I feel like I have come down pretty hard on the mens tournament this week so I thought it was fair to at least preview some of the third round matches for Sunday. I am not going to lie though that the line-up is still rather pedestrian because of a surprising number of upsets from…
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…
1. Victoria Azarenka v Sam Stosur (Carlsbad, F) Sam Stosur Sam Stosur will look to break a 0-8 head-to-head record with Victoria Azarenka in the Carlsbad final on Sunday. Stosur suffered a disappointing first round loss to Olga Govortsova in Stanford, but a smart move to take a wildcard in Carlsbad has given her the…
1. Tommy Haas v Juan Martin del Potro (Washington, SF) Juan Martin del Potro The top match on Saturday’s schedule through the three tournaments will see Juan Martin del Potro take on Tommy Haas in a semi-final that has gone with the seeding. Del Potro has had a really fantastic week, efficinetly progressing with straight…
1. Grigor Dimitrov v Tommy Haas (ATP Washington, QF) Tommy Haas My Washington predictions have gone wildly astray this week as I thought Juan Martin del Potro might struggle in his first event back after Wimbledon, but it has been quite the opposite as he comfortably saw off Ryan Harrison and Bernard Tomic yesterday. Another…
It was a mixed day of predictions today as my best two predictions (Pennetta and Verdasco) both came via retirements. Hamburg hasn’t been a great tournament for my predictions, but Bastad has been good and could be one of my best of 2013 so far if Flavia Pennetta can make the final and Mathilde Johansson…
1. Novak Djokovic v Tommy Haas Novak Djokovic The star of the mens 4th round line-up will see a repeat of a Roland Garros quarter-final between Novak Djokovic and Tommy Haas. On that occasion, Haas had exerted a lot of energy, most of it in a third round epic against John Isner, but this time…
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. Jelena Jankovic v Maria Sharapova Maria Sharapova I never thought I would see Jelena Jankovic bring her best tennis to a Grand Slam, but she is back in the Roland Garros quarter-finals after she thumped a terribly irratic, Jamie Hampton in fading light, 6-0 6-2. I think Jankovic’s win over Sam Stosur in round…
1. Tommy Haas v Tommy Robredo Ekaterina Makarova The battle of the in-form Tommies will highlight Madrid’s schedule on Wednesday. Tommy Haas had the best result of the day as he dismantled Andreas Seppi with a thumping 6-1 6-2 victory. Tommy Robredo was equally impressive today as he defeated an out-of-form Marcos Baghdatis, 6-4 6-1. …
