The WTA hipster match of the day on Wednesday will be in Luxembourg when Monica Niculescu and Francesca Schiavone meet in the second round. Niculescu won 10 of the last 12 games to defeat Kirsten Flipkens in a all-slicing first round battle, 6-4 6-2. This was a seriously fun match and there were some wonderfully…
Wednesday will see second round action begin at Wimbledon although the weather forecast is not looking too good! This post covers two women’s matches from the third quarter of the draw including Simona Halep v Francesca Schiavone and Mona Barthel v Kiki Bertens. For a round-up of day 1 action on the outside courts including…
1. Alizé Cornet v Kirsten Flipkens (Istanbul, R2) The last time that Alizé Cornet and Kirsten Flipkens played each other they put on a show… or should I say, Alizé put on a show. In a match that featured a 6-0 set, Cornet still needed three hours and 11 minutes to get the win earlier this…
I’m enjoying this quieter week and being able to preview players who don’t often get a look in on Moo’s Tennis Blog. I’ve missed the boat to write previews for Wednesday’s matches in Monterrey and none of the matches for Thursday in Kuala Lumpur look particularly inviting… therefore, i’ve decided to get ahead of the…
Thursday’s schedule in Antwerp is excellent with seven of the eight second round matches still to be played. On Wednesday, Dominika Cibulkova opened her tournament campaign with a very convincing victory over Kateryna Bondarenko, 6-1 6-2. It’s always nice when your predicted champion isn’t ousted in the first round! Antwerp seems to be delivering both…
Second round action continues in Birmingham and Queens on Wednesday. On Tuesday, Ana Ivanovic and Daniela Hantuchova overcame dangerous opponents to reach the third round of the Aegon Classic. Ivanovic recovered from a 0-2 first set deficit to beat Mona Barthel, 6-4 6-1, meanwhile Hantuchova played a fabulous match to beat Belinda Bencic, 6-1 6-4. …
Perhaps slightly left-field but this quarter-final between Daniela Hantuchova and Francesca Schiavone at Birmingham was one of my favourite matches of the year. At an International event, I don’t think it got a great deal of coverage and if you didn’t watch it, you probably wouldn’t have thought much of it. This was a terrific…
1. Victoria Azarenka v Francesca Schiavone (Carlsbad, R2) Victoria Azarenka 2013 has been a bit of a rollercoaster year for Victoria Azarenka. The first few months could not have been much better for Vika as she claimed her second Australian Open title in January and earnt a win over the world number one, Serena Williams…
1. Agnieszka Radwanska v Francesca Schiavone (Stanford, R2) Francesca Schiavone Stanford has just three singles matches today and I feeling a little flat with tennis proceedings this week. The match of the day (whilst I am fast asleep) will see 2013 Wimbledon semi-finalist, Agnieszka Radwanska take on Francesca Schiavone. This will be Aga’s first match…
Queens was able to catch up today and completed all their third round matches with the big seeds all coming through. My original draws have been truly shocking this week and I am hoping to do a bit better for Eastbourne next week. Birmingham had some rain, but managed to get all their 3rd rounds…
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