Eastbourne has been pretty great this week…. and I am not just saying that because I was there at the start of the week! There have been so many fantastic matches of high quality and / or hilarious drama. Today’s quarter-final between Caroline Wozniacki and Camila Giorgi may have fallen into both categories, but DEFINITELY…
This is the first of three reports from my trip to Eastbourne this year. The Aegon International is a great event for tennis fans to attend and as per tradition with Moo’s Tennis Blog, I thought it would be nice to share my experiences and photos. I went on the Sunday for the Rally4Bally, which was…
I’m still feeling the Eastbourne blues a little, but I am enjoying looking through my trillion photos. I’ll have the first review post up tonight including some nice pictures of Agnieszka Radwanska and Petra Kvitova at the #Rally4Bally in Eastbourne. The Wimbledon draw is released in less than two days. TWO DAYS. I just can’t…
I’ve just got back from three fabulous days at Eastbourne. I was absolutely chuffed to see so many great matches and I have so much to share!!! My 500+ photos are currently downloading, but I am hoping to have the first of my review blogs featuring photos up by tomorrow evening. Anyway here are a…
The womens draw at Eastbourne is always one of the most difficult to predict. As per usual, the draw is loaded and has delivered some fantastic first round matches. Agnieszka Radwanska and Petra Kvitova are the top two seeds and are joined by Victoria Azarenka who is making her first appearance on the WTA tour…
1. Roger Federer v Alejandro Falla (ATP Halle, F) Roger Federer defeated Kei Nishikori in the semi-finals of Halle to book his spot once more in the final match. This is Federer’s ninth appearance in the final of Halle, a tournament he has won on six occasions. Federer has played only two matches to make…
Sunday’s Aegon Classic final will be contested between Ana Ivanovic and Barbora Zahlavova Strycova. Birmingham always features many surprises with the WTA players making their first steps onto the grass, so it may be regarded as a surprise in itself that the number one seed, Ivanovic has reached the final. It seems to be a…
There is a possibility that there could be a final in Birmingham between Zhang Shuai and Barbora Zahlavova Strycova. For a premier event, this would be pretty staggering. Queens has also seen a number of notable upsets and the number two seed, Tomas Berdych joined the list of casualties from the ATP 250 event. Berdych…
The grass court season is throwing up its characteristic jamboree of eye catching results. Top of the list was Dustin Brown’s 6-4 6-1 victory over Rafael Nadal in Halle. Before you say anything about Rafa, Brown played a remarkable match. He absolutely went to town on Nadal’s serve and hit a shed load of return…
It was confirmed today that Victoria Azarenka has taken a wildcard into next week’s Aegon International in Eastbourne. The seaside venue has attracted another great line-up with five of the world’s top ten. Agnieszka Radwanska, Petra Kvitova, Jelena Jankovic and Angelique Kerber are also set to play and there are still two wildcards up for…
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