Victoria Azarenka was on the edge of one of the biggest ever shocks in French Open history but somehow she found a way back from the brink in a dramatic first round match against Alberta Brianti. Brianti had break points to serve for the match at 7-5 5-0, but the wayward Azarenka produced her finest…
As has become synonymous with the French Open, play kicked off rather tentatively on the Sunday with Sam Stosur, Ana Ivanovic and Venus Williams all enjoying first round wins. Sam Stosur kicked off proceedings with a solid 6-4 6-0 victory over Elena Baltacha. The Brit fought well with a great fighting attitude during the first…
PROJECTED QUARTER-FINAL 1 – Djokovic (1) v Tsonga (5) Novak Djokovic begins his quest for the career Grand Slam against Potito Starace and will be feeling rather happy at the draw he has been handed. He is projected to meet Jurgen Melzer in the third round and then either Fernando Verdasco or Andreas Seppi in…
I have now finalised my predictions for the women’s draw at Roland Garros and you can see them below… you can keep checking back on the link here to see the progress of my picks! TOP HALF BOTTOM HALF QUARTER FINALS TO FINAL FINAL – Serena Williams d. Victoria Azarenka
There is so much to discuss so lets get straight down to dissecting the draw for the second Grand Slam of the year… Victoria Azarenka PROJECTED QUARTER-FINAL 1 – Azarenka (1) v Stosur (6) Victoria Azarenka will play Alberta Brianti in the first round as she plays her first Grand Slam as the top seed. …
The two WTA tournaments this week have seen a host of upsets so far with Roland Garros just four days away. There are just three seeds remaining in Brussels with Agnieszka Radwanska cruising into the final eight with a 6-1 6-0 victory over Lesia Tsurenko. She was joined in the quarter-finals by her sister Urszula…
Radwanska will play Brussels this week Roland Garros is just one week away and we now move into the final week of tournaments in Brussels, Strasbourg and Nice. You can my view predictions for each event by clicking on the links below: WTA Brussels – Agnieszka Radwanska and Marion Bartoli headline the draw but I…
Maria Sharapova and Li Na battled for nearly three hours with neither player seemingly wanting to claim the title; however in the end, Sharapova edged the Roland Garros champion and saved one match point in a 4-6 6-4 7-6 victory. Li was playing her best tennis in the first set as she led 6-4 4-0. …
ATP Final – Novak Djokovic v Rafael Nadal Djokovic progressed to the final with an excellent performance to dispatch Roger Federer in the semi-finals, 6-2 7-6. Despite some stern resistance at the end of the second set, it was a flat display from Federer; however I think he has had the perfect preparation for Roland…
Rafael Nadal (2) v David Ferrer (6) Nadal was back to his best on Friday as he fended off a stern test from the in-form, Tomas Berdych, 6-4 7-5. Ferrer also made it through in straight sets as he overcome a tight first set to beat Richard Gasquet, 7-6 6-3. Nadal has always held an…
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