The WTA Champs in Istanbul get underway tomorrow afternoon and here is my preview for the first three matches of the group stages. 1. Victoria Azarenka v Sara Errani (White Group) Victoria Azarenka The 2013 WTA Champs will kick off with the world number 2, Victoria Azarenka up against the world number 7, Sara Errani. …
1st round action in Tokyo wrapped up today with a series of spectacular collapses. Madison Keys, who struggled for momentum during the summer hard court season due to a number of injuries, had a really great win over Carla Suarez Navarro as she recovered from a 6-2 5-2 deficit to win 2-6 7-5 6-2. Last…
Three days in and there have been a fair splattering of seeds exiting the competition. By far the biggest of those was the departure of Sam Stosur, who fell in three sets to the young American, Victoria Duval on Tuesday night. I really thought Stosur would enjoy a solid US Open having peaked at this…
1. Victoria Azarenka v Maria Sharapova Victoria Azarenka The first of the womens semi-finals is likely to the most hotly contested as Victoria Azarenka and Maria Sharapova will play each other first time in 2013. Sharapova had the toughest quarter-final as she was dropped a first set bagel by Jelena Jankovic before reigning in the…
Thursday’s order of play was interrupted with one of those frigging frustrating stop-start days. The remainder of the second round matches will kick off Friday’s proceedings, but the third round matches should also take place with a much better forecast… 1. Milos Raonic v Kevin Anderson Milos Raonic My match of the day is slightly…
1. Gael Monfils v Ernests Gulbis Sara Errani Gael Monfils produced a fantastic performance to take out the number five seed, Tomas Berdych on Monday and set up an enticing second rounder with Ernests Gulbis, a battle between the two most dangerous floaters in the draw and eternal under-achievers on the tour. Monfils has been…
1. Serena Williams v Simona Halep Serena Williams I thought Serena Williams may pull out somewhere along the line in Rome, but she has been in sensational form all week and dismissed Carla Suarez Navarro in today’s quarter-final for the loss of two games. In total, Serena has lost just 7 games in her first…
1. Serena Williams v Sara Errani Serena Williams Yesterday I predicted Serena Williams to beat Anabel Medina Garrigues in 2 easy sets… how wrong could I be as Serena was pushed all the way and was even dished a second set bagel by the Spaniard. Williams eventually pulled through 6-3 0-6 7-5, but now faces…
1. Maria Sharapova v Sara Errani Maria Sharapova A rematch of the Indian Wells quarter-final between Maria Sharapova and Sara Errani will take place in Miami; in fact Sharapova and Errani are the only two players to have made quarter-finals at both Indian Wells and Miami. Errani has had another excellent week; she tore past…
1. Petra Kvitova v Maria Kirilenko (Wednesday) Petra Kvitova The improving consistency of Maria Kirilenko has been there for all to see this year as she notched an upset win over Agnieszka Radwanska in the 4th round, recovering from a 3-1 third set deficit to post an impressive 6-1 4-6 7-5 victory in 2 hours…
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