Friday was one of the most bizarre days on the ATP tour as Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic both received walkovers into the Miami final. This was a real blow for fans who had bought tickets for Friday as they saw no singles action! Kei Nishikori, who was scheduled to play Djokovic in the first…
The womens final in Miami will be contested between Serena Williams and Li Na. It begins at 1pm local time, which is 5pm in the UK. Here’s the preview… Serena Williams was first into the Miami final as she continued her ownership of Maria Sharapova with a fifteenth consecutive victory. Sharapova certainly had her moments…
The second semi-final in the mens draw will be decided on Thursday as Alexandr Dolgopolov takes on Tomas Berdych (4-4 at time of writing) and Rafael Nadal plays Milos Raonic. A prediction will be added to this article on Friday morning. In the meantime, here is a preview for the first semi-final between Novak Djokovic…
Novak Djokovic edged out Andy Murray, 7-5 6-3 in the first of the mens quarter-finals. I’ve had issues with Djokovic-Murray matches before, but this was actually very good! Despite the amazingness of the Wimbledon final, I thought the tennis was pretty shocking. However when they go for their shots and mix it up, it’s fun…
Dominika Cibulkova defeated Agnieszka Radwanska in a brilliant quarter-final to open up Wednesday’s singles proceedings. Cibulkova saved three match points and fought for two hours and 39 minutes to get past Radwanska, 3-6 7-6(3) 6-3. As I wrote in yesterday’s preview, I still haven’t come to terms with Domi being a relevant threat, but it’s…
The quarter-finals in the top half of the Miami mens draw will see Rafael Nadal take on Milos Raonic and Tomas Berdych play Alexandr Dolgopolov. Stanislas Wawrinka was defeated by Dolgopolov in three sets as the Ukranian player continued his rather dazzling recent run of form. In the last two months, he has made the…
In the first of the womens quarter-finals, it was Maria Sharapova who edged out a tight first set with Petra Kvitova before rolling through the second to post a 7-5 6-1 victory. I thought this match could have been a hot mess, but it was reasonable through the first ten games before Sharapova kicked it…
I love the grass court season so there will be plenty of updates over the next few months whether you like it or not! Sabine Lisicki was the first name to be officially confirmed for the 2014 AEGON Classic in Birmingham. It has also been suggested on the Women’s Tennis Forums that Jelena Jankovic and…
On Saturday I posted about the speculation regarding Juan Martin del Potro’s wrist and unfortunately the big man himself confirmed the inevitable on Sunday night. Del Potro was due to have surgery on his left wrist on Monday and is unlikely to return to the court in 2014. Ideally it would be great to see…
Like Indian Wells, Miami offers up all eight of the fourth round matches on the same day. To be honest, I am unenthralled by the line-up and perhaps that is just me feeling a downer on Miami. However if the matches go the way I think they could (they won’t) then the quarter-final line-up could…
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