We are set for the final tournament of the year on the ATP tour as the top eight men battle it out for the prestigious price of being the World Tour Finals Champion. Lets take a look at the groups… Novak Djokovic GROUP A – Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Tomas Berdych and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Group…
David Ferrer and Jerzy Janowicz will square off in an unlikely final to conclude the last of the ATP Masters 1000 events in 2012. Ferrer was the first person to break Michael Llodra‘s serve this week as he won 7-5 6-3, meanwhile Janowicz continued to play some stunning tennis with a straight sets win over…
Gilles Simon As was to be expected, the Paris draw has been completely decimated as the top eight have their minds focused on the World Tour Finals, which start on Monday. I predicted the upsets, but the wrong ones! Lets take a look at the surprise semi-finals… Gilles Simon v Jerzy Janowicz Jerzy Janowicz has…
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 1. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga v Nicolas Almagro The French hopes of a home champion will be high this week with a depleting draw offering an abundance of opportunities to the remaining French players in the draw. The highest ranked of those is Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, who overcame a tough second round match with Julien Benneteau,…
I have updated my predictions for Paris where I have made a pretty good start. The only real downnote was that my predicted semi-finalist, Julien Benneteau fell in a tight three setter against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, 6-2 4-6 7-6. In other matches, Kei Nishikori beat Benoit Paire, who was booed off court at the end by…
Its time to put my prediction skills to test for the last ATP event of 2012 before we head to the O2 for the World Tour Finals. There will be no break between Paris and London this year and I have a feeling we could see the draw thin out rather quickly… Tomas Berdych QUARTER…
Serena Williams wrapped up a sensational 2012 with a 6-4 6-3 victory over Maria Sharapova in the YEC final in Istanbul. It was actually a respectable performance from Sharapova who earnt two more games than her last two matches against Serena combined. Serena hit a staggering 40 winners to 14 unforced errors and did not…
Maria Sharapova Once again, I missed the boat on predicting the Azarenka/Sharapova semi-final… I am tired just like the players 😉 Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova will contest the final showdown of 2012 in Istanbul and on paper, there looks to be one clear winner. Serena Williams strolled into the final with a 6-2 6-1…
1. Maria Sharapova v Victoria Azarenka Maria Sharapova confirmed her number one position in the white group with a convincing 6-0 6-3 victory over Sam Stosur. It was a pretty atrocious performance from Stosur who won just five points in the first set and I think is now desperate for a well deserved break. Sharapova…
Li Na 1. Victoria Azarenka v Li Na The final match from the red group will decide which player qualifies for the semi-finals in second place behind Serena. Victoria Azarenka showed signs of tiredness in her 6-4 6-4 defeat by Serena Williams. She threw in 9 double faults and all at crucial folds of the…
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