Ivanovic Ana Ivanovic v Serena Williams Serena Williams encountered a few sticky moments in her second round with Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez, but since then has cruised her way through the draw with three straight bagels; she destroyed Andrea Hlavackova, 6-0 6-0 in her 4th round match. Serena was in the quiet and intense mood,…
The Top 4 for Day 8 Andy Murray 1. Andy Murray v Milos Raonic Andy Murray looked a spent force in a third round thriller with Feliciano Lopez, but found a way to progress to the 4th round. He plays the night match with Milos Raonic, who produced easily his best performance of the tournament…
Sara Errani All the tournaments are at different stages so lets take a look at some of the matches for today/tomorrow starting with New Haven: WTA New Haven:TOP MATCH – Marion Bartoli vs. Sara ErraniMarin Bartoli has enjoyed some rare wins this week in New Haven following a real slump in form since defeating the…
Jelena Jankovic Here is a quick round-up of what has been happening so far this week: WTA Stanford: Serena Williams won her opening match against Nicole Gibbs, 6-2 6-1 to set up a quarter-final match with Chanelle Scheepers; however the number 4 seed, Jelena Jankovic was not so lucky as she lost yet another first…
Serena Williams There are six tournaments this week to help deal with the Wimbledon blues! The women head to Stanford (USA) and Palermo (Italy), meanwhile the men are scattered in Stuttgart (Germany), Newport (USA), Umag (Croatia) and Bastad (Sweden)… having four tournaments in one week is just plain stupid, but thats what happens in an…
Maria Sharapova Maria Sharapova beat Sara Errani in the 2012 French Open final, 6-3 6-2 to claim her fourth and sweetest Grand Slam title following the trials and tribulations of her shoulder injury. It looked like it might be a very one-sided affair when Sharapova raced into a 4-0 first set lead, but Errani found…
The French Open has thrown up a number of surprises in the women’s draw in previous years; who would have thought at the start of the 2010 championships, Francesca Schiavone would be the last woman standing and then nearly repeat her success one year later, only to be denied by another unfancied name in Li…
Sam Stosur v Sara Errani The first womens semi-final will see two players who both love the clay and use this surface to their ultimate advantage. Sam Stosur has had a remarkably consistent tournament so far having yet to drop a set in six matches. After Victoria Azarenka was knocked out of her section, she…
The top 4 on Day 10 Sam Stosur 1. Sara Errani v Angelique Kerber Angelique Kerber will continue her rise up the rankings into the top 8 virtue of her reaching her first ever quarter-final at Roland Garros. She has done remarkably well to avoid the upset train with tough wins over Flavia Pennetta and…
This French Open has seen some dramatic matches this year and none more so than on day 8 when another of the favourites on the womens side was shown the door. Victoria Azarenka was beaten by Dominika Cibulkova, 6-2 7-6 in a fiery encounter on the Suzanne Lenglen court. It was actually a great match…
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