1. Victoria Azarenka v Caroline Wozniacki Caroline Wozniacki On four occasions this year, Victoria Azarenka and Petra Kvitova have been drawn into the same quarter of a tournament, but once again, a match between the pair was scuppered. In a nice consolation we get another match-up that has been begging for a rematch as Azarenka…
Unbelievable news overnight that after losing in three sets to Simona Halep, Marion Bartoli has decided to retire from tennis with immediate effect. A really shocking, but sad storyline. A blog post on Bartoli coming later tonight… 1. Roger Federer v Tommy Haas Tommy Haas For the second time this year, best buds Roger Federer…
There were quite a few upsets in the mens draw last night as Nicolas Almagro (l. to Dimitrov), Jerzy Janowicz (l. to Blake) and Fabio Fognini (l. to Stepanek) all went out in the first round. Of course the big news and the most uplifting story of the day was Alisa Kleybanova claiming her first…
1. Roger Federer v Daniel Brands (Hamburg, R2) Roger Federer There are no particularly enthralling matches for either of the WTA tournaments tomorrow so it comes down to Hamburg where the remainder of the 2nd round matches will be completed including Roger Federer‘s first match, up against Daniel Brands. This is the first time since…
A brief preview post for today’s semi-final action at Queens, Birmingham and Halle. I was at Birmingham today and I hope to get a report of my day with photos out by tonight / tomorrow morning. Andy Murray v Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (Queens, SF) Andy Murray I was worried about whether the top seeds would make…
1. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga v Roger Federer Roger Federer The big attraction on Day 10 will be a barnstorming quarter-final between Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Roger Federer. Federer had an unlikely 4th round battle with Gilles Simon, coming back from two sets to one down to progress in a rocking Chatrier atmosphere, 6-1 4-6 2-6 6-2 6-3. …
Roger Federer There are a pair of stunning finals for tomorrow, which hopefully should eclipse what was a rather drab finals day in Madrid. Rafael Nadal progressed to another final in 2013, his eighth in a row, which I believe takes him to number one in the Race rankings, which is pretty astonishing for many…
1. Tomas Berdych v Rafael Nadal Tomas Berdych I was salivating at the prospect of a Nadal-Djokovic semi-final, but Tomas Berdych came out of nowhere to upset Novak Djokovic, posting just a second win over the Serb and coming back from a 6-2 5-2 deficit to triumph, 2-6 7-5 6-4. I didn’t see the match,…
1. Victoria Azarenka v Sam Stosur Victoria Azarenka Two players who have avoided the headlines so far this week and probably will continue to lie low tomorrow with their match up third on the Supertennis arena, Victoria Azarenka and Sam Stosur, will clash in the quarter-finals of Rome. Azarenka tore past Julia Goerges in round…
1. Rafael Nadal v Roger Federer (Thursday) Roger Federer They were made to battle hard, but Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer both came through three set matches on Wednesday to set up a mouthwatering quarter-final clash in Indian Wells. Nadal was two points from defeat against Ernests Gulbis, but his winning instinct shone through at…
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