James Ward scored a really great win over Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, 6-2 3-6 6-1. The Brit won two matches in qualifying and moves into the second round where he will play Julien Benneteau. Second round action will be completed in Cincy on Wednesday. 1. Fernando Verdasco v Marin Cilic (ATP Cincy, R2) I had to preview…
I must admit I haven’t watched a great deal of men’s tennis this week. One match I did get to watch was the quarter-final between Kevin Anderson and Grigor Dimitrov. Oh my god. Poor Kevin. In tennis, I never use the word “choke”. I hate the word and I feel some people have begun using…
The 2014 Wimbledon Championships concluded with an awesome men’s final and arguably the match of the year as Novak Djokovic defeated Roger Federer, 6-7(7) 6-4 7-6(4) 5-7 6-4 to win his second Wimbledon title. I don’t have a great deal to add to it. It was THE BEST. Djokovic served for the match in…
Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer will bring the curtain down on the 2014 Wimbledon Championships. It’s been another awesome Wimbledon although I can’t hide my disappointment at the two men’s semi-finals that took place on Thursday. In the first match, Djokovic edged Grigor Dimitrov in four sets, 6-4 3-6 7-6(2) 7-6(7). It was an insanely…
The second of the men’s semi-finals will see another first time Grand Slam semi-finalist, Milos Raonic battle against one of the greats in Roger Federer. Raonic overcame Nick Kyrgios in a tough four setter on No.1 Court, 6-7(4) 6-2 6-4 7-6(4). It was an entertaining match considering the predictably high quality of serving and number…
Nick Kyrgios produced the upset of the tournament and the upset of the entire year as he knocked out Rafael Nadal in four sets in a gripping Centre Court battle. After progressing through what looked liked a tricky first three rounds, it emerged that his fourth round match was the most dangerous! I really didn’t…
The third round mens matches still left on the schedule after week one were completed on Monday. Matches involving Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal were held back so that all four of the last 16 match-ups from the bottom half of the mens draw will be completed on Tuesday. The mens quarter-finals will be played…
The first big upset in the mens draw saw David Ferrer bundled out by Andrey Kuznetsov in five sets. The Russian player was fantastic and served out the match with ease, having been two sets to one down. Ernests Gulbis and Mikhail Youzhny also fell as for the second year in a row, Sergiy Stakovsky’s…
There is a possibility that there could be a final in Birmingham between Zhang Shuai and Barbora Zahlavova Strycova. For a premier event, this would be pretty staggering. Queens has also seen a number of notable upsets and the number two seed, Tomas Berdych joined the list of casualties from the ATP 250 event. Berdych…
In a compelling and, at times, perplexing 4th round match, Ernests Gulbis stunned Roger Federer in five sets to progress into just his second Grand Slam quarter-final. Gulbis was surprisingly solid in the deciding set, needing just the one break of serve to win, 6-7(5) 7-6(3) 6-2 4-6 6-3 in three hours and 42 minutes. …
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