1. Tomas Berdych v Gael Monfils (Monte-Carlo, SF) Either Tomas Berdych or Gael Monfils will compete in their first Monte-Carlo final after both were on court on Friday for less than an hour. Monfils defeated Roger Federer in the third round, 6-4 7-6(5) and backed that up with another convincing performance against Grigor Dimitrov, winning 6-1 6-3.…
I’m covering Women’s Tennis Blog for a few days so you can check out my recap of the women’s quarter-final between Ekaterina Makarova and Victoria Azarenka HERE. It was a stunning performance from Makarova, who finally broke into a Grand Slam semi-final for the first time in her career. She will play Serena Williams or…
Andy Murray enjoyed his first top ten win of 2014 with an excellent display to defeat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in straight sets, 7-5 7-5 6-4. Tsonga had a break in the second and third sets, but folded a tad at the conclusion of all three sets. This sets up a Murray v Djokovic quarter, which promises…
It has been a pretty low-key start to the men’s US Open, but some good matches are starting to develop as the third round will conclude on Sunday. The advantage of no major shocks is that there are likely to be more enticing match-ups in the latter stages. Still, I think the draw needs a…
The two mens quarter-finals on Tuesday were both wrapped up in straight sets as Novak Djokovic and Ernests Gulbis set up an enticing semi-final for Friday. I was surprised that Gulbis won, but more so in the scoreline, a 6-3 6-2 6-4 cruise past Tomas Berdych. Djokovic was too solid for Milos Raonic as he…
This week, I made a few slightly risky predictions and they have not paid off at all! On Saturday, Stanislas Wawrinka made a fine start to his Indian Wells campaign with a 6-3 7-5 victory over a dangerous opponent in Ivo Karlovic. I thought he may struggle in his first action on the ATP tour…
Doha has seen its fair share of surprises this week, but like every tournament on the week 1 schedule, it has been left with a noteworthy final. Here is my preview for the final and predictions for Brisbane and Chennai semi-finals. Rafael Nadal has avoided the upset train although his performances have certainly not been…
Three days in and there have been a fair splattering of seeds exiting the competition. By far the biggest of those was the departure of Sam Stosur, who fell in three sets to the young American, Victoria Duval on Tuesday night. I really thought Stosur would enjoy a solid US Open having peaked at this…
1. Gael Monfils v Ernests Gulbis Sara Errani Gael Monfils produced a fantastic performance to take out the number five seed, Tomas Berdych on Monday and set up an enticing second rounder with Ernests Gulbis, a battle between the two most dangerous floaters in the draw and eternal under-achievers on the tour. Monfils has been…
Tomas Berdych The biggest shock of the French Open so far saw the number five seed in the mens draw, Tomas Berdych ousted by a sensational effort from Gael Monfils, who thrilled the home crowd with a 7-6(8) 6-4 6-7(3) 6-7(4) 7-5. Monfils was tiring towards the end and saved a string of break points…
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