Every year I take part in a tennis fantasy game, which is run by the charity, Tennis For Free. Their fantasy game covers the four Grand Slams where you pick a team of 10 ATP and WTA players and score points depending on their progression through the tournament. This year I have decided to set…
Hands up if you had Tsvetana Pironkova to win seven straight matches and make the final in Sydney! The Bulgarian world number 107, Pironkova takes on Angelique Kerber in tomorrow’s Sydney final. In yesterday’s poll, there were a fair few votes for Keys, but 70% of you correctly sided with Kerber. Note – The Australian Open…
The big surprise of this second week has been Tsvetana Pironkova, known more for her exploits on the grass, who has won six matches in Sydney to reach the semi-finals. There are some interesting matches in both Sydney draws with my favourite matches previewed below. 1. Madison Keys v Angelique Kerber (WTA Sydney, SF) The second semi-final…
Is it just me or does week 2 of the new tennis season feel flat compared to the excitement of week 1? The biggest event of the week, the WTA tournament in Sydney, has seen five of the eight seeds go out including the number 1 seed, Agnieszka Radwanska, who was knocked out today in straight sets…
Back to reality for me as I am going back to work tomorrow 😦 As always, I will endeavour to get one post out a day each evening. Most of the headlines from Monday’s action came from Hobart where Laura Robson withdrew during her first round match with the same wrist injury and Sam Stosur’s…
There were a fair share of surprises from both Doha and Brisbane this week. Doha doesn’t do much for me as a tournament and it still surprises me that more players do not go to Brisbane, which despite Roger Federer, had little depth in the draw. Here are the main points I took away from…
I am seriously struggling to keep up with all this tennis! Next week will be a slightly calmer one as final preparations for the Australian Open get underway. Here are my previews for Sydney and Hobart… WTA Sydney The womens Sydney draw reminds me of the Eastbourne draw as it is missing the big players,…
The first tournaments of the year on the WTA tour have now finished with Serena Williams and Li Na both retaining their titles in Brisbane and Shenzhen respectively. Auckland though was a bit of a surprise as Ana Ivanovic fought off the nerves to win her first title in over two years. Here are my…
Doha has seen its fair share of surprises this week, but like every tournament on the week 1 schedule, it has been left with a noteworthy final. Here is my preview for the final and predictions for Brisbane and Chennai semi-finals. Rafael Nadal has avoided the upset train although his performances have certainly not been…
Injuries and retirements may have dampened this first week of WTA tennis slightly, but Brisbane and Auckland are both set for really super showdowns. In yesterday’s poll, 59% of people incorrectly went for Jankovic to beat Azarenka. I also thought Jankovic would win and I was surprised that the majority agreed with me! Serena Williams…
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