James Ward scored a really great win over Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, 6-2 3-6 6-1. The Brit won two matches in qualifying and moves into the second round where he will play Julien Benneteau. Second round action will be completed in Cincy on Wednesday. 1. Fernando Verdasco v Marin Cilic (ATP Cincy, R2) I had to preview…
WEDNESDAY IS GOING TO BE AWESOME. Play will begin at 12pm on Centre Court and No.1 Court, which both have three matches. All four mens quarters look fascinating on paper and are likely to kick off from about 2pm. Here is the first part of the mens quarter-final preview featuring the quarters from the top…
The match of the day on the mens side saw a truly staggering victory for Nick Kyrgios who came from two sets down and saved NINE match points to beat Richard Gasquet, 10-8 in the fifth set. This was a phenomenal victory. A projected Monfils v Gasquet third round match has now turned into Kyrgios…
There were no major upsets on day 3 of the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters as Novak Djokovic sailed through to the third round with a 6-1 6-0 thrashing of Albert Montanes in just 45 minutes. Three seeds fell as Jerzy Janowicz, Mikhail Youzhny and Kevin Anderson all lost in the first round. Janowicz continues to labour…
Yesterday I correctly predicted all three previewed matches. Today’s top three are much tougher to call, but I am hoping to repeat it with a few risky picks. The Australian Open needs a big match to really kick this tournament into gear. Day 3 went without much drama and to be honest, the whole slate of…
Andy Murray v Marin Cilic (Queens, Final) Marin Cilic Queens had a rather calamitous day today as rain forced the first semi-final between Lleyton Hewitt and Marin Cilic (which had briefly begun on Centre) onto the No.1 court as Andy Murray and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga played on Centre. Both went to three sets, but it was…
Tomas Berdych v Richard Gasquet Richard Gasquet Richard Gasquet enjoyed arguably his best win of 2013 to date with a 6-7(3) 7-5 7-6(3) victory over the number 12 in the world, Nicolas Almagro. It was a very tight match, but Almagro was poor in the breaker and Gasquet took his opportunities. Gasquet will now play…
Milos Raonic 1. Milos Raonic v Sam Querrey The top-ranked American, Sam Querrey faces a tough task to replicate a 4th round performance from last week in Indian Wells as he squares up against fellow bullet server, Milos Raonic. Querrey took three sets to get past Lukas Kubot, meanwhile Raonic won all of his first…
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,…
I did not get any tickets for Wimbledon this year in the public ballot, but was very thankful that my brother got tickets and decided to take me! He got tickets for Magic Monday on No.1 Court, which is one of the hottest tickets in the whole two weeks of Wimbledon as both the mens…
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