There is so much to discuss so lets get straight down to dissecting the draw for the second Grand Slam of the year… Victoria Azarenka PROJECTED QUARTER-FINAL 1 – Azarenka (1) v Stosur (6) Victoria Azarenka will play Alberta Brianti in the first round as she plays her first Grand Slam as the top seed. …
The two WTA tournaments this week have seen a host of upsets so far with Roland Garros just four days away. There are just three seeds remaining in Brussels with Agnieszka Radwanska cruising into the final eight with a 6-1 6-0 victory over Lesia Tsurenko. She was joined in the quarter-finals by her sister Urszula…
Radwanska will play Brussels this week Roland Garros is just one week away and we now move into the final week of tournaments in Brussels, Strasbourg and Nice. You can my view predictions for each event by clicking on the links below: WTA Brussels – Agnieszka Radwanska and Marion Bartoli headline the draw but I…
Maria Sharapova and Li Na battled for nearly three hours with neither player seemingly wanting to claim the title; however in the end, Sharapova edged the Roland Garros champion and saved one match point in a 4-6 6-4 7-6 victory. Li was playing her best tennis in the first set as she led 6-4 4-0. …
ATP Final – Novak Djokovic v Rafael Nadal Djokovic progressed to the final with an excellent performance to dispatch Roger Federer in the semi-finals, 6-2 7-6. Despite some stern resistance at the end of the second set, it was a flat display from Federer; however I think he has had the perfect preparation for Roland…
Rafael Nadal (2) v David Ferrer (6) Nadal was back to his best on Friday as he fended off a stern test from the in-form, Tomas Berdych, 6-4 7-5. Ferrer also made it through in straight sets as he overcome a tight first set to beat Richard Gasquet, 7-6 6-3. Nadal has always held an…
Serena Williams Li Na (8) v Serena Williams (9) Li progressed to the semi-finals with a win over Dominika Cibulkova, 6-1 7-6. It was another inconsistent display from Li who played some great tennis in the first set but struggled to finish the match off in the second. I think having seen Azarenka pull out…
Venus Williams The third round action in Rome for both the men and women wrapped up on Thursday ensuring a fantastic order of play for the quarter-finals on Friday. Venus Williams had one of her best wins since returning to the tour as she defeated Sam Stosur, 6-4 6-3. In truth, it was not a…
Li Na Victoria Azarenka (1) v Dominika Cibulkova (14)Azarenka has now withdrawn from Rome citing a shoulder injury. Chanelle Scheepers v Li Na (8) Scheepers progressed to the 3rd round with a victory over Marina Erakovic, who had previously taken out Sabine Lisicki in a lengthy three set encounter in round one. Li beat Iveta…
Ana Ivanovic Ana Ivanovic overcame a potentially sticky opener as she beat Svetlana Kuznetsova, 6-4 6-3 in the stand-out first round match in Rome. Ivanovic had lost to the Russian in Fed Cup action several weeks ago, but she produced a fine performance to make it into the second round. Francesca Schiavone was the only…
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