There were a fair share of surprises from both Doha and Brisbane this week. Doha doesn’t do much for me as a tournament and it still surprises me that more players do not go to Brisbane, which despite Roger Federer, had little depth in the draw. Here are the main points I took away from…
It’s a busy old week with three ATP 250 events in Brisbane, Doha and Chennai. Here are my previews for Doha and Chennai. My ATP preview for Brisbane can be found HERE ATP Doha Doha has attracted an excellent line-up this year with five of the worlds top ten in attendance. The big talking point…
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…
Victoria Azarenka As the 2012 tennis season wrapped up I was thankful for a breather from tennis. It was such a great, great year, but not only did the players need a break, I did too! Its now mid-December and I am fully craving tennis once more and ready to rock and roll with my…
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga The ATP tour kicked off with three tournaments this week in Doha, Brisbane and Chennai. In Doha, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga came away with the title without playing his best tennis as he beat Gael Monfils in the final, 7-5 6-3. Tsonga benefited from Roger Federer‘s withdrawal in the semi-finals, which was only the second…
Novak Djokovic I have been crossing the days on my calendar for the new tennis season to start and it is nearly upon us! The first tennis of the season actually kicks off on the 29th of December in Abu Dhabi as the stars of the ATP turn up for the big-bucks Mubadala World Tennis…
Here is a round-up of what has happened so far in the first week of tennis in 2011… Hopman Cup After two sets of group games, Serbia and USA both look poised to reach the final. Disappointingly, Robson and Murray lost their second round match today losing a one-sided mixed doubles to the French pairing…
There are three ATP tournaments that kick off the 2011 tennis calendar… ATP Doha Doha has the strongest draw with Nadal and Federer as the two top seeds. Nadal opens up against Karol Beck and is likely to face his first test in the QF where his projected opponent is the talented Ernests Gulbis. Davydenko…
