1. Serena Williams v Dominika Cibulkova Serena Williams Serena Williams was a slow starter in her third round match with Ayumi Morita falling 0-3 down in the first set, but she turned things around to win six straight games and then complete a 6-3 6-3 win. Her 4th round opponent will be Dominika Cibulkova, who…
Milos Raonic 1. Milos Raonic v Sam Querrey The top-ranked American, Sam Querrey faces a tough task to replicate a 4th round performance from last week in Indian Wells as he squares up against fellow bullet server, Milos Raonic. Querrey took three sets to get past Lukas Kubot, meanwhile Raonic won all of his first…
1. Svetlana Kuznetsova v Ana Ivanovic Ana Ivanovic The highlight of Sunday’s schedule will see two former Roland Garros champions go head-to-head in what promises to be an intriguing third round match. Svetlana Kuznetsova took out the number 18 seed Ekaterina Makarova, 6-4 6-4 in round two to follow up a solid opener against Lourdes…
1. Andy Murray v Bernard Tomic Andy Murray Miami in general but particularly the mens tournament, is completely uninspiring for me at the moment, not helped by an overwhelming lack of TV coverage from what is apparently one of the biggest tournaments of the year. The one second round mens match that has offers potential…
1. Venus Williams v Sloane Stephens Venus Williams There were two third round match-ups that I had my eye on; the first, which was Radwanska/Barthel bombed out yesterday when Mona lost to Magdalena Rybarikova, but the second one has thankfully materialised as Venus Williams will take on Sloane Stephens in the showcase match on Saturday. …
Victoria Azarenka *Vika pulled out before her match with Madison Keys so this first match preview is irrelevant now! Also just realised I had titled the thread Indian Wells :-S 1. Victoria Azarenka v Madison Keys Will she, won’t she? There has been much speculation over Victoria Azarenka‘s participation in Miami, but no news suggests…
Andrea Petkovic 1. Andrea Petkovic v Marion Bartoli Andrea Petkovic had a superb win yesterday over Bojana Jovanovski, 6-3 6-1 in just 57 minutes on the first day of action in Miami. The German player, who was plagued by injuries in 2012, is giving it another go this year and hopefully, she can stay injury…
The men kick off tomorrow night with a far weakened draw compared to Indian Wells with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal both not choosing to play. The top 32 seeds all have a bye into the second round. FIRST QUARTER – N.Djokovic (1) v J.Tipsarevic (7) Kevin Anderson Novak Djokovic never looked on top of…
It is an exceptionally quick turnover between Indian Wells and Miami with the womens draw kicking off tomorrow… TOMORROW! Here is my rather slapdash preview for Miami where the top 32 seeds all have byes into the second round. FIRST QUARTER – S.Williams (1) v L.Na (5) Li Na Serena Williams is back in business…
Juan Martin del Potro Not many could have predicted that the mens final for Indian Wells would be contested between Rafael Nadal and Juan Martin del Potro in Sunday’s final showcase in the desert. Rafael Nadal backed up excellent wins over Ernest Gulbis and Roger Federer with a 6-4 7-5 victory over Tomas Berdych. The…
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