I have never been so nervous checking my phone to find out that a tennis result, but it was all smiles to realise that Andy Murray had finally earnt his first Grand Slam title at the fifth attempt in another epic 2012 Grand Slam final that took nearly five hours. Murray beat Novak Djokovic, 7-6…
Andy Murray Andy Murray progressed to his second US Open final with a 5-7 6-2 6-1 7-6 victory over Tomas Berdych in horrendous conditions on Saturday. After losing the opening set, Murray looked to be strolling into the final as he had two break points to lead 4-0 in the fourth set; however Berdych staged…
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…
Janko Tipsarevic v David Ferrer The quarter that posed so many opportunities for the dangerous floaters has seen the two highest seeds make their way through to the quarter-finals. Janko Tipsarevic, who has attempted to cause a storm on Twitter this week with remarks about the WTA tour, has enjoyed a surprisingly straightforward passage through…
Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer set up a mouthwatering final in Cincinnati as both progressed with straight set wins in their semi-finals. Djokovic beat Juan Martin Del Potro, 6-3 6-2. It was an entertaining match with some gruelling rallies and Djokovic putting in an extremely impressive performance. Del Potro has been hampered by a wrist…
Petra Kvitova The final four in Montreal have guaranteed that we will see a first title for either Petra Kvitova, Caroline Wozniacki, Lucie Safarova or Li Na in 2012. Lets take a look at the semi-finals… Petra Kvitova vs. Caroline Wozniacki – Wozniacki and Kvitova topped the rankings at the end of 2011, but both…
The mens tournament has seen a host of upsets this week, but the semi-finals still represents a bumper line-up. Lets take a look at the matches… Roger Federer v Novak Djokovic Novak Djokovic The debate about equal prize money was once again raised this week with some comments by Giles Simon, but what was interesting…
Andy Murray I have been totally gripped by today’s womens quarter-finals so I apologise for another limited preview. I am on holiday for the rest of the week so will have a lot more time to do my previews and get my report up from my day at Wimbledon yesterday 🙂 Andy Murray v David…
Rafael Nadal The French Open finally wrapped up this afternoon with Rafael Nadal claiming a 6-4 6-3 2-6 7-5 victory over Novak Djokovic. One of them was to make history as a result of winning the title and it was Nadal who passed Bjorn Borg‘s six titles at Roland Garros in a rain delayed final. …
Where the womens draw has bseen a host of shock results, the mens has been very predictable with the final that most predicted. Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic both produced convincing straight set wins in the semi-finals to set up their fourth consecutive Grand Slam final against one another. Nadal completely swept past David Ferrer,…
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