A pretty good day of predictions today in Oeiras and Munich; hoping I can keep it up with all three predicted finals still intact for this week… Svetlana Kuznetsova Romina Oprandi v Svetlana Kuznetsova Svetlana Kuznetsova has been shunted out onto the outside courts in Estoril for her first two matches but gets prime billing…
1. Svetlana Kuznetsova v Ana Ivanovic Ana Ivanovic The highlight of Sunday’s schedule will see two former Roland Garros champions go head-to-head in what promises to be an intriguing third round match. Svetlana Kuznetsova took out the number 18 seed Ekaterina Makarova, 6-4 6-4 in round two to follow up a solid opener against Lourdes…
Svetlana Kuznetsova 1. Svetlana Kuznetsova v Angelique Kerber This week’s big story has been the resurgence of Svetlana Kuznetsova, who defeated Caroline Wozniacki in her second round match, 7-6 6-1 6-2. The Russian player, who will be unseeded at next weeks Australian Open, has been building from strength to strength and faces another tough challenge…
My predictions for Sydney have flopped like a lead balloon. I think they could be my worst ever predictions in the history of predicting! Thankfully, I am looking good in Hobart where I have correctly predicted 12 of the 14 first round results. This included my predicted champion, Kirsten Flipkens rebounding from 5-2 down in…
Ana Ivanovic Ana Ivanovic overcame a potentially sticky opener as she beat Svetlana Kuznetsova, 6-4 6-3 in the stand-out first round match in Rome. Ivanovic had lost to the Russian in Fed Cup action several weeks ago, but she produced a fine performance to make it into the second round. Francesca Schiavone was the only…
Rafael Nadal finally turned the tables on Novak Djokovic as he continued his marvellous winning streak in Monte-Carlo and inflicted a defeat on the Serb, his first since the 2010 World Tour Finals in London. Although it was a crucial win for Nadal, Djokovic was emotionally exhausted having suffered the loss of his grandfather earlier…
Yesterday saw seven seeds crash out but today was a much more routine day at the office as the four highest seeds left in the competition all progressed to the quarter-finals. The only match that went to three sets was between Christina McHale and Shahar Peer; McHale produced a fighting performance to come back from…
Nine of the top ten players are heading for Sydney in what is an exceptionally strong draw. Caroline Wozniacki is the top seed and has a bye into the second round. Wozniacki competed at the Hopman Cup last week where she won her first two matches before losing a tight three setter to Petra Kvitova. …
5. Sam Stosur d. Serena Williams 6-2 6-3 (US Open) The scoreline of this match may not represent a great match, but the drama, the occasion and the tennis on show was truly fantastic. The US Open final provided us with one of the biggest upsets of the season. Serena was heavily favoured to win…
Svetlana Kuznetsova progressed into the second round of the Kremlin Cup with a 6-3 6-3 victory over Alize Cornet. Kuznetsova was patchy, but showed sparks of some good form. It was a nice match-up for Kuznetsova against a passive and ineffective opponent – Cornet hit just 4 winners in the whole match and was playing…
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