There were a handful of notable results on Tuesday. In yesterday’s previewed match, Dominic Thiem came from 5-2 down in the deciding set and saved a match point to defeat Marcel Granollers and advance into the third round of the bet-at-home Open (what a name) in Hamburg. Another promising up-and-comer, Alexander Zverev enjoyed his first…
Hamburg is the only tournament on Tuesday that features second round matches. Dominic Thiem, Dustin Brown and Benoit Paire were among the winners on the first day of action in Germany. Brown defeated Pablo Carreno Busta, 7-6(5) 6-3 after losing to the Spaniard in straight sets in Bastad last week. I love watching Dustin play. …
The tennis tour keeps ticking along although interest (at least on my part) will generally remain muted until the week beginning the 28th of July. In that week, the women will be in Stanford and Washington meanwhile the men will compete in an ATP 500 in D.C. All three draws will be strong. This week, the…
It always takes me a few days to get over Wimbledon as it marks the end of my favourite stretch of the tennis calendar. It felt a good time to take a week off from blogging although I couldn’t help myself following the live scores! The two things I took away from last week; the…
The 2014 Wimbledon Championships concluded with an awesome men’s final and arguably the match of the year as Novak Djokovic defeated Roger Federer, 6-7(7) 6-4 7-6(4) 5-7 6-4 to win his second Wimbledon title. I don’t have a great deal to add to it. It was THE BEST. Djokovic served for the match in…
Petra Kvitova produced a simply scintillating performance to beat Eugenie Bouchard, 6-3 6-0 in the final to win her second Wimbledon title. This was PEAK Petra at her absolute best as she hit 28 winners to just 12 unforced errors to complete the win in just 55 minutes. Although Genie looked very nervous before they…
Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer will bring the curtain down on the 2014 Wimbledon Championships. It’s been another awesome Wimbledon although I can’t hide my disappointment at the two men’s semi-finals that took place on Thursday. In the first match, Djokovic edged Grigor Dimitrov in four sets, 6-4 3-6 7-6(2) 7-6(7). It was an insanely…
Petra Kvitova and Eugenie Bouchard will contest what is likely to be a fascinating conclusion to the 2014 women’s Wimbledon Championships. Bouchard progressed into her first Grand Slam final after defeating Simona Halep, 7-6(5) 6-1. It was an odd semi-final, one that promised so much, but didn’t quite deliver. The crucial moment seemed to come…
The second of the men’s semi-finals will see another first time Grand Slam semi-finalist, Milos Raonic battle against one of the greats in Roger Federer. Raonic overcame Nick Kyrgios in a tough four setter on No.1 Court, 6-7(4) 6-2 6-4 7-6(4). It was an entertaining match considering the predictably high quality of serving and number…
Grigor Dimitrov prevented a repeat of the 2013 Wimbledon final (lucky us) as he produced a sensational display to beat Andy Murray and set up a tantalising semi-final with Novak Djokovic. I’m relieved that Murray has gone out because the BBC coverage in the UK has been absolutely exhausting. Even today they were midway through…
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