As first round action continues to wrap up on Tuesday, there have been no major upsets in the men’s draw. The highest seeded casualty so far has been Ernests Gulbis, but that didn’t come as a great surprise up against the talented teen, Thanasi Kokkinakis. I must say that the schedule for day 3 is…
The BNP Paribas Masters in Bercy, Paris kicked off on Monday with Dominic Thiem, Jack Sock and Sam Querrey among the first round winners. On Tuesday, four second round matches will take place. Moo’s Tennis Blog will be covering the tournament this week and should have previews for most of the week. We are on…
While all kinds of crazy were happening in the women’s draw, the men’s draw has seen very few upsets. There are a few exciting third round matches that were set for Sunday with Grigor Dimitrov to play the in-form, David Goffin and an all-French match-up between Richard Gasquet and Gael Monfils. Here’s a pair of…
Alexander Zverev continued his fantastic recent form as he won his second ATP main draw match in Hamburg with a stunning 7-5 7-5 victory over the number five seed, Mikhail Youzhny. The 17-year-old will play Santiago Giraldo in the third round. It’s very refreshing to see new blood coming through on the ATP tour and…
Monte-Carlo is one of those frustrating tournaments that begins on a Sunday with main draw action beginning before qualifiers have even been placed. Therefore, I have missed my chance for a full blown preview. I did make up some rapid predictions after I saw the draw which I have discussed below, but I’ll be focusing…
The big news in Dubai on Tuesday was Juan Martin del Potro retiring in his first round match to Somdev Devvarman with the wrist injury that has bothered him for much of 2014. I am really gutted for the big guy because this does not sound good. I can see another really lengthy spell on…
Doha was already missing Maria Sharapova, who is doing broadcasting work in Sochi, but the draw will now also be missing Victoria Azarenka who has pulled out with a foot injury and seems unlikely to make an appearance on tour before Indian Wells next month. Sabine Lisicki is also out and Petra Kvitova remains a…
There were quite a few upsets in the mens draw last night as Nicolas Almagro (l. to Dimitrov), Jerzy Janowicz (l. to Blake) and Fabio Fognini (l. to Stepanek) all went out in the first round. Of course the big news and the most uplifting story of the day was Alisa Kleybanova claiming her first…
1.Rafael Nadal v Milos Raonic Philipp Kohlschreiber The one thing I have managed to predict correctly this week was Milos Raonic repeating his 2012 semi-final run in Barcelona. Raonic had an excellent day as he took out the in-form Ernests Gulbis, saving a set point in the second set breaker to win, 6-2 7-6(6). He…
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga The men are back in action in Metz and St. Petersburg this week, and I will be focusing on the event in Metz. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga headlines the draw and will be looking to avenge a shock second round exit at the US Open to Martin Klizan. He is by far the strongest player…
