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. Novak Djokovic v Grigor Dimitrov Novak Djokovic Perhaps the most anticpated match of the French Open so far will see Novak Djokovic take on Grigor Dimitrov in an intriguing third rounder. The Bulgarian caused a huge upset when he defeated Djokovic in an epic second round match in Madrid earlier this month, 7-6(6) 6-7(8)…
1. Jelena Jankovic v Li Na Jelena Jankovic Jelena Jankovic and Li Na both won their second round matches handily to set up a first match since 2009; so much has changed for both since then with JJ sliding down the rankings, meanwhile Li has claimed her first Grand Slam title. After an early exit…
Tomorrow is truly a feast of excellent second round matches to look forward too in Stuttgart… 1. Jelena Jankovic v Sabine Lisicki Sabine Lisicki The highest seeded upset on day two saw the Jelena Jankovic from Miami and Charleston, turn up in Stuttgart too with a very solid 6-4 6-4 win over the number 6…
Serena Williams Serena Williams claimed her third title of the season with a hard fought 3-6 6-0 6-2 victory over Jelena Jankovic in an entertaining final to wrap up the tournament in Charleston. Jankovic played a sparkling first set, perhaps her best set of tennis since she reached the mighty heights of the womens game. …
Serena Williams It has been an enjoyable week of tennis to follow in Charleston and we have been rewarded with an interesting final between Serena Williams and Jelena Jankovic. Serena strolled past her sister Venus Williams in a rather anticlimactic semi-final, 6-1 6-2. The other semi-final, which Jankovic won, was much more dramatic as she…
Serena Williams Serena Williams v Venus Williams On an epic Friday schedule in Charleston, it was a day fitting for a Williams fan as both sisters won their 3rd round and quarter-final matches to set up a semi-final showdown, a first match-up since 2009. Serena Williams overcame a richly encouraging performance from Mallory Burdette in…
Jelena Jankovic The schedule was decimated yesterday in Charleston although the rain did eventually clear to allow the bottom half of 3rd round matches to be completed… 1. Jelena Jankovic v Eugenie Bouchard Jelena Jankovic had been pushed to the brink in her first two matches, most notably in her second round match where she…
Serena Williams v Agnieszka Radwanska Serena Williams The top two seeds, Serena Williams and Agnieszka Radwanska have progressed to the Miami semi-finals where they will meet for their first clash of 2013. Serena has not been at her best this week as she fought back from 6-2 4-1 down against Dominika Cibulkova in the 4th…
1. Maria Sharapova v Sara Errani Maria Sharapova A rematch of the Indian Wells quarter-final between Maria Sharapova and Sara Errani will take place in Miami; in fact Sharapova and Errani are the only two players to have made quarter-finals at both Indian Wells and Miami. Errani has had another excellent week; she tore past…
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