Ana Ivanovic Today was a completely packed day of tennis that saw its fair share of shocks. Li Na was scheduled to play Tamira Paszek, but her late withdrawal saw Madison Keys drafted in as a late lucky loser. It was tough on Li, who suddenly had a much tougher task and she completely fell…
Let’s take a look at the mens draw where the top eight players all have byes into round two. FIRST QUARTER – N.Djokovic (1) v J.W.Tsonga (7) Novak Djokovic Novak Djokovic will arrive in Madrid full of confidence following a first win in four match-ups over Rafael Nadal in the Monte-Carlo final. His draw in Madrid certainly…
The Madrid tournament on the womens side is always fun because there are no byes awarded to the top players. It is a great line-up with the entire top 10 back on the red clay. Thankfully the blue clay has been scrapped and hopefully this year’s tournament in Madrid will see the actual tennis making the headlines… FIRST…
Serena Williams Serena Williams claimed her second title of the year with a dominant 6-1 6-3 thrashing of Victoria Azarenka in the final. It was a limp display from Azarenka who only showed very small glimpses of what she can really do on the court. She served poorly throughout with 6 double faults, which is…
Victoria Azarenka and Serena Williams set up a blockbuster final in Madrid. In the semi-finals, Azarenka recorded her sixth win of the year against Agnieszka Radwanska, 6-2 6-4. It was another disappointing performance from Radwanska who was given several chances by the world number one in the second set but failed to assert her authority…
Lucie Hradecka The semi-finals were all set in Madrid with three names you could have predicted, but one major surprise. The qualifier, Lucie Hradecka joined Agnieszka Radwanska, Victoria Azarenka and Serena Williams in the final four with a 7-6 7-6 victory over Sam Stosur. There were no breaks in this quarter-final with rock solid serving…
Victoria Azarenka v Li Na Agnieszka Radwanska Azarenka has not played her best tennis in Madrid but showed how far she has come along in a year as she rose her game at the crucial stages to edge Ana Ivanovic, 6-4 6-4. Li Na has looked in fine form this tournament taking out two talented…
Li Na Victoria Azarenka v Ana Ivanovic Azarenka and Ivanovic both progressed to a third round meeting with two straight set wins in Madrid. In the second round, Azarenka beat Andrea Hlavackova with a 6-3 7-6 victory, meanwhile Ivanovic had a good win against Nadia Petrova, 7-5 6-1, who despite being inconsistent is still a…
Serena Williams hit 40 winners as she beat the Budapest runner-up Elena Vesnina, 6-3 6-1 and set up a second round clash with Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova at the Mutua Madrilena Open. Serena served particularly well including hitting four aces in one game in the second set. She produced some beautiful angles throughout the match and defended…
The women kicked off the action on the first day of the WTA Mutua Madrid Open with some upsets and epic encounters. The first match to hit the blue clay was the longest one of the day as Marion Bartoli succumbed to Sorana Cirstea in a 6-7 6-4 6-3 loss that lasted just short of…
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