The first three men’s quarter-finals on Wednesday were all decided in straight sets and dare I say, rather dull. The final match of the day between Stan Wawrinka and Richard Gasquet finally injected some life into the day as Gasquet produced a wonderful display to oust the French Open champion in five sets, 6-4 4-6…
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1. Richard Gasquet v Grigor Dimitrov (Wimbledon, R3) A festival of one-handed backhands will be on show on Friday when Richard Gasquet and Grigor Dimitrov meet in the third round of Wimbledon. Dimitrov defeated Steve Johnson in the second round, 7-6(8) 6-2 7-6(2). This looked like a tough match on paper for Dimitrov as Johnson…
As the third round beckons, all top ten seeds in the men’s draw are still in. It’s actually been a great start to the men’s tournament with plenty of exciting matches. I enjoyed watching the highlights of Rafael Nadal against Tim Smyczek, the latter showing tremendous sportsmanship in the final game of the match. AO…
It has been a pretty low-key start to the men’s US Open, but some good matches are starting to develop as the third round will conclude on Sunday. The advantage of no major shocks is that there are likely to be more enticing match-ups in the latter stages. Still, I think the draw needs a…
Serena Williams endured another tough match on Saturday as she spent over two and half hours on court with Caroline Garcia. The Frenchwoman put in a spirited performance and hung around terrifically well in the third set before Serena closed out the match in style, 6-4 4-6 6-4. In other news, Sabine Lisicki’s rough luck…
David Ferrer against Tomas Berdych still coming up tonight, but I thought would post my preview for Thursday since it’s ready… 1. Roger Federer v Richard Gasquet (Group B) Richard Gasquet I haven’t had the fortune of watching Roger Federer‘s match with Novak Djokovic, but the general consensus I have read is that there were…
The World Tour Finals get underway tomorrow with the four Paris semi-finalists all given the day off and the two groups being split for the first time ever at the O2 with a group A and a group B match on day 1. I am intrigued to see whether they continue like this for the…
Thursday’s schedule in Beijing is one of the very rare times where I agree with the schedulers… 1. Sloane Stephens v Caroline Wozniacki (Beijing, R3) Caroline Wozniacki Two players with an outside shot of making the YEC in Istanbul go head-to-head in Thursday’s showcase match for the ladies. Caroline Wozniacki had a great week in…
I feel like I am constantly beating down on this year’s US Open, but it will go down as one of the most unmemorable slams in recent times. A good ending to the Championships will go some way to changing that but we have had a significant lack of quality matches particularly on the mens…
