ATP Madrid: Preview and Predictions

This is the first occasion in quite sometime that I have been more intrigued by the men’s draw at a joint event.  This clay court season has been wildly unpredictable for the men and I like it.  Rafael Nadal has been struggling for form.  Novak Djokovic has looked great, but has been troubled by a…

ATP Monte-Carlo, Semi-Finals Preview: Federer v Djokovic, Ferrer v Wawrinka

Quarter-finals day in Monte-Carlo was a long one with Milos Raonic and Stanislas Wawrinka kicking off the first quarter-final at 10.30am local time and Novak Djokovic and Guillermo Garcia-Lopez finishing off Good Friday’s proceedings at gone 8pm.  I can’t remember ever seeing a match in Monte-Carlo being played under the lights.  Their schedule starts early,…