Sam Stosur revealed a few days ago that she had undergone ankle surgery during the off-season and that certainly brought into context a disappointing first round loss in the Brisbane International to Sofia Arvidsson, 7-6(4) 7-5. I had actually tipped Stosur to fall early in this tournament so it did not come as a great…
The ATP is also very busy this week with three tournaments gracing the schedule in Doha, Brisbane and Chennai. ATP Doha Doha has always been the flagship event in the first week of the year, often attracting at least one of the big four; however this has been a tough year for the event in…
The entire WTA top 10 will kick off their season this week with Agnieszka Radwanska headlining the event in Auckland and Li Na topping the bill in Shenzhen. Lets take a look at the draws… WTA Auckland: Agnieszka Radwanska will play a qualifier in the first round and is projected to meet Yaroslava Shvedova in…
Petra Kvitova Brisbane is already underway and we have not even made it to 2013 yet! Serena Williams and Petra Kvitova began their campaigns today and both were victorious in straight sets. Serena battled through windy conditions as she eased past Varvara Lepchenko, 6-1 6-2, meanwhile Kvitova defeated Carla Suarez Navarro, 6-3 6-4. It was…
Victoria Azarenka The engines of the WTA are revving as the first draws have been released following a state of hibernation that has stretched back to the 4th of November when Nadia Petrova won the final competitive match of 2012 in Sofia. It is now time for the stars of the game to shake off…
There is just one week left until the beginning of the 2013 tennis season! In fact, the exhibition event in Abu Dhabi is just a few days away where Rafael Nadal will make his long awaited comeback from injury. Many of the players are now starting their journeys across the world to the first tournaments…
Victoria Azarenka As the 2012 tennis season wrapped up I was thankful for a breather from tennis. It was such a great, great year, but not only did the players need a break, I did too! Its now mid-December and I am fully craving tennis once more and ready to rock and roll with my…
I have already discussed where I think the women are heading in 2013 and its now time for my ATP predictions for 2013. Next year promises to be another intriguing one with each of the top four earning one Grand Slam in 2012 and no dominant figure emerging through. Here we go… I predict that…
I have finished with my reviews of 2012 where I discussed my favourite matches for the WTA and ATP and crowned the first round match between Caroline Wozniacki and Tamira Paszek as my favourite WTA match and the Australian Open semi-final between Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic as my favourite ATP match of 2012. As…
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