The WTA 2013 grass court season kicks off tomorrow in Birmingham. The draw does lack the big name with no top 20 players from this weeks rankings. Kirsten Flipkens is the top seed following the withdrawals of Marion Bartoli and Roberta Vinci, but there are a host of the hot prospects and grass court GOATS…
There are two ATP tournaments next week to kick off the 2013 grass court season. Queens has always reigned supreme, but over the last couple of years the draw has looked much thinner and Halle certainly has grabbed the better line-up for 2013 even with Rafael Nadal pulling out. Let’s take a look at the…
Rafael Nadal Roland Garros wrapped up with a rather uneventful final that saw Rafael Nadal win his eighth title in Paris with a 6-3 6-2 6-3 over David Ferrer. There were some good points here and there, but there was never a doubt that Nadal would be the winner. The biggest talking point from the…
Serena Williams I thought having watched Serena Williams completely dismantle Sara Errani in well under an hour on Thursday that Saturday’s final may have been another quick one. Serena did come out on top over Maria Sharapova with a 6-4 6-4 victory in 1 hour and 46 minute, but this was a high quality and…
David Ferrer Friday was a bad day for Moo and his predictions, but it was a great day for tennis as Rafael Nadal prevailed over Novak Djokovic in a fantastic five set semi-final, 6-4 3-6 6-1 6-7(3) 9-7 in 4 hours and 38 minutes. I was only able to watch the first set and bits…
Maria Sharapova The top two seeds, Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova will contest the 2013 Roland Garros final. Serena was in utterly devastating form as she completely tore past Sara Errani in one of the most one-sided matches of the whole year. Serena won 6-0 6-1 in just 46 minutes and hit a staggering 40…
1. Novak Djokovic v Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic In a semi-final more fitting of a final occasion, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic will go head-to-head in a mouthwatering semi-final. Both players came through their quarter-finals in straight sets; Nadal had a walk in the park against Stanislas Wawrinka, 6-2 6-3 6-1. Djokovic had a slightly…
1. Victoria Azarenka v Maria Sharapova Victoria Azarenka The first of the womens semi-finals is likely to the most hotly contested as Victoria Azarenka and Maria Sharapova will play each other first time in 2013. Sharapova had the toughest quarter-final as she was dropped a first set bagel by Jelena Jankovic before reigning in the…
1. Jelena Jankovic v Maria Sharapova Maria Sharapova I never thought I would see Jelena Jankovic bring her best tennis to a Grand Slam, but she is back in the Roland Garros quarter-finals after she thumped a terribly irratic, Jamie Hampton in fading light, 6-0 6-2. I think Jankovic’s win over Sam Stosur in round…
1. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga v Roger Federer Roger Federer The big attraction on Day 10 will be a barnstorming quarter-final between Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Roger Federer. Federer had an unlikely 4th round battle with Gilles Simon, coming back from two sets to one down to progress in a rocking Chatrier atmosphere, 6-1 4-6 2-6 6-2 6-3. …
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