In the two hotly anticipated matches in Dubai on Tuesday, neither disappointed. Caroline Wozniacki produced a fine turnaround to get past Sabine Lisicki, 2-6 6-3 6-3. In the other match, a third set tiebreak was needed to separate Angelique Kerber and Ana Ivanovic as Kerber suffered another really tough loss, her fourth loss this year…
Every morning I wake up and scan through the results on the AO app on my phone and apart from a few results here and there that have caused a raised eyebrow or two, there haven’t been any massive shocks… until today that is. I still cannot believe that Ana Ivanovic has beaten Serena Williams…
Day 4 was a strange old day at the Australian Open as there were delays for both heat and rain. The Extreme Heat Policy finally came into action as play was suspended for much of the afternoon resulting in many matches being played until the early hours of Friday morning in Melbourne. There were some…
Number eight in my list is the final from Linz between Angelique Kerber and Ana Ivanovic. The tournament had all kinds of drama surrounding it this year as Kerber was awarded a late wildcard after the draw had already been made. It was reported that the Austrian player, Lisa-Maria Moser was forced to pull out…
Angelique Kerber Linz closed out with a tremendous final as Angelique Kerber beat Ana Ivanovic, 6-4 7-6(6) to claim her first title of the year and just third of her career to add to Paris and Copenhagen from last year. I watched the second set and I do not know if I can pin down…
1. Novak Djokovic v Juan Martin del Potro (Shanghai, F) Novak Djokovic Two weeks and two hard court losses for Rafael Nadal, who went down to a magnificent performance from Juan Martin del Potro. The gentle giant crafted out a huge win to book his place at the O2 and take out the world number…
The third quarter of the women’s draw has lost both it’s top eight seeds promising a first Grand Slam semi-final for either Simona Halep, Flavia Pennetta, Roberta Vinci or Camila Giorgi. I think it is always exciting to see a new player reach a big milestone at a Grand Slam and all four are highly…
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…
Firstly a quick mention to Tommy Haas‘s five set win over John Isner in the match of the tournament so far. Isner saved 12 match points in the 4th set and even had a match point of his own in the 5th set before eventually succumbing in a mammoth third rounder, 7-5 7-6 4-6 6-7…
1. Serena Williams v Sara Errani Serena Williams Yesterday I predicted Serena Williams to beat Anabel Medina Garrigues in 2 easy sets… how wrong could I be as Serena was pushed all the way and was even dished a second set bagel by the Spaniard. Williams eventually pulled through 6-3 0-6 7-5, but now faces…
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