I am sorry I was not able to post last night but I was actually playing tennis instead of watching it 😉 Unfortunately my perfect week of predictions came to a shuddering halt as Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic reached the final beating Andy Murray and Juan Martin Del Potro respectively. I fancy Djokovic to…
This has been my best week of predictions all year as I have yet to get one incorrect all tournament! Could it all go wrong tomorrow? Most probably as I am sticking by my original picks… Novak Djokovic v Juan Martin Del Potro Novak Djokovic has been in good form this tournament having qualified top…
Roger Federer Roger Federer v Juan Martin Del Potro Once again, Roger Federer will contest the day session in the final day of action for Group B. Federer struggled on serve yesterday, but continued his ultimate domination over David Ferrer with a 6-4 7-6 victory. Juan Martin Del Potro had little trouble in defeating Janko…
This is the first of a four part review looking at my favourite 20 matches on the WTA tour in 2012. This has been a terrific year for the women and there have been some stunning matches along the way. Last year, the match between Francesca Schiavone and Svetlana Kuznetsova at the Australian Open was…
Tomas Berdych Novak Djokovic v Tomas Berdych It is all still to play for in Group A by virtue of Tomas Berdych’s three set win over Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, 7-5 3-6 6-1. There are many different permutations regarding qualifications, but all four players technically still have a chance of progressing. Djokovic overcame Andy Murray in an…
Juan Martin Del Potro Roger Federer v David Ferrer Roger Federer has begun the World Tour Finals in fine form as he comfortably defeated Janko Tipsarevic, 6-3 6-1, without facing a break point. He now takes on the in-form David Ferrer, who was at his dogged best to fend off the advances of Juan Martin…
Novak Djokovic Novak Djokovic v Andy Murray The winners on day one will go head-to-head in the most anticipated of the round robin matches. Novak Djokovic overcame a sluggish start to beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, 7-6 6-3. Tsonga dominated the first set and fashioned several break points, but he failed to assert his authority in the…
Roger Federer 1. Roger Federer v Janko Tipsarevic Roger Federer begins his title defence against the Janko Tipsarevic, who sneaked into the top eight by virtue of Rafael Nadal’s dodgy knees. Federer did not play Paris, which was a smart move following a run to the final in Basle. Tipsarevic made the quarter-finals of Paris…
Andy Murray Andy Murray v Tomas Berdych Andy Murray kicks off the World Tour Finals tomorrow with a potentially decisive tie against Tomas Berdych. Murray was knocked out of Paris by the eventual finalist, Jerzy Janowicz having wasted a match point. In fact, the last three matches Murray has played he wasted match points (Janowicz…
Lucie Safarova David Ferrer won his first ATP Masters 1000 events with a 6-4 6-3 victory over Jerzy Janowicz. It was a good final with a number of long games in the second set, but Ferrer fought threw and broke the resistance of Janowicz, who tired towards the end. Although the tournament lost a lot…
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