Marion Bartoli Thursday’s semi-finals could not have been any different from each other, but it was Marion Bartoli and Sabine Lisicki who came through to set up a fascinating final showpiece for Wimbledon 2013. Lisicki played out the match of the women’s tournament so far in a gripping semi-final where she beat Agnieszka Radwanska, 6-4…
Novak Djokovic v Juan Martin del Potro Finishing within 10 seconds of each other, Novak Djokovic and Juan Martin del Potro won their quarter-finals to set up a dazzling Wimbledon semi-final. Del Potro looked on his way home after the first game as he went down on the grass clutching his knee; however some “magic…
Agnieszka Radwanska v Sabine Lisicki A.Radwanska This tournament has seen an incredible amount of shocks, but the giant-killers on the most part have not been able to back it up. Sabine Lisicki did not fall into that category as she followed up her fantastic win over Serena with a straight sets triumph against Kaia Kanepi,…
I still have to write about my second day at Eastbourne, which I will post after Wimbledon when the post-Wimby blues have well and truly hit home. Anyway, I thought it would be fitting to post my report from Wimbledon whilst the event is still taking place. My brother was lucky enough to get some…
1. Novak Djokovic v Tomas Berdych Novak Djokovic The final two matches to grace a frantic and frenetic Magic Monday finished at almost exactly the same time as Novak Djokovic and Tomas Berdych confirmed their places in a quarter-final clash. Djokovic has looked fantastic through his first four matches and overcame a few obstacles including…
1.Sabine Lisicki v Kaia Kanepi Sabine Lisicki Wow… I wrote in my preview yesterday that Sabine Lisicki was one of the few players who I felt had the belief to challenge Serena and boy did she show that today. Lisicki produced a sensational performance to come from a break down in the third set to…
Sabine Lisicki There will be a post later tonight to preview tomorrow’s womens quarter-finals, but I just had to post something now as we saw the BIGGEST shock of this crazy 2013 Wimbledon tournament as Sabine Lisicki upset the world number one and defending champion, Serena Williams in a sensational 4th round match. It is…
1. Serena Williams v Sabine Lisicki Serena Williams Serena Williams will face her biggest test of the Championships so far against Sabine Lisicki. The former Wimbledon semi-finalist made a slow start to her third round match with Sam Stosur, but improved with each set to post a 4-6 6-2 6-1 win. Lisicki really struggled on…
1. Novak Djokovic v Tommy Haas Novak Djokovic The star of the mens 4th round line-up will see a repeat of a Roland Garros quarter-final between Novak Djokovic and Tommy Haas. On that occasion, Haas had exerted a lot of energy, most of it in a third round epic against John Isner, but this time…
1. Sabine Lisicki v Sam Stosur Sabine Lisicki During the first two rounds, you would be hard pushed to find anyone who played better than Sabine Lisicki. The 2011 Wimbledon semi-finalist blitzed past Francesca Schiavone, 6-1 6-2 in the first round and then lost just one more game to the Eastbourne champion, Elena Vesnina in…
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