Doha has seen a surprising number of upsets this week with Tomas Berdych, Andy Murray, David Ferrer and Fernando Verdasco all being knocked out in the first two rounds. The quarter-finals has a distinctively German feel to it with four German players left in the tournament. Rafael Nadal v Ernests Gulbis (ATP Doha, QF) The…
Auckland saw a typical day at a WTA International event with half of the seeds tumbling including an impressive performance by the 16 year old Ana Konjuh, who defeated Roberta Vinci in three sets. None of the second round matches in Auckland look particularly engaging so my preview for tennis on New Year’s Day will…
It’s a busy old week with three ATP 250 events in Brisbane, Doha and Chennai. Here are my previews for Doha and Chennai. My ATP preview for Brisbane can be found HERE ATP Doha Doha has attracted an excellent line-up this year with five of the worlds top ten in attendance. The big talking point…
The new season is finally here!!! *does a little jig* It is finally time for my first tournament preview of the 2014 season. In terms of the womens player field, Brisbane is the most relevant of the Australian Open warm-up events with Serena Williams, Victoria Azarenka and Maria Sharapova all in the 32 player draw. …
Last week, I posted my WTA predictions for 2014 and it’s now time to focus on the men. My womens predictions were lovingly posted on the Women’s Tennis Forums where they were predictably ripped to shreds. I just want to point out that these predictions are a bit of fun. Unlike the women, I do not see…
2013 has been another memorable tennis year and here are some of the funniest and most entertaining moments. 2014 previews start soon! 1. HOW MANY TIMES 2. Another classic meltdown. This was particularly impressive for Troicki to look like the nutcase playing against Ernests Gulbis. 3. Matches between Serena and Jelena are always fun and this moment…
On Tuesday, I reviewed my WTA predictions for 2013 and now it is the turn of the men where I had a more successful year. I averaged 59% correct picks in all draws (2% better than the women) and 4 correct quarter-finalists. I also correctly predicted 15 champions out of 36 draws, which amounted to a 43%…
Here is the continuation of my countdown of the best ATP matches of 2013. If you missed part 1 featuring matches 10 to 3, you can read it HERE 2. Novak Djokovic d. Juan Martin del Potro, 7-5 4-6 7-6(2) 6-7(6) 6-3 (Wimbledon, SF) There were two matches this year that were head and shoulders above the…
Here is the first part of my countdown of favourite ATP matches in 2013 with numbers 10 to 3. Enjoy! 10. Andy Murray d. Roger Federer, 6-4 6-7(5) 6-3 6-7(2) 6-2 (Australian Open, SF) This match seems such a long time ago now and perhaps if it had concluded the season, it would be much higher…
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