PROJECTED FIRST QUARTER – Victoria Azarenka (1) v Li Na (8) Victoria Azarenka will play her opening match in Rome against the winner of the first round match between Peng Shuai and Shahar Peer. Azarenka has not played as well in Stuttgart and Madrid as she did in Australia and Indian Wells, but has remained…
My draw for Rome has already started badly… but here it is anyway! The red are my incorrect predictions and the rare yellow are ones I correctly predicted 🙂
I am having some problems creating new pages on my blog (basically it won’t let me!) so I will have to post my draw predictions in the main section for now…
Serena Williams Serena Williams claimed her second title of the year with a dominant 6-1 6-3 thrashing of Victoria Azarenka in the final. It was a limp display from Azarenka who only showed very small glimpses of what she can really do on the court. She served poorly throughout with 6 double faults, which is…
Victoria Azarenka and Serena Williams set up a blockbuster final in Madrid. In the semi-finals, Azarenka recorded her sixth win of the year against Agnieszka Radwanska, 6-2 6-4. It was another disappointing performance from Radwanska who was given several chances by the world number one in the second set but failed to assert her authority…
Lucie Hradecka The semi-finals were all set in Madrid with three names you could have predicted, but one major surprise. The qualifier, Lucie Hradecka joined Agnieszka Radwanska, Victoria Azarenka and Serena Williams in the final four with a 7-6 7-6 victory over Sam Stosur. There were no breaks in this quarter-final with rock solid serving…
Novak Djokovic Roger Federer v David Ferrer Federer had a much easier third round match compared to his second round nailbiter against Milos Raonic. He beat Richard Gasquet, 6-3 6-2 and will now play Ferrer in the quarter-finals. The Spaniard saved several match points to beat Nicolas Almagro, 7-6 3-6 7-6 in a tremendous tussle. …
Victoria Azarenka v Li Na Agnieszka Radwanska Azarenka has not played her best tennis in Madrid but showed how far she has come along in a year as she rose her game at the crucial stages to edge Ana Ivanovic, 6-4 6-4. Li Na has looked in fine form this tournament taking out two talented…
Lucie Hradecka The big shock in the WTA Madrid draw was the exit of the defending champion, Petra Kvitova, who was sensationally ousted by the big hitting Lucie Hradecka, 6-4 6-3. Hradecka has an explosive game, but she is even more inconsistent than Kvitova and has really struggled for form in recent months. I tipped…
Li Na Victoria Azarenka v Ana Ivanovic Azarenka and Ivanovic both progressed to a third round meeting with two straight set wins in Madrid. In the second round, Azarenka beat Andrea Hlavackova with a 6-3 7-6 victory, meanwhile Ivanovic had a good win against Nadia Petrova, 7-5 6-1, who despite being inconsistent is still a…
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