Stanislas Wawrinka The mens tournament in Madrid has been a bit of a strange one; Novak Djokovic fell to Grigor Dimitrov in a epic second round match, Roger Federer limped out to Kei Nishikori in round three and then Andy Murray lost to Tomas Berdych in the quarter-finals; granted that was not much of a…
Maria Sharapova Another blockbuster womens final is on the cards for Sunday as Maria Sharapova will take on Serena Williams in the Madrid final. Serena was first to book her place in the final, twice coming from a break down in a closely contested first set, before easing through the second to defeat Sara Errani,…
1. Rafael Nadal v Pablo Andujar Tomas Berdych This ATP draw is Madrid has been a real brain twister; Djokovic out in round two, Federer out in round three and now Pablo Andujar, who has won just five main draw matches on the ATP tour in 2013, has reached the semi-finals of a Premier Mandatory…
1. Serena Williams v Sara Errani Serena Williams Yesterday I predicted Serena Williams to beat Anabel Medina Garrigues in 2 easy sets… how wrong could I be as Serena was pushed all the way and was even dished a second set bagel by the Spaniard. Williams eventually pulled through 6-3 0-6 7-5, but now faces…
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…
1. Sabine Lisicki v Maria Sharapova Maria Sharapova Normally these two meet on a grass court, but Maria Sharapova and Sabine Lisicki will play each other for the first time on clay tomorrow in the third round of Madrid. Sharapova was delayed by the dramas of the Djokovic-Dimitrov match last night so was in no…
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…
1. Tommy Haas v Tommy Robredo Ekaterina Makarova The battle of the in-form Tommies will highlight Madrid’s schedule on Wednesday. Tommy Haas had the best result of the day as he dismantled Andreas Seppi with a thumping 6-1 6-2 victory. Tommy Robredo was equally impressive today as he defeated an out-of-form Marcos Baghdatis, 6-4 6-1. …
Just a quick note as Madrid saw a big upset with the world number one, Novak Djokovic defeated by Grigor Dimitrov in a gripping second round match. There were so many headlines to take away from this match, but the one underlying thing is that Dimitrov is the most exciting of the ATP up-and-comers and…
Today’s big news saw Laura Robson knock out the 4th seed, Aga Radwanska with a comprehensive 6-3 6-1 victory. It really is amazing how Laura can zone against the big players; what we need to see more of is backing up those wins against lower ranked players that she is expected to beat. Sam Stosur…
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