I wasn’t planning to write anything more about New Haven but… Lucie v Petra! The pair haven’t played since the semi-finals of Wimbledon last year where Petra claimed her sixth consecutive victory over Lucie, 7-6(6) 6-1. Lucie competed exceptionally well in the first set of that match considering the occasion but she’s never been able…
I’ve never really followed New Haven before but i’m quite into this year’s draw… in the second round, the defending champion, Petra Kvitova will take on Madison Keys on Wednesday. It is the first time that the pair will have played since Keys upset Kvitova at the Australian Open en route to her first Grand Slam semi-final.…
After posting last week about some of my favourite WTA match-ups that i’m desperate to see, I didn’t expect that my number one match would happen in Toronto! On Wednesday at the Rogers Cup, Petra Kvitova will take on Victoria Azarenka… BRING IT ON! At the time of writing I am waiting to see the…
The exits of Petra Kvitova, Sabine Lisicki and Angelique Kerber have shaken up the bottom half of the draw. It’s going to be so strange not to see Petra, Sabine and Angie in the second week because they have been household names in the latter stages of Wimbledon. It’s going to be exciting though. Let’s…
1. Timea Bacsinszky v Sabine Lisicki (Wimbledon, R3) Third round joy. This is ANOTHER potentially compelling match-up to look forward to on Saturday which involves the 2013 Wimbledon finalist, Sabine Lisicki up against Timea Bacsinzky. Before the tournament began, I had no idea what Timea’s credentials were like on grass and having missed both her…
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…
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. Petra Kvitova v Timea Bacsinszky (RG, R4) The second quarter of the women’s draw has thrown up some wonderful storylines with three of the four players reaching the second week of a Grand Slam for the first time in their career. Timea Bacsinszky achieved that feat with a tactically superb performance to defeat an…
1. Andrea Petkovic v Sara Errani (RG, R3) In a repeat of last year’s Roland Garros quarter-final, Andrea Petkovic and Sara Errani will meet in the third round this year. Petkovic’s participation was in doubt after her clay court season was halted by illness and injury. Petkovic pulled out of her first round match in…
I just finished watching the third set of the torrid third round match between Carla Suarez Navarro and Eugenie Bouchard… Jeepers, my eyes! Carla eventually prevailed, 6-7(2) 7-5 7-6(7) in three hours and two minutes. The third set tiebreak was painful from both players, but especially Bouchard. This was a really tough loss for the…
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