Caroline Wozniacki 1. Caroline Wozniacki v Mona Barthel Caroline Wozniacki will face her biggest challenge in Doha yet as she takes on the in-form, Mona Barthel. Wozniacki saved four set points in the first set of her second round match with Sorana Cirstea before strolling through the second to win, 7-6(7) 6-0. It was a…
The Top 3 of 2nd round Beijing matches on Tuesday 1. Li Na v Nadia Petrova The toughest match of the day is the first match up on the top court between Li Na and the Tokyo Champion, Nadia Petrova. Li has been handed a tricky draw in Beijing and had to get past Francesca…
Agnieszka Radwanska Agnieszka Radwanska v Angelique Kerber Agnieszka Radwanska won the best-of-buddies clash with Caroline Wozniacki, 6-4 6-3. It was a typical match between the two with gruelling rallies, some great play and some shocking too. Radwanska was the more consistent player and was able to finish the points off better than Wozniacki. Radwanska will…
Maria Sharapova 1. Sam Stosur v Maria Sharapova Sam Stosur was forced to fight hard to get past Francesca Schiavone in the second round, but had things easier in the third round as she defeated Dominika Cibulkova in straight sets. Stosur will now play Maria Sharapova in a blockbuster quarter-final match. Sharapova beat Lucie Safarova,…
The Top 4 on Day 7 Stosur 1. Laura Robson v Sam Stosur Laura Robson has created real shockwaves this tournament by beating both Kim Clijsters and Li Na on her way to a historic first appearance in the 4th round of a Grand Slam. She faces another Grand Slam champion and not just any…
The top three on Day 6: Ana Ivanovic 1. Sam Stosur v Nadia Petrova There are a number of exciting third round matches to look forward too on the women’s side but I have gone for Stosur against Petrova as my top pick. Stosur has looked totally at home on the clay so far posting…
Nadia Petrova Polona Hercog (14) v Nadia Petrova (13) Hercog caused the upset of the tournament in the third round as she took out the number three seed, Marion Bartoli, 6-4 1-6 6-4. The Slovenian showed great fight to recover from a 4-2 deficit in the third set and has flourished on the green clay…
10. Sam Stosur d. Nadia Petrova 7-6 6-7 7-5 (US Open) Stosur and Petrova fought out a truly epic third round encounter at the US Open, which was the longest ever women’s match at the US Open in the tiebreak era at three hours and 21 minutes. If I had actually watched this match live,…
I thought I should just acknowledge two fantastic matches last night; Andy Murray came from two sets down to defeat Robin Haase, 6-7 2-6 6-2 6-0 6-4. I watched the final set, which was fantastic entertainment and easily the best tennis I have watched this week. Murray raced into a 4-0 lead but Haase hit…
The women are in Toronto this week for what promises to be one of the most exciting weeks of the year so far. It is a superb line-up with all the top 20 players in action including the return of Kim Clijsters from injury and Serena lurking unseeded. The draw was done on Friday night…
