I am really enjoying Tokyo so far and the wall-to-wall coverage on TennisTV has been great. I have one more day of holiday so it’s a bonus to have been able to watch a little bit more tennis than usual. The first four second round matches will take place on Wednesday. If you need a…
Ekaterina Makarova defeated Eugenie Bouchard in a tight two setter, 7-6(2) 6-4 to book her spot in the quarter-finals. This means that Serena Williams is the only top eight seed remaining. Considering the heat and humidity, Bouchard and Makarova fought out an intense and high quality fourth rounder. Bouchard was visibly struggling towards the end,…
The third quarter of the women’s draw has seen the two top eight seeds, Agnieszka Radwanska and Angelique Kerber, both go out. However, four solid players remain and personally, i’m a fan of all four so i’ll be happy whoever comes through. Jelena Jankovic will be the favourite, but I could stake a claim also…
EMERGENCY POST. The 2014 US Open had been, dare I say, a little dull through the first four days. Suddenly, in the space of about 15 minutes, the women’s draw was given a rather hefty (and welcome) shake as Simona Halep, Angelique Kerber and Venus Williams all lost. It’s a real shame that all these…
Ana Ivanovic was the latest seed to fall at this year’s US Open after a surprising 7-5 6-4 loss to Karolina Pliskova. It means that Ivanovic has lost before the third round at the last three Grand Slams. It was disappointing because this was a really good draw for the Serb. Credit though to Pliskova,…
There isn’t a great deal to recap as Caroline Wozniacki double bagelled Belinda Bencic in just 44 minutes to wrap up first round action in Istanbul. I think there were a fair few people who gave Bencic a chance in this match, which makes the final scoreline all the more surprising. Wozniacki was absolutely brilliant…
Daniela Hantuchova kicked off the defence of her Birmingham title with a commanding 6-1 6-4 victory over Belinda Bencic. For a set and a half, Hantuchova delivered a clinic of grass-court tennis. Solid serving, thumping returns, of which she must have hit well into double figures, and consistent aggressive play from the back of the…
The main draws in Birmingham, Queens and Halle all kicked off today. My first round predictions for Birmingham are following a similar trend to 2013. Looking at my full draw predictions, i’ve never seen such a solid cluster of red. There were a number of surprising results; one of the more eye popping was Victoria…
The big talking point on day 2 was the weather as temperatures soared to 42 degrees celsius and a number of players had issues, most notably Frank Dancevic, who collapsed on court and Peng Shuai, who valiantly fought on after cramping and vomiting on court. You can read Dancevic’s views HERE. First, my thoughts on day…
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