Petra Kvitova was among the second round winners on day 4 of the Australian Open, but she was pushed all the way by the talented Carla Suarez Navarro in a 6-2 2-6 6-4 victory. Kvitova had one of her mental lapses during the second set, which carried into the third set with Suarez Navarro taking…
Something tells me that Marcos Baghdatis wasn’t amused during his second round match with Stanislas Wawrinka… Baghdatis managed to smash four racquets as he went berserk out on Margaret Court Arena. I understand letting your anger out, but four racquets?!?!?!?! Day 3 at the Australian Open seemed to be a bad day for the racquets…
David Nalbandian John Isner produced a heroic performance to defeat David Nalbandian in the best match of the tournament so far, 4-6 6-3 2-6 7-6 10-8. Isner was battling with cramps in the final set, but somehow managed to find a way to break Nalbandian. The final set was full of quality as the two…
Sorana Cirstea Sam Stosur was the only seed to fall at the first hurdle in the bottom half of the women’s draw with a disappointing 7-6 6-3 loss to the Romanian world number 59, Sorana Cirstea. By all accounts, Cirstea played her best match in years and reignited the excitement that many had felt when…
Fernando Verdasco The match of the day on the men’s side was no doubt the second match on the Rod Laver Arena as Bernard Tomic produced a stirring comeback to beat Fernando Verdasco, 4-6 6-7 6-4 6-2 7-5. Tomic looked visibly stunned that had he managed to beat the colourful looking Verdasco and later described…
Agnieszka Radwanska The first four days of a Grand Slam are the most exciting days for me because there is just so much going on! Therefore it is impossible to cover all the goings on in every match! Most notably on the first day of action at the Australian Open, Agnieszka Radwanska survived a brutal…
I have gone into massive detail on my WTA preview of the Australian Open so here is a slightly shorter preview for the ATP! Novak Djokovic QUARTER 1 Novak Djokovic is the number one seed and opens his title defence against the Italian, Paolo Lorenzi. After an incredible year, Djokovic has an almighty task to…
Victoria Azarenka Victoria Azarenka and Mona Barthel won the warm-up tournaments for the Australian Open in Sydney and Hobart respectively. Azarenka beat Li Na, 6-2 1-6 6-3 in an intriguing, yet error-strewn contest. Azarenka was the more consistent player in the final set as Li produced far too many errors. It was a competitive final…
The first Grand Slam of the season is finally upon us 🙂 This year’s women’s draw looks very open and here is my extensive preview with all the predictions for the two weeks of action ahead in Australia… QUARTER 1 Kim Clijsters Caroline Wozniacki is the number one seed for the 6th consecutive Grand Slam…
Li Na Li Na will play Victoria Azarenka in the final of the Apia International in Sydney after both players came from behind to upset their semi-final opponents in three set clashes. Li Na was first up and she defeated Petra Kvitova in a gritty display, 1-6 7-5 6-2. Li’s win also meant that Caroline…
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