Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 1. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga v Nicolas Almagro The French hopes of a home champion will be high this week with a depleting draw offering an abundance of opportunities to the remaining French players in the draw. The highest ranked of those is Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, who overcame a tough second round match with Julien Benneteau,…
I have updated my predictions for Paris where I have made a pretty good start. The only real downnote was that my predicted semi-finalist, Julien Benneteau fell in a tight three setter against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, 6-2 4-6 7-6. In other matches, Kei Nishikori beat Benoit Paire, who was booed off court at the end by…
Its time to put my prediction skills to test for the last ATP event of 2012 before we head to the O2 for the World Tour Finals. There will be no break between Paris and London this year and I have a feeling we could see the draw thin out rather quickly… Tomas Berdych QUARTER…
Serena Williams wrapped up a sensational 2012 with a 6-4 6-3 victory over Maria Sharapova in the YEC final in Istanbul. It was actually a respectable performance from Sharapova who earnt two more games than her last two matches against Serena combined. Serena hit a staggering 40 winners to 14 unforced errors and did not…
Maria Sharapova Once again, I missed the boat on predicting the Azarenka/Sharapova semi-final… I am tired just like the players 😉 Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova will contest the final showdown of 2012 in Istanbul and on paper, there looks to be one clear winner. Serena Williams strolled into the final with a 6-2 6-1…
1. Maria Sharapova v Victoria Azarenka Maria Sharapova confirmed her number one position in the white group with a convincing 6-0 6-3 victory over Sam Stosur. It was a pretty atrocious performance from Stosur who won just five points in the first set and I think is now desperate for a well deserved break. Sharapova…
Li Na 1. Victoria Azarenka v Li Na The final match from the red group will decide which player qualifies for the semi-finals in second place behind Serena. Victoria Azarenka showed signs of tiredness in her 6-4 6-4 defeat by Serena Williams. She threw in 9 double faults and all at crucial folds of the…
Angelique Kerber 1. Angelique Kerber v Li Na Angelique Kerber is essentially out of the tournament after coming up short in a truly outstanding duel with Victoria Azarenka that lasted 3 hours and 6 minutes, 6-7 7-6 6-4. Kerber had two match points, but Azarenka brought her A-game at the crucial stages of the match…
Serena Williams 1. Serena Williams v Li Na Serena Williams kicked off proceedings in the red group with a solid straight sets victory over Angelique Kerber, 6-4 6-1. Serena was not at her best and displayed some fraught emotions at times as she let slip an early break in the first set before regrouping. Li…
Petra Kvitova 1. Petra Kvitova v Agnieszka Radwanska Last year’s champion, Petra Kvitova will open up the YEC in Istanbul for the second year in a row. The first match is a potentially pivotal match against the world number 4, Agnieszka Radwanska. Since claiming the title in New Haven, Kvitova has not played her best…
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