Nikolay Davydenko 1. Nikolay Davydenko v Roger Federer (Dubai, QF) Roger Federer enjoyed a more straightforward match in Dubai compared to his first rounder as he overcame Marcel Granollers in straight sets, 6-3 6-4. His reward is a 21st clash with Nikolay Davydenko, who followed up an upset win over Janko Tipsarevic with a straight…
A crazy week of tennis with six tennis tournaments in different timezones and all at different stages too! My full predictions at the top of the page have now been updated. Juan Martin Del Potro 1. Juan Martin Del Potro v Somdev Devvarman (Dubai, R2) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Janko Tipsarevic both lost in straight sets…
Three ATP tournaments will take place in Dubai, Delray Beach and Acapulco this week.ATP Dubai The world’s top two, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer will be in Dubai this week. The draw features 6 of the world’s top 10, but only 7 of the top 30. Djokovic opens up against good friend Viktor Troicki and…
Petra Kvitova Petra Kvitova v Sara Errani (Dubai, F) The story of the week in Dubai has been the improvment of Petra Kvitova, who has taken full advantage of the withdrawals of Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka. She takes on Sara Errani in the final, who came through her semi-final against BFF, Roberta Vinci in straight…
Caroline Wozniacki 1. Caroline Wozniacki v Petra Kvitova (Dubai, SF) It was just over a year ago when Caroline Wozniacki and Petra Kvitova were the top two in the rankings, but since then, both have struggled to reach those heights again. Perhaps this week is a sign of things to come in 2013 as the…
I am feeling better and am ready to resume blogging duties! There has been so much going on this week with six tournaments (3 WTA and 3 ATP). Let’s take a look at the best matches for Thursday. Petra Kvitova 1. Petra Kvitova v Agnieszka Radwanska (Dubai, QF) The top two favourites remaining in the…
Roger Federer produced an impressive performance to defeat Andy Murray in the final of the Dubai Duty Free Championships, 7-5 6-4. It was a good, but not great match and Murray had his chances, particularly in the first set; however Federer was better on the big points and produced the more attacking tennis as he…
Andy Murray produced an excellent performance to defeat Novak Djokovic, 6-2 7-5 and inflict the first defeat of 2012 for the Serb. I managed to watch the highlights of the match, which was the first tennis I have managed to properly sit down and watch all week! I thought Murray played well, particularly on the…
Juan Martin Del Potro Juan Martin Del Potro‘s 2012 has really started to shine in recent weeks and things continued to come together for the Argentine on Thursday as he defeated a disappointing Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, 7-6 6-2 to progress to the semi-finals of Dubai. Tsonga has failed to bring his best tennis in 2012…
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga The second round of the ATP 500 event in Dubai saw seven of the top seeds progress to a bumper line-up for the quarter-finals. The only seed to fall was Mardy Fish, which was not a surprise based on his recent form. He did manage to win his first round match against Andreas…
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