Novak Djokovic Novak Djokovic v Andy Murray The winners on day one will go head-to-head in the most anticipated of the round robin matches. Novak Djokovic overcame a sluggish start to beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, 7-6 6-3. Tsonga dominated the first set and fashioned several break points, but he failed to assert his authority in the…
Andy Murray Andy Murray v Tomas Berdych Andy Murray kicks off the World Tour Finals tomorrow with a potentially decisive tie against Tomas Berdych. Murray was knocked out of Paris by the eventual finalist, Jerzy Janowicz having wasted a match point. In fact, the last three matches Murray has played he wasted match points (Janowicz…
Tomas Berdych 1. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga v Tomas Berdych Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has his usual ups and down in his third round match with Marcos Baghdatis but did well to finish the match in two sets, 6-2 7-6. He now takes on Tomas Berdych in what is a difficult quarter to call. Berdych needed three sets to…
The Top 4 of 3rd Round Shanghai Matches Andy Murray 1. Andy Murray v Alexandr Dolgopolov Andy Murray received a walkover into the third round after Florian Mayer was forced to retire with a rib injury. This is unlikely to favour Murray who has yet to take to the fast hard courts of Shanghai. His…
Andy Murray v Tomas Berdych Tomas Berdych produced a stirring performance in the quarter-finals to beat the world number one Roger Federer, 7-6 6-4 3-6 6-3. It may have been a surprise to many, but Berdych has been gathering steam throughout the tournament and has had success over Federer on the big stage before at…
Ivanovic Ana Ivanovic v Serena Williams Serena Williams encountered a few sticky moments in her second round with Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez, but since then has cruised her way through the draw with three straight bagels; she destroyed Andrea Hlavackova, 6-0 6-0 in her 4th round match. Serena was in the quiet and intense mood,…
The Top 4 for Day 8 Andy Murray 1. Andy Murray v Milos Raonic Andy Murray looked a spent force in a third round thriller with Feliciano Lopez, but found a way to progress to the 4th round. He plays the night match with Milos Raonic, who produced easily his best performance of the tournament…
1. Milos Raonic vs. Tomas Berdych Milos Raonic has been knocking on the door for his big breakthrough for quite a while. I thought Wimbledon might be the time, but he suffered a disappointing Wimbledon and fell early at the Olympics despite a very solid effort in the second round going down to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, 25-23 in the…
The top four on Day 8: Juan Martin Del Potro 1. Juan Martin Del Potro v Tomas Berdych The highlight match on day 8 is without doubt, the 4th round clash between Del Potro and Berdych. Both have been tested on their route to the second week; Del Potro lost sets in his first two…
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