Caroline Wozniacki Caroline Wozniacki v Angelique Kerber Caroline Wozniacki has had to fight for her life to make the third round having won two gruelling three setters against Chanelle Scheepers and Hsieh Su-Wei. Against Hsieh, she was a set and a double break down, but her fighting instincts came to the forefront as she came through,…
Julia Goerges I must firstly point out that I think the scheduling in Beijing has been shocking! I hate it when two different rounds are played on the same day; for example, tomorrow we have two second round matches being played and four third round matches. Victoria Azarenka is not scheduled for tomorrow, meanwhile the…
The Top 3 of 2nd round Beijing matches on Tuesday 1. Li Na v Nadia Petrova The toughest match of the day is the first match up on the top court between Li Na and the Tokyo Champion, Nadia Petrova. Li has been handed a tricky draw in Beijing and had to get past Francesca…
Lucie Safarova Four of the six seeds in action in Beijing were ousted as the draw continues to open up in Beijing like you would not believe! Sara Errani was the highest seed to fall as she retired down 5-4 in the first set of her first round match with Camila Giorgi. Maria Kirilenko, who…
Novak Djokovic Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray return to action this week in Beijing and Tokyo. Murray headlines the draw in Japan along with Tomas Berdych, Janko Tipsarevic and Juan Monaco. Murray has a tough opener against Gael Monfils, who has made an impressive comeback from injury. Berdych has a good draw and could meet…
Apologies for the delay in getting my Beijing preview out as I have been away for the last few days. This is one of the most difficult tournaments to predict with many of the top players suffering injuries and their participation is somewhat in the clouds. Lets take a look at the draw… QUARTER 1…
Radwanska completed a double triumph as she claimed her first Premier Mandatory title and backed up her win in Tokyo by beating Andrea Petkovic in a fantastic final, 7-5 0-6 6-4. I only saw snippets of the first set but both players gave their all and the stats were mighty impressive… Radwanska hit 32 winners…
Agnieszka Radwanska continued her sensational recent form as she cruised into the final after beating an injured Ana Ivanovic in the quarters and Flavia Pennetta in the semis. Radwanska is looking to complete a double triumph in Asia after winning in Tokyo last week. She has now put herself in a great position to qualify…
Agnieszka Radwanska continued her fabulous recent form with a 6-1 6-4 victory over Zheng Jie. Radwanska was playing with a great deal of confidence and was totally dominant during the 1st set. The second set was much closer as Zheng kept fighting and the two played out some stunning rallies. Eventually Radwanska’s consistency was too…
Ana Ivanovic produced one of her cleanest performances of the year as she comfortably saw off Svetlana Kuznetsova, 6-2 6-3. Ivanovic struggled to close both sets out but eventually got the job done against a disinterested Kuznetsova. Ivanovic’s forehand was looking particularly potent today and she will now play either Vera Zvonareva or Klara Zakopalova…
Moo's Tennis Blog 