Today was an extremely bad day for my predictions as I lost both champion and finalist in Paris and Pattaya City! Lets take a look at the best matches for quarter-final day… Marion Bartoli 1. Marion Bartoli v Mona Barthel (Paris, QF) Marion Bartoli takes on Mona Barthel tomorrow in one of my few correct…
Sabine Lisicki Yanina Wickmayer v Kristina Mladenovic (Paris, R2) Yanina Wickmayer edged a tight first round match today with Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, 7-6(7) 4-6 6-3. It was a rough draw for both, but I was pleased that Wickmayer won as I have tipped her to win in Paris. Her reward for the first round win is…
I was randomly checking through my blog statistics over the weekend when I noticed that Moo’s Tennis Blog has been nominated by an Indian Sports website, SportsKeeda in their 2012 blogger awards. It is a real honour to have been recognised and a massive thank you to whoever nominated Moo! If you enjoy reading my…
Goerges Gone Paris saw its first significant upset as the 19-year-old, Kristina Mladenovic upset the number 7 seed Julia Goerges, 7-5 5-7 7-6(4) in 2 hours and 43 minutes. This was Mladenovic’s best result on the WTA tour so far and she seems to be progressing on the tour and beginning to live up to…
Two WTA tournaments will take centre stage next week with two of the world’s top ten, Sara Errani and Petra Kvitova opting to play in Paris. The Adidas quartet of Ana Ivanovic, Maria Kirilenko, Sorana Cirstea and Daniela Hantuchova will all be in Pattaya City. Lets take a look a the draws… WTA Paris: Sara Errani…
Novak Djokovic Novak Djokovic became the first player in the open era to win three consecutive Australian Open titles with a 6-7 (2) 7-6(3) 6-3 6-2 victory over Andy Murray in the final. For the first 2 hours and 50 minutes, there were surpisingly no breaks of serve as the pair slugged it out in…
Victoria Azarenka Victoria Azarenka claimed her second Grand Slam title as she defeated Li Na, 4-6 6-4 6-3 in the Australian Open final. It was a match that will be remembered for its drama rather than the quality of the tennis as Li went down twice on her ankle and knocked her head on the…
Andy Murray Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray will contest their second consecutive Grand Slam final on Sunday night as the curtain comes down on the first Grand Slam of 2013. Murray needed five sets to take care of Roger Federer in what was a first ever Grand Slam win over the Swiss star, 6-4 6-7(5)…
Victoria Azarenka The women’s final is all set for Saturday night in Australia after two lopsided semi-finals saw Victoria Azarenka and Li Na reach the first showcase of 2013. Li produced a superb performance to stun an error-prone Maria Sharapova, 6-2 6-2. At the start of the tournament, I predicted Li to make the final,…
Andy Murray and Roger Federer will lock horns in a mouthwatering second semi-final that will take place on Friday evening in Melbourne. Murray won easy over Jeremy Chardy in the quarter-finals, 6-4 6-1 6-2 as he confirmed his place in the final four with 18 straight sets. Federer lost his first and second set of…
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