The tennis action keeps on coming with all third round matches in Doha and remaining second round matches from Rotterdam to be completed on Thursday. Doha saw some richly entertaining matches on Wednesday as Petra Kvitova beat Venus Williams and Simona Halep beat Kaia Kanepi in third set tiebreaks. The end of the Venus v…
I am really enjoying all the coverage this week from Doha, Rotterdam and Memphis. I happened to catch the end of Marinko Matosevic against Jiri Vesely in Memphis where Vesely came through, 6-3 6-2 to win just his second ATP tour match. Early on in the second set, Matosevic was heard on the court microphone…
This week’s WTA Premier event in Doha has lost Serena Williams, Victoria Azarenka and Maria Sharapova from the fold, which means Li Na goes in as the number one seed. Despite the casualties, the draw remains strong and has the potential for some upsets paving the way for an exciting week. Let’s take a look…
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…
Doha has seen its fair share of surprises this week, but like every tournament on the week 1 schedule, it has been left with a noteworthy final. Here is my preview for the final and predictions for Brisbane and Chennai semi-finals. Rafael Nadal has avoided the upset train although his performances have certainly not been…
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…
Victoria Azarenka The head-to-heads for the semi-finals both look lopsided on paper and things went completely with the form book as Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka set up a mouthwatering Doha final. Azarenka was first through to the final as she beat Agnieszka Radwanska, 6-3 6-3. Azarenka played well, but Radwanska had little to offer…
The completion of the Doha quarter-finals saw the world’s top four progress to the semi-finals and the first real blockbuster clashes for 2013 all set… 1. Victoria Azarenka v Agnieszka Radwanska Victoria Azarenka The first semi-final will see the continuation of the Victoria Azarenka and Agnieszka Radwanska rivalry. It was at this tourmament last year…
Petra Kvitova 1. Serena Williams v Petra Kvitova One of the match-ups that I want to see more from on the WTA tour is that between Serena Williams and Petra Kvitova, which Doha has delightfully dished up. Serena cruised past Urszula Radwanska for the loss of just three games, meanwhile Kvitova was forced to grit…
Caroline Wozniacki 1. Caroline Wozniacki v Mona Barthel Caroline Wozniacki will face her biggest challenge in Doha yet as she takes on the in-form, Mona Barthel. Wozniacki saved four set points in the first set of her second round match with Sorana Cirstea before strolling through the second to win, 7-6(7) 6-0. It was a…
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