Before I start previewing the first of the women’s US Open semi-finals, a shout-out to a WTA piece on a new blog called, When Rain Stops Play. There are so many tennis blogs out there, but this was one of the best pieces I have read in a long time… you can check it out…
I’m covering Women’s Tennis Blog for a few days so you can check out my recap of the women’s quarter-final between Ekaterina Makarova and Victoria Azarenka HERE. It was a stunning performance from Makarova, who finally broke into a Grand Slam semi-final for the first time in her career. She will play Serena Williams or…
I’ll be posting over at the Women’s Tennis Blog during the remainder of the US Open, so even more reason to check it out 😉 Here’s my summary of the quarter-final between Peng Shuai and Belinda Bencic. I am still GUTTED at the crowd that was on Arthur Ashe for what was Peng’s biggest moment…
Gael Monfils recovered from a mini-meltdown at the end of the second set to record another straight sets win, this time over Grigor Dimitrov, 7-5 7-6(6) 7-5. Dimitrov had set points in the second set tiebreak, but faltered on several key points. He then double faulted on match point. It was a disappointing performance from…
Ekaterina Makarova defeated Eugenie Bouchard in a tight two setter, 7-6(2) 6-4 to book her spot in the quarter-finals. This means that Serena Williams is the only top eight seed remaining. Considering the heat and humidity, Bouchard and Makarova fought out an intense and high quality fourth rounder. Bouchard was visibly struggling towards the end,…
Andy Murray enjoyed his first top ten win of 2014 with an excellent display to defeat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in straight sets, 7-5 7-5 6-4. Tsonga had a break in the second and third sets, but folded a tad at the conclusion of all three sets. This sets up a Murray v Djokovic quarter, which promises…
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