Chanelle Scheepers It was business as usual for Maria Sharapova who overcame stiff early opposition before strolling past Chanelle Scheepers in a 6-3 6-1 victory. Sharapova twice went up a break in the first set but was pegged back both times by Scheepers who returned extremely well in the early stages. However at 3-3, Sharapova…
Li Na This week’s tournament in Paris has seen a flurry of withdrawals and this was further compounded on Monday as the number 3 seed, Li Na retired from her match down 7-6 4-2 to Tsvetana Pironkova. Pironkova raced into a 5-0 lead in just 18 minutes, but was pegged back to 5-5 as Li…
The Paris Draw has been hit with a number of withdrawals since I posted my preview… I do hate it when that happens! My tip for the final, Kaia Kanepi has pulled out with a shoulder injury and the number five seed, Sabine Lisicki has withdrawn too. This has resulted in a reshuffle of the…
Maria Sharapova Maria Sharapova headlines a strong line-up for the Premier event in Paris this week. There were some fabulous matches in this tournament last year where Petra Kvitova beat Kim Clijsters in the final. The top two seeds, Sharapova and Marion Bartoli have byes into the second round. Sharapova is projected to meet the…
The tennis season always goes a little quiet after the Australian Open finishes so if you are still feeling the AO blues, then this video will hopefully cheer you up 🙂 It includes pretty much everything that made this year’s Grand Slam so memorable! The Fed Cup has been the headline act on this week’s…
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