Roger Federer produced an incredible performance to beat Rafael Nadal, 6-3 6-0 and cement his place in the semi-finals of the ATP World Tour Finals. Federer made the breakthrough at 2-2 in the first set where he raised his game producing one sweet forehand and secured the break on an epic rally. Federer continued to…
Andy Murray pulled out of the ATP World Tour Finals today after a 6-4 7-5 loss to David Ferrer in the first match of Group B yesterday. Murray looked tense from the beginning and his injury became apparent midway through the first set. Murray went up an early break but was pegged back after a succession…
Roger Federer recorded his first win of the week with a 6-2 2-6 6-4 win over Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in a scrappy opener. Federer eased through the first set as a lacklustre Tsonga was twice broken to love. Federer was imperious on serve losing just three points and displaying some superb variety. The second set saw…
The top eight players will square off in the final tournament of the year at the ATP Tour Finals on Sunday. Group A consists of Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Tomas Berdych and David Ferrer. Djokovic has had an incredible year, but has been showing the effects of it in the last couple of weeks. I…
Now that the women’s season has come to an end, I will be switching my attention to the finale on the men’s tour, which once again will take place at the O2 in London. The draw for the top eight, which features Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray, Roger Federer, David Ferrer, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Tomas…
5. Sam Stosur d. Serena Williams 6-2 6-3 (US Open) The scoreline of this match may not represent a great match, but the drama, the occasion and the tennis on show was truly fantastic. The US Open final provided us with one of the biggest upsets of the season. Serena was heavily favoured to win…
10. Sam Stosur d. Nadia Petrova 7-6 6-7 7-5 (US Open) Stosur and Petrova fought out a truly epic third round encounter at the US Open, which was the longest ever women’s match at the US Open in the tiebreak era at three hours and 21 minutes. If I had actually watched this match live,…
15. Andrea Petkovic d. Jelena Jankovic 2-6 6-2 6-4 (Miami) This was one of a number of excellent matches that littered the draw of Miami this year. Petkovic and Jankovic fought out in the quarter-finals in what was their first ever encounter against each other. The first two sets were good although they were not…
Here is my countdown of my favourite 20 matches on the WTA circuit in 2011. There are some obvious choices, but also some very obscure ones which many will probably disagree with but its a subjective matter! The best matches for me have not necessarily included the best tennis, but are ones that I remember…
Petra Kvitova won the YEC in Istanbul to cap off a fine year and cement herself as the 2011 player of the year. Kvitova beat Victoria Azarenka in a gripping, momentum swinging match, 7-5 4-6 6-3. Things looked ominous early on for Azarenka as she was broken to ease in her first service game with…
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