Fernando Verdasco v Jerzy Janowicz (Hamburg, R3) Fernando Verdasco A showdown between two in-form players will be the one to watch in Hamburg as Fernando Verdasco takes on Jerzy Janowicz. Verdasco pushed Andy Murray all the way in the quarter-finals of Wimbledon and he built on that with a final appearance in Bastad last week. …
Novak Djokovic v Juan Martin del Potro Finishing within 10 seconds of each other, Novak Djokovic and Juan Martin del Potro won their quarter-finals to set up a dazzling Wimbledon semi-final. Del Potro looked on his way home after the first game as he went down on the grass clutching his knee; however some “magic…
1. Novak Djokovic v Tomas Berdych Novak Djokovic The final two matches to grace a frantic and frenetic Magic Monday finished at almost exactly the same time as Novak Djokovic and Tomas Berdych confirmed their places in a quarter-final clash. Djokovic has looked fantastic through his first four matches and overcame a few obstacles including…
1. Petra Kvitova v Ekaterina Makarova Petra Kvitova Black Wednesday, as it was so aptly coined, saw a wave of shocks and withdrawals, which has certainly weakened Friday’s schedule. The highlight in the womens draw features Petra Kvitova, who remains the one player who can save the integrity of the bottom half. She played flawless…
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. Novak Djokovic v Alexandr Dolgopolov Novak Djokovic It could have been a rematch of 2013’s finest encounter to date, but Novak Djokovic was spared an Australian Open rematch with Stanislas Wawrinka as the Madrid finalist pulled out before his third round match. Djokovic now takes on Alexandr Dolgopolov, another tricky opponent on his day. …
1. Jerzy Janowicz v Richard Gasquet Richard Gasquet The bottom half of the mens draw was blitzed on Saturday and this match-up between Jerzy Janowicz and Richard Gasquet is just one of two all seeded third rounders still remaining. Janowicz enjoyed an impressive win over David Nalbandian in 3 sets, meanwhile Gasquet also overcame a…
Lucie Safarova David Ferrer won his first ATP Masters 1000 events with a 6-4 6-3 victory over Jerzy Janowicz. It was a good final with a number of long games in the second set, but Ferrer fought threw and broke the resistance of Janowicz, who tired towards the end. Although the tournament lost a lot…
David Ferrer and Jerzy Janowicz will square off in an unlikely final to conclude the last of the ATP Masters 1000 events in 2012. Ferrer was the first person to break Michael Llodra‘s serve this week as he won 7-5 6-3, meanwhile Janowicz continued to play some stunning tennis with a straight sets win over…
Gilles Simon As was to be expected, the Paris draw has been completely decimated as the top eight have their minds focused on the World Tour Finals, which start on Monday. I predicted the upsets, but the wrong ones! Lets take a look at the surprise semi-finals… Gilles Simon v Jerzy Janowicz Jerzy Janowicz has…
Moo's Tennis Blog 