Of the four quarter-finals at the Bank of the West Classic in Stanford, the one on paper that stood out like a shining beacon was the only one featuring two seeds, Agnieszka Radwanska and Angelique Kerber. I knew it would be the night match on Friday but it didn’t stop me selfishly wishing the schedulers…
Agnieszka Radwanska and Angelique Kerber will meet in Stanford on Friday for a place in the semi-finals of the 2015 Bank of the West Classic. Radwanska teetered for a time in her second round match but recovered from a set and break down to beat Misaki Doi, 1-6 6-2 6-0. Prior to the match there…
The most enticing of the first round matches from the 2015 Bank of the West Classic Premier tournament in Stanford features the number five seed, Angelique Kerber up against Daria Gavrilova. The pair played each other in consecutive weeks in Brisbane and Sydney at the start of the year. Although Kerber won both matches, the…
The match that opened up proceedings on Court No.2 between Garbine Muguruza and Angelique Kerber is one that won’t be forgotten in a while. Muguruza beat Kerber, 7-6(12) 1-6 6-2 in two hours and 34 minutes. The highlight of the match was an INCREDIBLE first set. I’d like to apologise for the ensuing string of…
For the second consecutive Slam, Angelique Kerber and Garbine Muguruza will meet in the third round. Muguruza defeated Kerber at Roland Garros, coming from a set down to secure her first ever win over the German player, 4-6 6-2 6-2. Muguruza went on to reach the last eight but hasn’t carried that momentum on to…
Four days down and we are left with the top 32 in each draw. There were upsets in the women’s draw on day 4, but nothing that really shook the boat. The big result came in the men’s draw with the final match of the day. I’m focusing mainly on the women but how could…
1. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova v Angelique Kerber (Wimbledon, R2) Angelique Kerber began her 2015 Wimbledon campaign with a thumping 6-0 6-0 win over Carina Witthoeft. There were a number of close games in the match; 5 of the 12 games went to deuce but it was Kerber who displayed her superior match prowess. Confidence is high…
I forgot how crazy the first two days of a Grand Slam are. This was the first time in ages I got to watch a Slam opening day from start to finish. It was fun but trying to keep up with everything is impossible! I enjoyed the challenge though. There were big upsets in the…
1. Angelique Kerber v Sabine Lisicki (Birmingham, SF) Yay for Angie-Sabine! This was the semi-final I wanted to see from the bottom half and oh my goodness, it actually happened! Sabine has won all three of her matches in straight sets. Against Belinda Bencic in the second round, she hit a record breaking 27 aces.…
1. Angelique Kerber v Tsvetana Pironkova (Birmingham, R2) Angelique Kerber will play her first grass court match of 2015 up against Tsvetana Pironkova on court 1 on Wednesday. Kerber has always done well on the grass and I think she could be a dark horse at Wimbledon if the draw gods are kind. Last year,…
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