Michael Llodra Benoit Paire v Michael Llodra (Paris, SF) I am still revelling in a rare correct prediction for this week as Benoit Paire edged Gilles Simon in a tight two setter, 7-5 7-6(4). Paire faces another Frenchmen in the semi-finals in Michael Llodra. The fast-paced serve and volleyer has had another successful week at…
Lukas Rosol Gilles Simon v Benoit Paire (Montpellier, QF) The most interesting of the quarter-finals in Montpellier will see the flashy Benoit Paire takes on in comparison, the rather sombre Gilles Simon. Paire came through an epic second round match with Steve Darcis where he saved a match point in a 4-6 7-6(11) 6-4 victory…
Play has been a little slow to get underway with 1st round matches at all three of this week’s tournaments still being played today including Rafael Nadal‘s first match against Federico Del Bonis. He did win his doubles match yesterday with Juan Monaco, who was surprisingly defeated in his first singles match in Chile today. …
The women take a week off from the WTA tour to focus on Fed Cup duties as the men take centre stage with three 250 tournaments to focus on for the week ahead. The highlight will of course be Rafael Nadal‘s return to the tour. Lets take a look at each draw… ATP Montpellier Richard…
Maria Kirilenko Maria Kirilenko won the Pattaya City title, her first since 2008, meanwhile Mona Barthel claimed her first Premier title with victory in Paris. Kirilenko survived Sabine Lisicki in a epic final that displayed all the qualities of a peak WTA match as both seem adamant in giving the match to the opposing player. …
A full house of correct predictions for yesterday. Lets take a look at tomorrow’s finals… Maria Kirilenko Maria Kirilenko v Sabine Lisicki (Pattaya City, F) Pattaya has avoided the surprises to present us with what should be an excellent final tomorrow. Sabine Lisicki won her fourth match of the week to reach her first final…
Sorana Cirstea 1. Sorana Cirstea v Maria Kirilenko (Pattaya City, SF) Maria Kirilenko and Sorana Cirstea will meet at the semi-final stage in Pattaya for the second consecutive year after both won their quarter-finals in straight sets. Kirilenko had the toughest match today as she fought for over two hours to get past the in-form…
Today was an extremely bad day for my predictions as I lost both champion and finalist in Paris and Pattaya City! Lets take a look at the best matches for quarter-final day… Marion Bartoli 1. Marion Bartoli v Mona Barthel (Paris, QF) Marion Bartoli takes on Mona Barthel tomorrow in one of my few correct…
Sabine Lisicki Yanina Wickmayer v Kristina Mladenovic (Paris, R2) Yanina Wickmayer edged a tight first round match today with Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, 7-6(7) 4-6 6-3. It was a rough draw for both, but I was pleased that Wickmayer won as I have tipped her to win in Paris. Her reward for the first round win is…
I was randomly checking through my blog statistics over the weekend when I noticed that Moo’s Tennis Blog has been nominated by an Indian Sports website, SportsKeeda in their 2012 blogger awards. It is a real honour to have been recognised and a massive thank you to whoever nominated Moo! If you enjoy reading my…
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