Rafael Nadal The first two days at Wimbledon are normally the most frenetic of the year and 2013 has already thrown up it’s fair share of incredible drama as Rafael Nadal was sensationally beaten by Steve Darcis, 7-6(4) 7-6(8) 6-4. Firstly, huge credit to Darcis for what was a terrific performance, but I found it…
Rafael Nadal Roland Garros wrapped up with a rather uneventful final that saw Rafael Nadal win his eighth title in Paris with a 6-3 6-2 6-3 over David Ferrer. There were some good points here and there, but there was never a doubt that Nadal would be the winner. The biggest talking point from the…
David Ferrer Friday was a bad day for Moo and his predictions, but it was a great day for tennis as Rafael Nadal prevailed over Novak Djokovic in a fantastic five set semi-final, 6-4 3-6 6-1 6-7(3) 9-7 in 4 hours and 38 minutes. I was only able to watch the first set and bits…
1. Novak Djokovic v Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic In a semi-final more fitting of a final occasion, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic will go head-to-head in a mouthwatering semi-final. Both players came through their quarter-finals in straight sets; Nadal had a walk in the park against Stanislas Wawrinka, 6-2 6-3 6-1. Djokovic had a slightly…
Serena Williams I was hoping today’s finals would be competitive, but we saw two terrific performances from Serena and Rafa as they both completed the Madrid-Rome double. Serena Williams was up first as she produced a clinical display to dispatch Victoria Azarenka, 6-1 6-3. Serena hit a staggering 41 winners to just 19 unforced errors…
Roger Federer There are a pair of stunning finals for tomorrow, which hopefully should eclipse what was a rather drab finals day in Madrid. Rafael Nadal progressed to another final in 2013, his eighth in a row, which I believe takes him to number one in the Race rankings, which is pretty astonishing for many…
1. Tomas Berdych v Rafael Nadal Tomas Berdych I was salivating at the prospect of a Nadal-Djokovic semi-final, but Tomas Berdych came out of nowhere to upset Novak Djokovic, posting just a second win over the Serb and coming back from a 6-2 5-2 deficit to triumph, 2-6 7-5 6-4. I didn’t see the match,…
1. Novak Djokovic v Alexandr Dolgopolov Novak Djokovic It could have been a rematch of 2013’s finest encounter to date, but Novak Djokovic was spared an Australian Open rematch with Stanislas Wawrinka as the Madrid finalist pulled out before his third round match. Djokovic now takes on Alexandr Dolgopolov, another tricky opponent on his day. …
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…
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…
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