Another day of shocks saw the world number one, Serena Williams ousted by Garbine Muguruza, 6-2 6-2. By all accounts, Muguruza played a sensational match and Serena just had no answers. This was another really STUNNING loss. It has completely opened up the womens draw with the top two seeds both out. Flavia Pennetta, Alize…
After a week full of surprises and some really excellent matches, it’s come down once again to Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. This will be Nadal and Djokovic’s 12th ATP Masters 1000 final. Their routes through the draw have been trickier than most Masters 1000 tournaments. Djokovic has been taken to three sets in his…
Rome has continued the general trend of tennis in 2014 with shocks across the board in the both the WTA and ATP draws. Ana Ivanovic scored a magnificent straight sets win over Maria Sharapova, meanwhile Stanislas Wawrinka was bundled out in three sets by Tommy Haas. Tomas Berdych also lost and Rafael Nadal survived another…
On the mens side, there are two events this week in Barcelona (ATP 500) and Bucharest (ATP 250). The clay court event in Barcelona has drawn a reasonable line-up which as always, is spearheaded by Rafael Nadal and David Ferrer. The top 16 players have byes into the second round. Let’s take a (slightly different)…
Wow. Novak Djokovic produced an exceptional performance to defeat Rafael Nadal in the final of Miami, 6-3 6-3 and complete the rare and impressive Indian Wells – Miami double. This felt like one of the quickest matches in the Nadal-Djokovic rivalry lasting just 1 hour and 23 minutes as Djokovic saved the one break point…
Friday was one of the most bizarre days on the ATP tour as Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic both received walkovers into the Miami final. This was a real blow for fans who had bought tickets for Friday as they saw no singles action! Kei Nishikori, who was scheduled to play Djokovic in the first…
The hotly anticipated semi-final between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal was not exactly a classic as Nadal put on a ruthless display winning in three sets, 7-6(4) 6-3 6-3. In the pre-match poll, it was the second one of the tournament that had been split 50-50 after over 150 votes. Nadal now takes on Stanislas…
The preview for the first of the men’s semis can be found here. The second semi-final, which will headline the Friday night schedule will see Roger Federer take on Rafael Nadal. As with any Federer v Nadal match, it promises to be a special occasion. Here are my thoughts. TFF DreamTeam Update: lfc is drawing…
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…
Doha has seen a surprising number of upsets this week with Tomas Berdych, Andy Murray, David Ferrer and Fernando Verdasco all being knocked out in the first two rounds. The quarter-finals has a distinctively German feel to it with four German players left in the tournament. Rafael Nadal v Ernests Gulbis (ATP Doha, QF) The…
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