The final major of the season is upon us with the US Open starting on Monday. With Serena Williams out injured, Caroline Wozniacki is the number 1 seed and it paves the way for an exciting and open competition. Wozniacki will open up her title challenge against American wildcard Carly Gullickson, meanwhile Kim Clijsters as…
Nadia Petrova produced a stunning performance to beat the 2nd seed Samantha Stosur, 6-1 6-2 and reach the SF of New Haven. Petrova served and returned superbly breaking Stosur’s serve on 5 occasions. Petrova has shown she has the ability to produce the big performances as she demonstrated with her 6-0 6-1 thrashing of Kim…
All three Russians progressed to the 2nd round of New Haven after winning their first round matches on Monday. First up was Elena Dementieva who handily defeated Martinez Sanchez, who was making a welcome return from injury. Dementieva was dominant on serve especially in the 1st set where she lost only 1 point on her…
Roger Federer won the Cinncinati title on Sunday as he came through in a tight 3 setter with American Mardy Fish, 6-7 7-6 6-4. Federer was not playing at his best but this win, which was his first title since the Australian Open in January will give him an added boost going into the US…
Caroline Wozniacki scooped the biggest title of her career as she defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova in the SF’s followed by a similarly straight forward victory in the final against Vera Zvonareva, 6-2 6-3. Wozniacki was aided by her ever improving serve which was working superbly all week giving her many more free points. She was also…
Caroline Wozniacki and Victoria Azarenka progressed through to the SF’s of Montreal after both pulled off impressive performances against more experienced opponents. Wozniacki defeated the French Open Champion, Francesca Schiavone in straight sets and demonstrated much improvement in her power game and her serve dishing out 7 aces. Azarenka defeated Bartoli for the third time…
The QF line-up was completed on Thursday night and once again it is a strong field that will battle it out in this ATP Master’s event in Cincinnati. Thursday saw two great performances from players who have struggled in recent months. Andy Roddick has looked lacklustre since his title win in Miami however he toughed…
Kim Clijsters eased into the Montreal QF where she will face a rematch against Vera Zvonareva. Zvonareva defeated Clijsters in the Wimbledon QF and Kim will be looking for revenge in what should be a high quality QF. Clijsters was comfortable in victory over a lacklustre Kaia Kanepi, 6-1 6-2 however Kim was not tested…
Dinara Safina battled her way to a good win last night after beating a woefully inconsistent Andrea Petkovic, 6-3 6-3. Despite the scoreline it was still a battle for Safina who led 6-3 4-0 before finally coming through. Her serve remains an issue however there were less double faults last night. Another improvement for Safina…
The top male players will once again battle it out this week on the hard courts as they move onto Cincinnati. In the 1st quarter, Nadal is the number 1 seed and is projected to meet Berdych in the QF. Nadal should meet Wawrinka again and once again progress through to the QF. I also…
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