For the first time sine Wimbledon last year, the big four are all in the draw. Let’s take a look at how the draw has panned out for the next couple of weeks in the desert. Note that the 32 seeds all have byes into round two. QUARTER 1 – N.Djokovic (1) v J.W.Tsonga (8)…
My full predictions for the WTA Indian Wells draw have now been posted and are available via the tab at the top of the page. There are a few useful qualifiers in there and I think Lesia Tsurenko and Mallory Burdette both have good opportunities to make the third round.
There is a lot to discuss for the first Premier Mandatory draw in Indian Wells. Let’s take a look at the draw where the top 32 players all have a bye into the second round… FIRST QUARTER – V.Azarenka (1) v C.Wozniacki (8) Caroline Wozniacki Victoria Azarenka remains unbeaten on the WTA tour in 2013…
The mens Acapulco final between Rafael Nadal and David Ferrer was the top billing on Saturday’s order of play and it was Nadal who sent out a message to the rest of the tour with a 6-0 6-2 smashing of his fellow Spaniard. You have to feel sorry for Ferrer, who certainly lacks the belief…
Tonight will see the culmination of the tournament in Acapulco with the top seeds in both the mens and womens draw contesting the final… David Ferrer v Rafael Nadal David Ferrer Rafael Nadal has been making steady progress following his comeback from injury with a final appearance in Vina del Mar (l. to Zeballos in…
Tomas Berdych had his chances in the first set, but just could not make them count as he was beaten by Novak Djokovic in the Dubai final, 7-5 6-3. Berdych broke in the fifth game with a fantastic passing winning, but was pegged back to 4-4 with a wasteful error at the net. Berdych chalked…
Novak Djokovic A successful set of semi-final predictions for Dubai today. Lets take a look at the final… Novak Djokovic v Tomas Berdych Tomas Berdych took out Roger Federer today with a stunning 3-6 7-6(8) 6-4 semi-final victory over Roger Federer, saving three match points in the second set tiebreak. It was a big win…
Novak Djokovic 1. Novak Djokovic v Juan Martin Del Potro (Dubai, SF) The Dubai quarter-finals were as anticipated, all very predictable with four straight set wins for the top four seeds. The semi-finals should at least see some more competitive contests and the first of those will see Juan Martin Del Potro take on a…
Nikolay Davydenko 1. Nikolay Davydenko v Roger Federer (Dubai, QF) Roger Federer enjoyed a more straightforward match in Dubai compared to his first rounder as he overcame Marcel Granollers in straight sets, 6-3 6-4. His reward is a 21st clash with Nikolay Davydenko, who followed up an upset win over Janko Tipsarevic with a straight…
A crazy week of tennis with six tennis tournaments in different timezones and all at different stages too! My full predictions at the top of the page have now been updated. Juan Martin Del Potro 1. Juan Martin Del Potro v Somdev Devvarman (Dubai, R2) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Janko Tipsarevic both lost in straight sets…
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