Petra Kvitova Every now and then, Petra Kvitova manages to find her groove and this week in Tokyo was certainly one of those weeks. The final, which I must admit I did not get up at 5am for, featured a scoreline that told a thousand stories. Petra completely went off her game in the second…
Angelique Kerber Is it just me or has Tokyo been pretty great this week? I felt a bit disinterested during and after the US Open and I don’t know if it is because I had a break away from following tennis and it has rejuvenated my interest. This tournament has been missing the big three,…
Tokyo has been pretty fun this year and the semi-final line-up does not disappoint with four players who have all struggled this year, but shone in Japan. 1. Venus Williams v Petra Kvitova Petra Kvitova The resurgence of Venus Williams continued today as she put away Eugenie Bouchard, 6-3 6-7(4) 6-3 in an entertaining contest…
After a rain affected day three that seemed to create more talking points centred around the US Open’s idiotic scheduling rather than the actual tennis, day 4 has been a complete jam packed affair. The biggest talking point from day 3 was probably the match between Venus Williams and Zheng Jie, which I was not…
First it’s time for a rant… the US Open have decided for the past couple of years to split the mens first round over 3 days, which personally I think is ludicrous! I had a similar issue with the French Open starting their tournament on a Sunday, but this year was the first time that…
The Citi Open in Washington D.C. is a joint event with interesting draws for both the ATP 500 and WTA International events. ATP Washington Juan Martin del Potro Juan Martin del Potro will make his first appearance after a sensational semi-final performance at Wimbledon where he pushed Novak Djokovic all the way in a classic. …
1. Angelique Kerber v Ana Ivanovic Ana Ivanovic The first two third round womens matches both went right to the wire on Wednesday, but it was Angelique Kerber and Ana Ivanovic who emerged victorious and will meet in the Madrid quarters. Ivanovic defeated Laura Robson, 5-7 6-2 7-6(5), which was certainly a match you could…
The Madrid schedule is ABYSMAL. 1. Angelique Kerber v Svetlana Kuznetsova Angelique Kerber Before some second round matches have even taken to the court, we will know our first Madrid quarter-finalist of 2013 as Angelique Kerber takes on Svetlana Kuznetsova for the second time this year. Kerber was a set and a break down in…
A rough week of predictions in Stuttgart for moi so far! Let’s see if I can improve for the semi-finals… 1.Maria Sharapova v Angelique Kerber Maria Sharapova For the second day in a row, Maria Sharapova was stretched to three sets as she fended off a late surge from Ana Ivanovic, who certainly had her…
Maria Sharapova v Maria Kirilenko Maria Kirilenko Maria Sharapova has been far from her best in Indian Wells, despite not losing a set in her four matches. She did come close though to losing one in her quarter-final with Sara Errani, saving two set points in a tight opener before coming through 7-6(6) 6-2. Her…
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