The first of the women’s semi-finals will pit the number two seed, Maria Sharapova up against the number ten seed, Ekaterina Makarova. Both of Tuesday’s quarter-final matches were pretty sharpish. Makarova defeated Simona Halep, 6-4 6-0 in just 69 minutes. Makarova has now reached back-to-back Grand Slam semi-finals. I wasn’t majorly surprised that Makarova won,…
The men stole the show on Sunday, but the women ruled Monday. Serena Williams and Dominika Cibulkova prevailed in frenetic and fantastic fourth round matches that both went the distance. Last year’s finalist Cibulkova was first into the quarter-finals hitting a barrage of winners to take out Victoria Azarenka, 6-2 3-6 6-3 in two hours…
BOOM. An all-American quarter-final between Venus Williams and Madison Keys will be served up in Melbourne and I am excited. This will be Keys’s first ever Grand Slam quarter-final, while Venus is here for the first time since 2010. Venus snapped a four match losing streak to upset Agnieszka Radwanska in three sets, 6-3 2-6…
The top half of the men’s draw has stayed entirely with the seedings as the number one seed, Novak Djokovic will take on the number eight seed, Milos Raonic in the quarter-finals. Djokovic is yet to drop a set this tournament; in the fourth round, he beat Gilles Muller, 6-4 7-5 7-5. Hitting 47 winners…
In a repeat of last year’s magnificent US Open quarter-final, Stan Wawrinka and Kei Nishikori are set to meet once again at a Grand Slam. Nishikori came from two sets to one down to beat Wawrinka, 3-6 7-5 7-6(7) 6-7(5) 6-4 in New York. It was a gripping match and had a surprising conclusion because…
There have been shocks aplenty in the bottom half of the women’s draw, but the quarter-finals have really held up. Eugenie Bouchard and Maria Sharapova have both come through for the loss of just one set and will resume what is slowly become a very intriguing rivalry. Bouchard lost her first set of the tournament…
For the third consecutive Grand Slam, Ekaterina Makarova is into the last eight. The 26-year-old Russian has become one of the most consistent performers on the WTA tour and she maintained her marvellous record in Australia by reaching the quarter-finals of the Australian Open for the third time in her career. Makarova’s best win of…
On a fantastic Sunday night in Melbourne, Nick Kyrgios and Andy Murray won their fourth round matches to set up a tantalising quarter-final that will see Kyrgios play his first match of the tournament on Rod Laver Arena. Kyrgios came back from two sets down and saved a match point to defeat Andreas Seppi, 5-7…
After 17 straight losses to Rafael Nadal, can Tomas Berdych finally upset the apple cart and bag a win? His form this week would suggest he’s in with a shot. In the last two rounds, Berdych has taken out two in-form players both in straight sets. In the third round, he beat Viktor Troicki, 6-4…
As another top ten seed in Petra Kvitova departed the tournament, Serena Williams’s chances of prevailing at this year’s Australian Open received another boost. In my opinion, this match-up against Muguruza will be the defining match of her Australian Open. If she wins it, i’d fancy Serena to win the whole caboodle. Poll Results for…
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