1. Novak Djokovic v Grigor Dimitrov Novak Djokovic Perhaps the most anticpated match of the French Open so far will see Novak Djokovic take on Grigor Dimitrov in an intriguing third rounder. The Bulgarian caused a huge upset when he defeated Djokovic in an epic second round match in Madrid earlier this month, 7-6(6) 6-7(8)…
Thursday’s order of play was interrupted with one of those frigging frustrating stop-start days. The remainder of the second round matches will kick off Friday’s proceedings, but the third round matches should also take place with a much better forecast… 1. Milos Raonic v Kevin Anderson Milos Raonic My match of the day is slightly…
1. Li Na v Bethanie Mattek-Sands Li Na The 2011 Roland Garros Champion, Li Na has a pretty mean draw this year and she overcame her first challenge with a hard fought 6-3 6-4 victory over the veteran clay courter, Anabel Medina Garrigues. Her next opponent will be Bethanie Mattek-Sands, who has been on a…
1. Gael Monfils v Ernests Gulbis Sara Errani Gael Monfils produced a fantastic performance to take out the number five seed, Tomas Berdych on Monday and set up an enticing second rounder with Ernests Gulbis, a battle between the two most dangerous floaters in the draw and eternal under-achievers on the tour. Monfils has been…
Tomas Berdych The biggest shock of the French Open so far saw the number five seed in the mens draw, Tomas Berdych ousted by a sensational effort from Gael Monfils, who thrilled the home crowd with a 7-6(8) 6-4 6-7(3) 6-7(4) 7-5. Monfils was tiring towards the end and saved a string of break points…
There have been some noteable withdrawals from mens draw in Andy Murray and Juan Martin del Potro, but it should still be a very interesting tournament. Lets take a look at the draw… FIRST QUARTER – N.Djokovic (1) v J.Tipsarevic (8) Janko Tipsarevic Madrid and Rome were not the ideal preparations for Novak Djokovic as…
It’s time for the second major, let’s get straight down to dissecting the 2013 Roland Garros womens draw. FIRST QUARTER – S.Williams (1) v A.Kerber (8) Angelique Kerber Serena Williams comes into Roland Garros on a terrific 24 match winning streak having won her last four tournaments in Miami, Charleston, Madrid and Rome. Last year,…
This year I will be attending the WTA event in Birmingham and the WTA/ATP joint event in Eastbourne. For Birmingham, I have tickets for the Friday, which is quarter-finals day. I went for the first time last year and got pretty much rained off so I am hoping for more luck this year! The line-up…
The French Open is very nearly upon us, but we have one more week and four tournaments for players to get their last minute preparations tuned in for Roland Garros. WTA Brussels Caroline Wozniacki Brussels is the strongest of the two WTA tournaments this week with Caroline Wozniacki and Roberta Vinci the headline acts. Wozniacki…
Serena Williams I was hoping today’s finals would be competitive, but we saw two terrific performances from Serena and Rafa as they both completed the Madrid-Rome double. Serena Williams was up first as she produced a clinical display to dispatch Victoria Azarenka, 6-1 6-3. Serena hit a staggering 41 winners to just 19 unforced errors…
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