The first round of the Davis Cup has kicked off this weekend with many interesting ties going on. I was watching a little bit of the GB v USA tie, which is set inside a baseball stadium… bizarre! Andy Murray cruised through his opening tie against Donald Young on what appeared to be a very…
On Wednesday, a Danish newspaper, Ekstra Bladet broke the news that the world number 11, Caroline Wozniacki had axed her new coach of just three months, Thomas Hogstedt. This decision came after just two tournaments working together in Australia. Here are some of my initial thoughts about the shock decision and Wozniacki’s continuing coaching conundrum.…
Both my predicted champions in Paris and Pattaya City have pulled out through illness and / or injury this week. I really do know how to pick them! To be honest, none of the matches look particularly enthusing for tomorrow so here is a dedicated preview for my favourite match on the schedule between Angelique…
Monday and Tuesday were routine days for the seeds in Paris, but Wednesday saw plenty of upsets as Simona Halep, Roberta Vinci and Carla Suarez Navarro all lost. In Pattaya City, Sorana Cirstea appears to have woken from her slumber as she defeated my tip for the final, Alison Riske in straight sets. Pattaya has…
Paris is underway with no surprises although Alize Cornet did give us another oscar winning performance. I am 8/8 for Paris predictions so far. Pattaya City is a different story as the top two seeds, Sabine Lisicki and Svetlana Kuznetsova both withdrew from the tournament leaving just six second round matches to be played. Another…
While the men take a week off before Davis Cup action begins next weekend, 10 of the world’s top 20 WTA players are in action in Paris and Pattaya City. The line-up for the Open GDF Suez indoors event in Paris is especially good and there is full coverage on TennisTV from Monday. Let’s take…
The final match of the 2014 Australian Open saw Stanislas Wawrinka win his first Grand Slam title beating Rafael Nadal, 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-3 in the final. It was a tournament that had its moments right up to the very last match. Here is what I will take away from the 2014 men’s Australian…
On Saturday evening in Melbourne, Na Li defeated Dominika Cibulkova to win her second Grand Slam title, 7-6(3) 6-0. It was a good final to bring the curtain down on a first Grand Slam of the year for the women that featured plenty of surprises. Here is what I will take away from the 2014…
The hotly anticipated semi-final between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal was not exactly a classic as Nadal put on a ruthless display winning in three sets, 7-6(4) 6-3 6-3. In the pre-match poll, it was the second one of the tournament that had been split 50-50 after over 150 votes. Nadal now takes on Stanislas…
Hands up if you had Na Li and Dominika Cibulkova making the Australian Open. If your hands are up, I don’t believe you! This women’s draw has seen so many surprises this year, most of them in the last couple of days with Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova falling in the 4th round and Victoria Azarenka exiting…
