Lucie Safarova Four of the six seeds in action in Beijing were ousted as the draw continues to open up in Beijing like you would not believe! Sara Errani was the highest seed to fall as she retired down 5-4 in the first set of her first round match with Camila Giorgi. Maria Kirilenko, who…
Novak Djokovic Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray return to action this week in Beijing and Tokyo. Murray headlines the draw in Japan along with Tomas Berdych, Janko Tipsarevic and Juan Monaco. Murray has a tough opener against Gael Monfils, who has made an impressive comeback from injury. Berdych has a good draw and could meet…
Apologies for the delay in getting my Beijing preview out as I have been away for the last few days. This is one of the most difficult tournaments to predict with many of the top players suffering injuries and their participation is somewhat in the clouds. Lets take a look at the draw… QUARTER 1…
I am away from my computer until tomorrow so just a quick mention that Agnieszka Radwanska and Nadia Petrova will contest the Tokyo Final. Radwanska produced a fantastic performance to beat Angelique Kerber, 6-1 6-1 hitting 20 winners to just 4 enforced errors. I fancy that Radwanska will win the final in straight sets. Beijing…
Agnieszka Radwanska Agnieszka Radwanska v Angelique Kerber Agnieszka Radwanska won the best-of-buddies clash with Caroline Wozniacki, 6-4 6-3. It was a typical match between the two with gruelling rallies, some great play and some shocking too. Radwanska was the more consistent player and was able to finish the points off better than Wozniacki. Radwanska will…
Maria Sharapova 1. Sam Stosur v Maria Sharapova Sam Stosur was forced to fight hard to get past Francesca Schiavone in the second round, but had things easier in the third round as she defeated Dominika Cibulkova in straight sets. Stosur will now play Maria Sharapova in a blockbuster quarter-final match. Sharapova beat Lucie Safarova,…
The Top 4 of Tokyo 3rd Round Matches Li Na 1. Caroline Wozniacki v Li Na This Asian swing has seen a return to form from Caroline Wozniacki, who now faces her toughest test of the past two weeks; step forward, Li Na who fought past Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in three sets in her second round…
The Top 4 of 2nd Round Tokyo Matches Francesca Schiavone 1. Agnieszka Radwanska v Jelena Jankovic There is a fantastic line-up of matches in Tokyo tomorrow with all sixteen 2nd round matches taking to the court. The last match up on Centre Court between Agnieszka Radwanska and Jelena Jankovic is my match of the day. …
Hsieh Su-Wei I was successful in correctly predicting that Caroline Wozniacki would win this week in Seoul. She enjoyed a somewhat surprisingly comprehensive rout of Kaia Kanepi in the final, 6-1 6-0. I also correctly predicted that Jo-Wilfried Tsonga would retain his title in Metz, although I got most other predictions in that tournament wrong!…
Caroline Wozniacki will take on Kaia Kanepi in tomorrow’s final in Seoul. This is a big match for Wozniacki, who has yet to win a title all year, but has been building confidence match-by match this week. She beat Ekaterina Makarova, 6-1 5-7 6-4 for a place in the final, meanwhile Kanepi was also forced…
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