This is the LAST week of regulation WTA tournaments for 2013! This will also be the last chance for players to clinch a place at the Tournament of Champions in Sofia. Let’s take a look at the draws… WTA Luxembourg Caroline Wozniacki I like Luxembourg’s draw this week, which features Caroline Wozniacki and Sloane Stephens…
After the excitement of the penultimate Masters event, it is a quieter week for the top 10 on the ATP tour with just 3 of them showing up at this week’s 250 events in Stockholm, Vienna and Moscow. *I forgot all about the ATP event in Moscow so I haven’t done a full preview* ATP…
Angelique Kerber Linz closed out with a tremendous final as Angelique Kerber beat Ana Ivanovic, 6-4 7-6(6) to claim her first title of the year and just third of her career to add to Paris and Copenhagen from last year. I watched the second set and I do not know if I can pin down…
Novak Djokovic The Novak Djokovic-Juan Martin del Potro rivalry is fast becoming THE rivalry everyone wants to watch as they slugged out out an absorbing final in Shanghai. This is the 4th time they have played this year and 3 of those matches have been classics. Novak Djokovic once again came out on top as…
1. Novak Djokovic v Juan Martin del Potro (Shanghai, F) Novak Djokovic Two weeks and two hard court losses for Rafael Nadal, who went down to a magnificent performance from Juan Martin del Potro. The gentle giant crafted out a huge win to book his place at the O2 and take out the world number…
Wow… this has been a great week of predictions for Moo so far! Let’s hope it continues… 1. Juan Martin del Potro v Rafael Nadal (Shanghai, SF) Juan Martin del Potro One more win will see Juan Martin del Potro officially qualify for the World Tour Finals in London, but to achieve that feat in…
I had probably my best prediction of the year today as Florian Mayer beat David Ferrer in straight sets as I successfully called last night. Hopefully the success can continue with all four of my predicted Shanghai semi-finalists still in the tournament. I just watched Sloane Stephens come through an entertaining affair with Andrea Petkovic. …
1. Roger Federer v Gael Monfils (Shanghai, R3) Roger Federer Thursday’s line-up in Shanghai is pretty epic and the top match will see Roger Federer take on Gael Monfils. Federer has stolen the show on Twitter in the past few days, but he was solid enough on the tennis court in defeating Andreas Seppi, 6-4…
Three tournaments this week to keep an eye on and all British hope has been erased already in Osaka as both Laura Robson and Heather Watson went out early. I really hope both can turn it around in 2014, particularly Watson, who needs wins fast as she will fall out of the top 100 and…
Two tournaments this week as the hunt for places at both the year-ending-championships in Istanbul and Tournament of Champions in Sofia hots up. WTA Linz: Angelique Kerber This year’s Linz draw has been overshadowed by a series of sensational shambles from the organisers. The draw was completed yesterday, but earlier on Twitter they announced that…
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