Novak Djokovic I didn’t think it was possible that the first semi-final in which Rafael Nadal beat Roger Federer in 4 sets could be topped; however Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray served up a quite astonishing match on Friday night with Djokovic pulling off the tightest of victories with a 6-3 3-6 6-7 6-1 7-5…
I have noticed many of my previous videos were not loading as they all had a copyright claim from Tennis Australia! I have managed to replace some of them with better videos now… back to Djokovic vs. Murray 🙂
Rafael Nadal Rafael Nadal recovered from the loss of the first set to defeat Roger Federer in a fantastic semi-final match, 6-7 6-2 7-6 6-4. At the beginning of the match, you would have been hard pressed to predict the actual outcome of this match as Federer came out on fire displaying incredible variety with…
Victoria Azarenka claimed her biggest ever scalp in a Grand Slam as she beat Kim Clijsters, 6-4 1-6 6-3 to advance to her first ever Grand Slam final. Azarenka started the match in fine form as she needed just one break to take the first set. Clijsters came roaring back in the second set and…
The Australian Open has failed to deliver any truly memorable matches so far but this could all change with a sensational semi-final line-up for both the men and women. The mens is rather predictable, but incredibly exciting at the same time with Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Andy Murray ready to do battle…
Maria Sharapova Maria Sharapova beat Ekaterina Makarova, 6-2 6-3 on day 10 of the Australian Open to progress to the semi-finals. It was a relatively routine victory for Sharapova who hit 26 winners through the course of the match and was more solid on serve than her previous match with Lisicki losing just one service…
Rafael Nadal Rafael Nadal beat Tomas Berdych in one of the best matches of the tournament so far with a 6-7 7-6 6-4 6-3 victory. The first set went with serve, but Nadal did manage to play some of his best tennis to get out of a hole at 5-6, 0-40. The second set point…
Kim Clijsters Victoria Azarenka and Kim Clijsters will meet in a semi-final showdown after both players won their quarter-finals on day 9 of the Australian Open. Kim Clijsters stopped a late fightback from Caroline Wozniacki to win, 6-3 7-6. Clijsters was dominant for a set and a half as she raced out into a 6-3…
Time seems to have flown by since the Australian Open began last Sunday and we now have just eight women and eight men left to do battle for the first Grand Slam title of the season. Here are my predictions for the quarter-final matches… Caroline Wozniacki WOMENS Caroline Wozniacki vs. Kim Clijsters – There has…
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Jo-Wilfried Tsonga suffered a surprising 4th round loss to the rising Japanese talent, Kei Nishikori, 2-6 6-2 6-1 3-6 6-3. Nishikori demonstrated his fighting spirit to come back from a convincing first set loss and his fitness as he battled through another five set match and in the soaring heat. I have only…
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