In one of the most anticipated first round women’s matches at RG15, Kristina Mladenovic caused another seeded upset as she took out Eugenie Bouchard in straight sets, 6-4 6-4. Mladenovic had been close to the bagel in the second set before Genie mounted a substantial comeback. Originally, I had been very confident that Mladenovic would…
I just got back from two GREAT days at Roland Garros… I have soooo much to share! I’ll be posting plenty of photos, reviews of matches and of the general Roland Garros experience over the next week so please stay tuned! I plan to get back to previewing matches although please bear with me as…
1. Venus Williams v Sloane Stephens (Roland Garros, R1) The match that stood out to me most on the drawsheet from the selection of first round matches is in the top half featuring two Americans, Venus Williams and Sloane Stephens. The pair were set to meet in a highly anticipated third round match in Miami…
This year i’ve generally taken a backseat on following the ATP tour here on Moo’s Tennis Blog. I’ve still been following it, but I haven’t had the time to do previews and also, I feel I can do the WTA more justice. I’ll be at Roland Garros on Sunday and Monday, and will have some…
The 2015 clay court season is about to reach a chrescendo as Roland Garros looms on the horizon with main draw action set to begin on Sunday. I’m heading to Paris on Saturday and will be at RG for the first two days, which i’m a little bit excited about! I’ll try and get some…
After some new tennis literature? Good news, there is a new tennis book out this week. Game, Set and Match – Secret Weapons of the World’s Top Tennis Players is written by Mark Hodgkinson, a tennis journalist and author based in London. The book collects a whole host of insights and tips from some of the world’s…
Pulse Play, a new innovation developed by former doubles player Andy Ram, is a wearable wristband and application designed to serve amateur racket sport players a professional experience. This idea really stood out to me because i’ve just started playing tennis again and whenever I play doubles, we always seem to lose track of the…
Maria Sharapova came from a set down to defeat Carla Suarez Navarro, 4-6 7-5 6-1 in the final of the 2015 Internzionali BNL d’Italia. There was plenty of drama in the first and second sets but overall, the quality wasn’t great. There was always a concern in my head that this could be a repeat…
It’s been a while since a Racket Rally update for the Moo’s Tennis Blog league. Finally there’s a quiet week on the horizon to post something! The last week saw something rather unbelievable happen… I finally made a good decision! I bought in Carla Suarez Navarro, who reached the final in Rome. I’m hopeful that…
The final of the 2015 Internazionali BNL d’Italia will be contested between Maria Sharapova and Carla Suarez Navarro with the match set to start at 1.30pm local time in Rome. In the first of the semi-finals, Suarez Navarro held on for her fourth victory against Simona Halep on clay, winning through, 2-6 6-3 7-5 in…
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