Tomorrow is quarter-final day and there are some potentially, terrific matches on the schedule. So far, it has been a pretty good week of predictions although there haven’t been a great deal of upsets. I am eager to watch some highlights of today’s match between Lucie Safarova and Andrea Petkovic, which apparently was a belting…
Thursday’s schedule in Beijing is one of the very rare times where I agree with the schedulers… 1. Sloane Stephens v Caroline Wozniacki (Beijing, R3) Caroline Wozniacki Two players with an outside shot of making the YEC in Istanbul go head-to-head in Thursday’s showcase match for the ladies. Caroline Wozniacki had a great week in…
This year’s Beijing has gone remarkably with the seeding as 10 out of 12 seeds so far have progressed into the 3rd round, which is quite some result so close to the end of the season. 1. Agnieszka Radwanska v Madison Keys (Beijing, R2) Aga Radwanska A three set victory over Stefanie Voegele was not…
A cracking schedule for tomorrow, but unfortunately some great matches including Sloane-Bouchard will be on untelevised courts… 1. Venus Williams v Sabine Lisicki Sabine Lisicki Two players that have had their greatest successes at Wimbledon will square off in a blockbuster second round clash in Beijing. Venus Williams had a bye in the first round…
8 of the world’s top 10 men will be in either Beijing or Tokyo this week. Both are 32 player draws and have some really good potential match-ups. ATP Beijing Novak Djokovic Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal light up a stunning stack of men heading to Beijing. Djokovic opens up against Lukas Rosol, who has…
A Saturday start for Beijing, which sees the return of Serena Williams and Li Na. Let’s take a look at the draw for the final Premier Mandatory of the year. FIRST PROJECTED QUARTER – S.Williams (1) v C.Wozniacki (6) Caroline Wozniacki Serena Williams returns to action this week following her US Open triumph and comfortably…
Victoria Azarenka claimed her fifth title of the season and her first since winning Indian Wells with a 6-3 6-1 victory over Maria Sharapova. It was a pretty uninspiring match with both producing more unforced errors to winners; Sharapova hit 18 winners to 39 unforced errors and I think you would be hard pushed to…
At the start of the week I would not have predicted Maria Sharapova and Victoria Azarenka would be contesting the Beijing final! Maria Sharapova was not herself in Tokyo, eventually succumbing to a straight sets defeat to Sam Stosur in the quarter-finals, meanwhile Victoria Azarenka retired from her quarter-final match because of dizziness; both have…
Yesterday was a bad day at the prediction office… lets see if I can do any better for the semi-finals. Maria Sharapova v Li Na Maria Sharapova has hit a rich vein of form following a disappointing week in Tokyo. She was on fire in her quarter-final match with Angelique Kerber when the German player…
Maria Sharapova Angelique Kerber v Maria Sharapova The top billing for the quarter-finals in Beijing will see Angelique Kerber take on Maria Sharapova. Kerber improved her stunning record in three set matches this year to 20-2 with a 6-1 2-6 6-4 victory over Caroline Wozniacki in the third round. It was Kerber’s third win over…
Moo's Tennis Blog 