ashleigh Barty, Karolina Pliskova, Aryna Sabalenka and Angelique Kerber produced superb displays…

Aryna Sabalenka Leads Title Contenders’ Surge At Wimbledon

Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek, Karolina Pliskova Madison Keys advanced to the fourth…

Jelena Ostapenko Edges Out Kasatkina In Epic Wimbledon Tussle

Jelena Ostapenko survived a turbulent 6-1 3-6 8-6 encounter with Daria Kasatkina…

Veronika Kudermetova Steps Up To See Off 2019 Semi-Finalist Anisimova

Veronika Kudermetova continued her steady rise with an impressive 7-6(5) 6-1 win…

Naomi Osaka Saves Match Points To Knock Out Muguruza

Naomi Osaka produced an extraordinary comeback from match point down in the…

Donna Vekic Hangs Tough To Beat Kanepi And Reach Last 16

Donna Vekic held her nerve superbly to overcome Kaia Kanepi 5-7 7-6(2)…

Belinda Bencic Overcomes Rust And Lauren Davis To Reach Australian Open 2nd Round

Belinda Bencic battled to a much-needed 6-3 4-6 6-1 first-round win over…

Naomi Osaka Brushes Aside Pavlyuchenkova At 2021 Australian Open

Naomi Osaka started her 2021 Australian Open campaign in impressive style with…

Sofia Kenin Edges Out Kvitova To Reach French Open Final

Sofia Kenin produced an impressive performance to beat Petra Kvitova 6-4 7-5…

Iga Swiatek Blazes Into First Grand Slam Final

Iga Swiatek produced an imperious display to thrash Nadia Podoroska 6-2 6-1…

Iga Swiatek Storms Into First Grand Slam Semi-Final

Iga Swiatek charged into her first-ever Grand Slam semi-final with an assured…

Elina Svitolina Vanquishes Garcia To Reach French Open Quarter-Final

Elina Svitolina produced a superb performance to hammer Caroline Garcia 6-1 6-3…

Danielle Collins Stuns Muguruza In Late-Night Thriller

Danielle Collins shocked Garbine Muguruza 7-5 2-6 6-4 in a pulsating late-night…

Simona Halep Gets Sweet Revenge On Anisimova

Simona Halep produced a sensational display to thrash 2019 nemesis Amanda Anisimova…

Garbine Muguruza Breezes Through While Kenin Survives Scare At 2020 French Open

Garbine Muguruza hammered Krystyna Pliskova 6-3 6-2 and Sofia Kenin fought back…

Simona Halep Set For Anisimova Rematch After Easy Win

Simona Halep will take on Amanda Anisimova at the French Open again…

Garbine Muguruza Survives Marathon French Open Encounter

Garbine Muguruza outlasted Tamara Zidansek 7-5 4-6 8-6 to book her place…

Elina Svitolina Hangs Tough To Win Tense Battle In Paris

Elina Svitolina fought hard to overcome Varvara Gracheva in a tricky first-round…

Simona Halep Could Face 2019 Nemesis As She Hunts Second French Open Title

The form of Simona Halep and other top players makes the 2020…

Garbine Muguruza Routs Konta In Rome

Garbine Muguruza confidently dispatched Johanna Konta 6-4 6-1 to set up a…