Andy Murray Week one was still in the process of finishing as the second week of tennis action got underway in Sydney and Hobart last night. Andy Murray kicked off 2013 with a solid victory in the Brisbane final over Grigor Dimitrov, 7-6 6-4. The Bulgarian had his chances, but Murray raised his game at…
There were no surprises in the first week of the season as three members of the current top 10 scooped their first titles of 2013. Serena Williams looked in ominous form as she slayed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, 6-2 6-1 in the Brisbane final. The Russian had a great week and has now wisely pulled out of…
The first titles are up for grabs tomorrow in the three WTA tournaments. Here are my predictions… WTA Brisbane Final – Serena Williams v Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova I was sat at work this morning staring at the live scoreboard wondering why the Serena Azarenka hadn’t started yet… a quick trip over to Twitter explained that Victoria…
This first week has been completely hectic with seven tournaments taking place. I love that we have live tennis once more but do we need this much going on?! I am struggling to keep up! Here is a round-up from all the remaining tournaments… Agnieszka Radwanska WTA Auckland: Three seeds remain in Auckland and all…
Serena Williams Brisbane has seen quite a few shocks this week with Maria Sharapova pulling out with injury and five of the eight seeds falling before the quarter-finals. The first semi-final between Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Lesia Tsurenko was certainly not on the cards when the ultra-strong draw was released last Saturday; however the second semi-final will…
Angelique Kerber WTA Brisbane: Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova v Angelique Kerber Angelique Kerber is just one of three seeds remaining in Brisbane, but she has looked far from impressive in her first two matches. She was on the brink of defeat in her second round match as she trailed the young and talented Monica Puig, 4-1 in…
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Last year, I thought it would be Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova‘s year to shine. I tipped her at the start of 2012 to make a Grand Slam final, but she ended the season outside of the top 35 and spent the majority of the year looking rather disinterested on the tennis court. 2013 has seen…
Sam Stosur revealed a few days ago that she had undergone ankle surgery during the off-season and that certainly brought into context a disappointing first round loss in the Brisbane International to Sofia Arvidsson, 7-6(4) 7-5. I had actually tipped Stosur to fall early in this tournament so it did not come as a great…
The ATP is also very busy this week with three tournaments gracing the schedule in Doha, Brisbane and Chennai. ATP Doha Doha has always been the flagship event in the first week of the year, often attracting at least one of the big four; however this has been a tough year for the event in…
Petra Kvitova Brisbane is already underway and we have not even made it to 2013 yet! Serena Williams and Petra Kvitova began their campaigns today and both were victorious in straight sets. Serena battled through windy conditions as she eased past Varvara Lepchenko, 6-1 6-2, meanwhile Kvitova defeated Carla Suarez Navarro, 6-3 6-4. It was…
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