In Hopman Cup action today, Serena Williams edged past Lucie Safarova in three tight sets, 6-3 6-7(1) 7-6(6). It was an encouraging result for Lucie although she did have some chances to close out the match, having served for the win at *6-5 in the third set. Once again, she came soooo close to a…
Today’s most uplifting news was that Juan Martin del Potro has confirmed that he will be playing Sydney and the Australian Open. It’s great news although i’m still a bit concerned about how his wrists holds up and it sounds like he is still not 100% from his Facebook post. Thursday is quarter-finals day in…
Second round action in Brisbane concluded on Wednesday with Ana Ivanovic’s 6-4 6-1 victory over Jarmila Gajdosova. There were some impressive wins for the likes of Madison Keys, Karolina Pliskova and Ajla Tomljanovic early on, but it’s been disappointing to see none of them back it up in the second round. The top three seeds…
On Wednesday, all eight second round matches will be played in Auckland. Mona Barthel and Sara Errani both went out on Monday and Svetlana Kuznetsova joined them as a seeded casualty on Tuesday. Kuznetsova is often a slow starter after a long break, but I was still surprised she lost to Lucie Hradecka, who is…
The first batch of second round matches took place in Brisbane on Tuesday with Maria Sharapova and Angelique Kerber both winning through in straight sets. Sharapova needed just 62 minutes to get past the qualifier, Yaroslava Shvedova, 6-0 6-1. Ajla Tomljanovic and Madison Keys were both unable to back up their upset wins in the first…
Tennis is back! I’ve been away this weekend and Internet-less for the last day so I’m already playing catch-up just two days into the new season. All first round matches in Brisbane have been concluded and I have just finished watching the most anticipated first round match between Victoria Azarenka and Karolina Pliskova. It’s always…
The third of the WTA tournaments this week is in Shenzhen with both Petra Kvitova and Simona Halep opting to begin their seasons in China. It is worth noting that all three defending champions for the WTA events this week are not back to defend their titles with Li Na winning the inaugural event in…
2014 was the first year that I bought TennisTV and was able to appreciate the tennis in Auckland. Attracting excellent crowds all week and a diverse line-up of players, this is one of my favourite International events on the WTA calendar. Last year’s final between Venus Williams and Ana Ivanovic was very entertaining and ranked…
Firstly, Happy New Year to all readers of Moo’s Tennis Blog! The off-season is officially over and we are ready to rumble for the new season. The first week is always crazy and frantic with six tournaments and the Hopman Cup. Of the three WTA events taking place next week, Brisbane has once again attracted…
After a much needed break, Moo’s Tennis Blog is ready to hit the ground running in 2015! There won’t be any major changes to the content as I endeavour to cover the tennis with the usual assortment of previews, predictions, reviews, match recaps and anything else that I think might be interesting. Once again, I’ll…
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