In the countdown of my favourite WTA matches of the year, here comes part two of the festivities. If you missed the first part which featured matches 20 to 16, you can catch up HERE. Anyway, here are matches 15 to 11 with some love for this year’s clay court season… 15. Jelena Jankovic d.…
It’s that time of the year for the annual countdown on Moo’s Tennis Blog of the best womens matches of the year. This is from my point of view so there will be some surprises. I’ve tried my best to watch as many matches, but there will be a few that have slipped through the…
The first week of the season is always a brilliant bonanza of tennis made the more special by the unique offering of the Hopman Cup. Billed as an International mixed team tennis event, it has attracted excellent crowds to the new-for-2013, 12,000+ seated Perth Arena. The Hopman Cup, which begins on Saturday the 28th of…
For two months every year I feel like hibernating when the off-season comes around. This year I was actually quite looking forward to a break from tennis. However with two weeks to go I keep venturing onto YouTube to get my tennis fix. Last night I found myself watching the Birmingham final between Hantuchova and…
Last week, I posted my WTA predictions for 2014 and it’s now time to focus on the men. My womens predictions were lovingly posted on the Women’s Tennis Forums where they were predictably ripped to shreds. I just want to point out that these predictions are a bit of fun. Unlike the women, I do not see…
It is time once again for Moo’s annual predictions for the WTA. 2014 is going to be an extremely interesting year and as you will see from my predictions, I think some of the hot prospects on tour are really going to make significant breakthroughs. There have been a whole host of coaching changes, many…
2013 has been another memorable tennis year and here are some of the funniest and most entertaining moments. 2014 previews start soon! 1. HOW MANY TIMES 2. Another classic meltdown. This was particularly impressive for Troicki to look like the nutcase playing against Ernests Gulbis. 3. Matches between Serena and Jelena are always fun and this moment…
On Tuesday, I reviewed my WTA predictions for 2013 and now it is the turn of the men where I had a more successful year. I averaged 59% correct picks in all draws (2% better than the women) and 4 correct quarter-finalists. I also correctly predicted 15 champions out of 36 draws, which amounted to a 43%…
For those who follow Moo’s Tennis Blog regularly, you will know I like to post predictions every week for all the tournaments. In this new feature, I take a look back at my WTA predictions from 2013. Note – This analysis focuses on pre-tournament predictions where I predict how a draw will pan out before…
Here is the continuation of my countdown of the best ATP matches of 2013. If you missed part 1 featuring matches 10 to 3, you can read it HERE 2. Novak Djokovic d. Juan Martin del Potro, 7-5 4-6 7-6(2) 6-7(6) 6-3 (Wimbledon, SF) There were two matches this year that were head and shoulders above the…
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