No more seeds fell in the bottom half of the women’s draw on day 3 (Halep v Gajdosova still to play at time of writing) after a cull of the seeds on the first day of the 2015 Australian Open. This nearly wasn’t the case for Maria Sharapova who saved two match points to beat Alexandra…
The match of the tournament so far will see the two time Australian Open champion, Victoria Azarenka go up against the number eight seed, Caroline Wozniacki. I can’t quite fathom how this match hasn’t earnt the night session on Rod Laver Arena, but the scheduling has been odd so far this week. To see a…
There weren’t as many upsets in the women’s draw on Tuesday, but there were still some notable exits with Jelena Jankovic, Flavia Pennetta and Andrea Petkovic going out; all three players remain winless in 2015. I watched the end of Petkovic’s match with Madison Brengle, who reached the final in Hobart last week. Petko struggled…
As first round action continues to wrap up on Tuesday, there have been no major upsets in the men’s draw. The highest seeded casualty so far has been Ernests Gulbis, but that didn’t come as a great surprise up against the talented teen, Thanasi Kokkinakis. I must say that the schedule for day 3 is…
One day into the Australian Open and i’m already struggling to keep up. I say this all the time. I’m sorry. I got up at 5am this morning to watch a bit of tennis. Being at work when everything is going on, particularly with what sounded like the match of the tournament between Thanasi Kokkinakis…
The Australian Open starts tonight! In case you missed it, my preview for the women’s AO draw is already up and you can check it out HERE. Thanks for all the votes in the poll; After nearly 200 votes, Maria Sharapova currently leads the way with 26% of your votes, followed by Simona Halep (16%),…
Here is the first ATP preview of 2015! Work has been busy so far this month and I will drop the ATP coverage when i’m struggling to keep up. I’ll always endeavour to preview the Grand Slams and Masters 1000 events. Moo’s Tennis Blog will be following the tournament with regular posts on a daily…
GRAND SLAM TIME. The Australian Open promises to be a fascinating Slam for the women with a long list of legitimate contenders. Once again, Serena Williams headlines the draw and is the bookmakers favourite… based on the first two weeks of the 2015 season, this looks to be one of the most open Slams for…
The final match of the 2014 Australian Open saw Stanislas Wawrinka win his first Grand Slam title beating Rafael Nadal, 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-3 in the final. It was a tournament that had its moments right up to the very last match. Here is what I will take away from the 2014 men’s Australian…
On Saturday evening in Melbourne, Na Li defeated Dominika Cibulkova to win her second Grand Slam title, 7-6(3) 6-0. It was a good final to bring the curtain down on a first Grand Slam of the year for the women that featured plenty of surprises. Here is what I will take away from the 2014…
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