Victoria Azarenka The head-to-heads for the semi-finals both look lopsided on paper and things went completely with the form book as Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka set up a mouthwatering Doha final. Azarenka was first through to the final as she beat Agnieszka Radwanska, 6-3 6-3. Azarenka played well, but Radwanska had little to offer…
The completion of the Doha quarter-finals saw the world’s top four progress to the semi-finals and the first real blockbuster clashes for 2013 all set… 1. Victoria Azarenka v Agnieszka Radwanska Victoria Azarenka The first semi-final will see the continuation of the Victoria Azarenka and Agnieszka Radwanska rivalry. It was at this tourmament last year…
Petra Kvitova 1. Serena Williams v Petra Kvitova One of the match-ups that I want to see more from on the WTA tour is that between Serena Williams and Petra Kvitova, which Doha has delightfully dished up. Serena cruised past Urszula Radwanska for the loss of just three games, meanwhile Kvitova was forced to grit…
Caroline Wozniacki 1. Caroline Wozniacki v Mona Barthel Caroline Wozniacki will face her biggest challenge in Doha yet as she takes on the in-form, Mona Barthel. Wozniacki saved four set points in the first set of her second round match with Sorana Cirstea before strolling through the second to win, 7-6(7) 6-0. It was a…
Tuesday saw second round wins for Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova and Mona Barthel. Thr brimming-with-confidence, Barthel knocked out the number 6 seed Angelique Kerber, 6-1 6-2 in just over an hour. Barthel was very solid with 30 winners to 12 unforced errors, but Kerber was well below her best. Her game has become far too…
Just a quick note to acknowledge a stunning win for Horacio Zeballos and his first ever ATP title after a 6-7(2) 7-6(6) 6-4 victory over Rafael Nadal in the Vina del Mar final. I remember Zeballos having some good results a few years ago, but he has been very quiet since then so this was…
Ana Ivanovic 1st round action kicked off in Doha today where Ana Ivanovic, Caroline Wozniacki and Mona Barthel all won in straight sets. Ivanovic dispelled any injury worries with a 6-1 6-2 rout of a woeful Tamira Paszek, who has won just one of her six matches in 2013. I bet she is longing for…
It is another busy week on the ATP tour with three tournaments and the first ATP 500 tournament of the year with a jam-packed draw in Rotterdam. ATP Rotterdam Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Roger Federer, Juan Martin Del Potro and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga headline an impressive draw in Rotterdam with a handful of first round crackers. The best…
A stellar line-up of women including 17 of the world’s top 20 will play in Doha, the first of the Premier 5 events in 2013. The top eight seeds will all receive byes into the second rounds. Lets take a look at the draw… Victoria Azarenka QUARTER 1 – V.Azarenka (1) v S.Errani (6) The…
Richard Gasquet Richard Gasquet v Benoit Paire (Montpellier, F) It is no surprise that the Montpellier final will be contested between two home players considering the main draw was littered with 12 Frenchmen. It has been a good tournament prediction-wise as I correctly predicted that Richard Gasquet and Benoit Paire would contest the final. Gasquet…
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