I had my preview all written for Wednesday as I thought I had guessed the schedule for Tokyo correctly… wrong! The highlight of the tournament so far will see Victoria Azarenka take on Ana Ivanovic, which is not before 9am in the UK. There are two other tournaments this week in Guangzhou and Seoul. After…
I am really enjoying Tokyo so far and the wall-to-wall coverage on TennisTV has been great. I have one more day of holiday so it’s a bonus to have been able to watch a little bit more tennis than usual. The first four second round matches will take place on Wednesday. If you need a…
The Asian swing has seen a shake-up this year with Wuhan replacing Tokyo as the Premier 5 event. We have three WTA tournaments this week, which feels a little excessive. It is also a little odd to have so many of the top players in action just one week after the conclusion of the US…
Tokyo has attracted a solid line-up despite being downgraded this year to just a premier event. Last year’s tournament was one of my personal favourites of 2013 with two superb semi-finals and a title run by Petra Kvitova. Surprisingly, Petra is not here to defend her title, but Angelique Kerber, Jelena Jankovic, Ana Ivanovic and…
The final Grand Slam concluded on Monay night with Marin Cilic winning his first Grand Slam title with a 6-3 6-3 6-3 victory over Kei Nishikori. I went to bed after two sets, but mentally prepared myself for the result… it’s still completely weird. Cilic played magnificent tennis through his last three matches and is…
The final Grand Slam of 2014 for the men will be contested between Kei Nishikori and Marin Cilic. SERIOUSLY. This will be the first Grand Slam final since the 2005 Australian Open not to feature one of Federer, Nadal, Djokovic or Murray. It’s also the first Grand Slam final since the 2002 French Open…
The last episode of Grand Slam action will conclude for the women on Sunday evening when Serena Williams and Caroline Wozniacki go head-to-head for the 2014 US Open title. This has been a remarkable year at the Slams with all four finals being contested by eight different players. Personally, I think it demonstrates the tremendous…
Roger Federer came from two sets down and two match points down to defeat Gael Monfils in a fantastic quarter-final, 4-6 3-6 6-4 7-5 6-2. You can see the highlights from the two match points that Federer saved here… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBVgj1cFqxc Video by Gustavo Lemos This was a huge result for Federer, who had been tipped…
Kei Nishikori reached his first Grand Slam semi-final. Not surprising. Kei Nishikori won back-to-back five setters. Very surprising. On Wednesday morning, Nishikori came from two sets to one down to defeat Milos Raonic, 4-6 7-6(4) 6-7(6) 7-5 6-4 in four hours and 19 minutes. Nishikori followed that up with another huge win in the quarter-finals…
In the second of the women’s US Open semi-finals, world number one Serena Williams will take on Ekaterina Makarova. Serena lost the first three games of her quarter-final match with Flavia Pennetta, but won 12 of the next 14 games to book her place in the semi-finals of the 2014 US Open. Serena hasn’t fallen…
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