1. Rafael Nadal v Dustin Brown (Wimbledon, R2) I AM SO EXCITED FOR THIS MATCH-UP! Rafael Nadal and Dustin Brown will meet for the second time on the tour on Wednesday. In their first match, Brown beat Nadal on the grass courts of Halle last year, 6-4 6-1. While Nadal was probably not best placed…
1. Tomas Berdych v Gael Monfils (Monte-Carlo, SF) Either Tomas Berdych or Gael Monfils will compete in their first Monte-Carlo final after both were on court on Friday for less than an hour. Monfils defeated Roger Federer in the third round, 6-4 7-6(5) and backed that up with another convincing performance against Grigor Dimitrov, winning 6-1 6-3.…
The loss of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal from the bottom half of the men’s draw has opened the door for Andy Murray and Tomas Berdych, who will meet each other in the first of the men’s semi-finals which will be played on Thursday night in Melbourne (8.30am in the UK). I was chuffed for…
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…
1. Kevin Anderson v Rafael Nadal (AO, R4) After teetering on the brink in the second round against Tim Smyczek, Rafael Nadal sauntered through his third round match against Dudi Sela, 6-1 6-0 7-5. Sela had a pair of break points in the third set at 4-3, but couldn’t capitalise. Nadal’s fourth round opponent is…
As the third round beckons, all top ten seeds in the men’s draw are still in. It’s actually been a great start to the men’s tournament with plenty of exciting matches. I enjoyed watching the highlights of Rafael Nadal against Tim Smyczek, the latter showing tremendous sportsmanship in the final game of the match. AO…
Thursday began with Milos Raonic pulling out of the tournament before his scheduled match with Kei Nishikori. This meant that David Ferrer played Nishikori in the afternoon match and HALLELUJAH, we had a three setter and a good match. Roger Federer is through to the semi-finals with Andy Murray needing to beat Federer in straight…
On Monday, group A produced four breakstick sets and two matches lasting less than one hour. It is very rare to see such one-sided matches on the ATP tour, particularly at a tournament of this calibre. Here are recaps from Monday and previews looking ahead to the second set of matches from group A on…
The first match on Monday will feature Tomas Berdych and Stan Wawrinka, who kicked off the World Tour Finals in 2013. Paired together in the same group once again, Berdych and Wawrinka will meet for the 15th time in their career. Wawrinka has won their last four matches, but comes into London in a dire…
The poll for the Federer-Raonic quarter-final was one of the most one-sided polls of the whole year with a whopping 84% backing Roger… however it was Raonic who produced the best win of his career so far to stun Federer in straight sets, 7-6(5) 7-5. After Ferrer lost to Nishikori, the final eight was officially…
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