I’m delighted to say that Moo’s Tennis Blog will be featuring some photos from Omar Boraby, who is in Cincinnati this week. It will be a nice change-up from all the grass court photos! Like Montreal, Cincy boasts a great draw although there are some sections that could break up with players going deep in…
This is going to be an exciting week for Moo’s Tennis Blog. More details to follow later! The men’s draw in Cincy actually kicks off on Sunday with two main draw matches, the first of them starting at 9pm UK time. I really don’t understand why they would schedule two matches today, but hey ho. …
A pretty solid week all round in Cincy, let’s take a look at the highlights. The Champions: Victoria Azarenka Victoria Azarenka: By all accounts, the 2013 WTA Cincy final was one of the best of the year so far as Azarenka displayed terrific spirit to topple Serena Williams for the second time on the hard…
This will be my last post for Cincinnati because I am going to Paris for the weekend with some friends 🙂 My next posts will be on Monday with my wrap-up blog for Cincy and previews for New Haven and Winston Salem. 1. John Isner v Juan Martin del Potro (ATP Cincy, SF) John Isner…
1. Victoria Azarenka v Caroline Wozniacki Caroline Wozniacki On four occasions this year, Victoria Azarenka and Petra Kvitova have been drawn into the same quarter of a tournament, but once again, a match between the pair was scuppered. In a nice consolation we get another match-up that has been begging for a rematch as Azarenka…
Unbelievable news overnight that after losing in three sets to Simona Halep, Marion Bartoli has decided to retire from tennis with immediate effect. A really shocking, but sad storyline. A blog post on Bartoli coming later tonight… 1. Roger Federer v Tommy Haas Tommy Haas For the second time this year, best buds Roger Federer…
1. Sam Stosur v Jamie Hampton Sam Stosur The match top on my viewing priority and that ticks the box for all court tennis will be the second rounder between Sam Stosur and Jamie Hampton. Stosur had a solid first round win over a struggling, Svetlana Kuznetsova, 6-1 7-5. There was a lot of effort…
There were quite a few upsets in the mens draw last night as Nicolas Almagro (l. to Dimitrov), Jerzy Janowicz (l. to Blake) and Fabio Fognini (l. to Stepanek) all went out in the first round. Of course the big news and the most uplifting story of the day was Alisa Kleybanova claiming her first…
Preparations for the US Open, which begins in just two weeks (TWO WEEKS!) are well underway and a stellar womens field will be in Cincinnati including the return of Maria Sharapova and Wimbledon finalist, Sabine Lisicki. Let’s take a look at the draw… FIRST QUARTER – S.Williams (1) v M.Bartoli (8) Serena Williams Serena Williams…
Roger Federer is back… let’s take a look at the draw. FIRST QUARTER – N.Djokovic (1) v R.Gasquet (8) Novak Djokovic Novak Djokovic heads into Cincy with probably, not a great deal of confidence having suffered another loss to Rafael Nadal in Montreal. His first match of the week will be against either Juan Monaco…
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