First it’s time for a rant… the US Open have decided for the past couple of years to split the mens first round over 3 days, which personally I think is ludicrous! I had a similar issue with the French Open starting their tournament on a Sunday, but this year was the first time that…
There is one weak quarter, but generally speaking, the challengers are nicely split between the two halves. Lets’ get down to dissecting the mens US Open draw… First Quarter – Novak Djokovic (1) v Juan Martin del Potro (6) Novak Djokovic When you focus on Novak Djokovic‘s results over the past couple of months, there…
It’s the final Grand Slam of 2013… let’s take a look at the womens draw for the US Open First Quarter – Serena Williams (1) v Angelique Kerber (8) Serena Williams With a 60-4 W-L record in 2013, Serena Williams has had another astonishing year and she headlines this year’s US Open draw as the…
Sara Errani and Angelique Kerber both headed into New Haven looking for match wins before the US and both suffered their worse losses of the summer hard court season so far. As to be expected, New Haven’s line-up could likely throw up a surprise winner. 1. Ekaterina Makarova v Simona Halep Ekaterina Makarova Sara Errani…
US Open qualifying is underway and the draws will be out on Thursday evening (5pm UK time). I am not really that interested in New Haven or Winston-Salem, but there are some good potential match-ups for the women. Let’s take a look at the best of the 2nd rounders… 1. Sabine Lisicki v Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova…
A pretty solid week all round in Cincy, let’s take a look at the highlights. The Champions: Victoria Azarenka Victoria Azarenka: By all accounts, the 2013 WTA Cincy final was one of the best of the year so far as Azarenka displayed terrific spirit to topple Serena Williams for the second time on the hard…
Apologies for the two day hiatus, but some things are more important than tennis. This is the final week of preparations before the US Open, which begins next week. I don’t know if it is just me, but this summer hard court season has flown by much faster than usual. Caroline Wozniacki Sara Errani headlines…
This will be my last post for Cincinnati because I am going to Paris for the weekend with some friends 🙂 My next posts will be on Monday with my wrap-up blog for Cincy and previews for New Haven and Winston Salem. 1. John Isner v Juan Martin del Potro (ATP Cincy, SF) John Isner…
1. Victoria Azarenka v Caroline Wozniacki Caroline Wozniacki On four occasions this year, Victoria Azarenka and Petra Kvitova have been drawn into the same quarter of a tournament, but once again, a match between the pair was scuppered. In a nice consolation we get another match-up that has been begging for a rematch as Azarenka…
Marion Bartoli The most shocking storyline of 2013 erupted last night as the Wimbledon champion, Marion Bartoli announced her immediate retirement from tennis after losing out to Simona Halep in her second round match in Cincy, 3-6 6-4 6-1. Firstly, I must say I am really sad to hear the news because I really warmed…
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