Today was a real mixed bag of results; it was great to see Laura Robson defeat Venus Williams although the American is really struggling with a persistent back injury right now. The shock result of the day was Simona Halep thumping Svetlana Kuznetsova, 6-1 6-1. I lost two womens quarter-finalists as Angelique Kerber also pulled…
Another week and another big clay court tournament in the preparation for Roland Garros. Madrid was so-so, but Rome has very similar conditions to Roland Garros so this will be the big tournament to base things on for Paris, which begins in just TWO WEEKS! Note the top eight seeds all have byes in round…
Serena Williams Madrid is over for another year and once again, Serena Williams took home the title with another battering display in the final. Serena defeated Maria Sharapova, 6-1 6-4, storming through a one-sided first set before recovering from an early break down to win it in straight sets. I had hope that Sharapova would…
This is the crazy stage of the season and I am struggling to keep up! Here is my preview for the ATP Masters 1000 event, which begins this morning in Rome. Note – the top eight players have byes in round one. QUARTER 1 – N.Djokovic (1) v T.Berdych (6) Tomas Berdych Novak Djokovic arrived…
Stanislas Wawrinka The mens tournament in Madrid has been a bit of a strange one; Novak Djokovic fell to Grigor Dimitrov in a epic second round match, Roger Federer limped out to Kei Nishikori in round three and then Andy Murray lost to Tomas Berdych in the quarter-finals; granted that was not much of a…
Maria Sharapova Another blockbuster womens final is on the cards for Sunday as Maria Sharapova will take on Serena Williams in the Madrid final. Serena was first to book her place in the final, twice coming from a break down in a closely contested first set, before easing through the second to defeat Sara Errani,…
1. Rafael Nadal v Pablo Andujar Tomas Berdych This ATP draw is Madrid has been a real brain twister; Djokovic out in round two, Federer out in round three and now Pablo Andujar, who has won just five main draw matches on the ATP tour in 2013, has reached the semi-finals of a Premier Mandatory…
1. Serena Williams v Sara Errani Serena Williams Yesterday I predicted Serena Williams to beat Anabel Medina Garrigues in 2 easy sets… how wrong could I be as Serena was pushed all the way and was even dished a second set bagel by the Spaniard. Williams eventually pulled through 6-3 0-6 7-5, but now faces…
1. Angelique Kerber v Ana Ivanovic Ana Ivanovic The first two third round womens matches both went right to the wire on Wednesday, but it was Angelique Kerber and Ana Ivanovic who emerged victorious and will meet in the Madrid quarters. Ivanovic defeated Laura Robson, 5-7 6-2 7-6(5), which was certainly a match you could…
1. Sabine Lisicki v Maria Sharapova Maria Sharapova Normally these two meet on a grass court, but Maria Sharapova and Sabine Lisicki will play each other for the first time on clay tomorrow in the third round of Madrid. Sharapova was delayed by the dramas of the Djokovic-Dimitrov match last night so was in no…
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