The men’s draw took a backseat today as the top eight seeds in action, Novak Djokovic, David Ferrer, Tomas Berdych and Stanislas Wawrinka all progressed to the quarter-finals in straight sets. Tomorrow, the match of the day will come from the men’s side as Roger Federer and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga will play each other in the…
There is no doubt that the matches on the schedule for Day 6 are the best of the tournament so far. There are some showcase clashes in both the men’s and women’s draws… and it’s the weekend woohoo! Wozniacki v Muguruza is the most interesting match of the week in my opinion so please do…
Day 4 was a strange old day at the Australian Open as there were delays for both heat and rain. The Extreme Heat Policy finally came into action as play was suspended for much of the afternoon resulting in many matches being played until the early hours of Friday morning in Melbourne. There were some…
Yesterday I correctly predicted all three previewed matches. Today’s top three are much tougher to call, but I am hoping to repeat it with a few risky picks. The Australian Open needs a big match to really kick this tournament into gear. Day 3 went without much drama and to be honest, the whole slate of…
The big talking point on day 2 was the weather as temperatures soared to 42 degrees celsius and a number of players had issues, most notably Frank Dancevic, who collapsed on court and Peng Shuai, who valiantly fought on after cramping and vomiting on court. You can read Dancevic’s views HERE. First, my thoughts on day…
It is my intention over the next year to bring you something a bit different with my conclusions from each week. This review has got slightly lost in the ether as I have been meticulously taking apart the Australian Open draws. It was a pretty monumental week on the WTA tour with two qualifiers coming…
Yesterday I posted my women’s preview for the Australian Open and now it’s time for the men’s. Your thoughts are widely encouraged in the comments section. Do you agree or disagree with my predictions? Whatever way, I’d love to hear from you. Let’s take a look at the men’s draw for the 2014 Australian Open……
The big surprise of this second week has been Tsvetana Pironkova, known more for her exploits on the grass, who has won six matches in Sydney to reach the semi-finals. There are some interesting matches in both Sydney draws with my favourite matches previewed below. 1. Madison Keys v Angelique Kerber (WTA Sydney, SF) The second semi-final…
There were a fair share of surprises from both Doha and Brisbane this week. Doha doesn’t do much for me as a tournament and it still surprises me that more players do not go to Brisbane, which despite Roger Federer, had little depth in the draw. Here are the main points I took away from…
Doha has seen its fair share of surprises this week, but like every tournament on the week 1 schedule, it has been left with a noteworthy final. Here is my preview for the final and predictions for Brisbane and Chennai semi-finals. Rafael Nadal has avoided the upset train although his performances have certainly not been…
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