Maria Sharapova The top two seeds, Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova will contest the 2013 Roland Garros final. Serena was in utterly devastating form as she completely tore past Sara Errani in one of the most one-sided matches of the whole year. Serena won 6-0 6-1 in just 46 minutes and hit a staggering 40…
1. Victoria Azarenka v Maria Sharapova Victoria Azarenka The first of the womens semi-finals is likely to the most hotly contested as Victoria Azarenka and Maria Sharapova will play each other first time in 2013. Sharapova had the toughest quarter-final as she was dropped a first set bagel by Jelena Jankovic before reigning in the…
1. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga v Roger Federer Roger Federer The big attraction on Day 10 will be a barnstorming quarter-final between Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Roger Federer. Federer had an unlikely 4th round battle with Gilles Simon, coming back from two sets to one down to progress in a rocking Chatrier atmosphere, 6-1 4-6 2-6 6-2 6-3. …
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…
Victoria Azarenka The Rome semi-finals were both uninspiring, but the final showcase should be an intriguing contest between Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka. Serena has been in devastating form this week as she lost just three games to Simona Halep today in a 6-3 6-0 victory. The American number one has lost just 10 games…
1. Serena Williams v Simona Halep Serena Williams I thought Serena Williams may pull out somewhere along the line in Rome, but she has been in sensational form all week and dismissed Carla Suarez Navarro in today’s quarter-final for the loss of two games. In total, Serena has lost just 7 games in her first…
Today was a real mixed bag of results; it was great to see Laura Robson defeat Venus Williams although the American is really struggling with a persistent back injury right now. The shock result of the day was Simona Halep thumping Svetlana Kuznetsova, 6-1 6-1. I lost two womens quarter-finalists as Angelique Kerber also pulled…
Serena Williams Madrid is over for another year and once again, Serena Williams took home the title with another battering display in the final. Serena defeated Maria Sharapova, 6-1 6-4, storming through a one-sided first set before recovering from an early break down to win it in straight sets. I had hope that Sharapova would…
Maria Sharapova Another blockbuster womens final is on the cards for Sunday as Maria Sharapova will take on Serena Williams in the Madrid final. Serena was first to book her place in the final, twice coming from a break down in a closely contested first set, before easing through the second to defeat Sara Errani,…
1. Serena Williams v Sara Errani Serena Williams Yesterday I predicted Serena Williams to beat Anabel Medina Garrigues in 2 easy sets… how wrong could I be as Serena was pushed all the way and was even dished a second set bagel by the Spaniard. Williams eventually pulled through 6-3 0-6 7-5, but now faces…
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