Roger Federer defeated Novak Djokovic in straight sets to set up a surprise final with Gilles Simon in Shanghai. Federer produced a marvellous performance to beat Djokovic, 6-4 6-4. Right from the start, Federer was ultra-aggressive; he only won 9/19 net points in the first set, but he was in control of the majority of…
Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic will meet in the semi-finals of Shanghai on Saturday (starting at 1pm UK time) for the fifth time this year and the 36th time in their career. A win for Djokovic would see him level the H2H at 18 all. Djokovic was first of the pair into the last four…
In the biggest match of the day on Thursday, David Ferrer came from a set down to defeat Andy Murray, 2-6 6-1 6-2. It was a surprising result with only 22% in the pre-match poll going for Ferrer. It was a huge match for the Race to London, which gives Ferrer a boost after two…
There were upsets aplenty in Shanghai on Wednesday with the bottom half of the draw looking rather bare in terms of seeds. None of the surprises were particularly surprising; Rafael Nadal lost in straight sets to Feliciano Lopez, but it was revealed yesterday that he has appendicitis. Kei Nishikori lost to Jack Sock, but has…
I don’t have a great deal of time tonight so here’s a selection of predictions with a few comments to some of the more interesting matches. I’ve been out of the loop today, but I am slightly perplexed about the news that Rafael Nadal has appendicitis, but is set to play tomorrow with permission from…
Shanghai starts on Sunday. Urgh. I’m flagging. I don’t have time to do a full preview before main draw action begins so here’s my predictions for the draw with a few surprises (Gilles Simon). The Race to London is really hotting up and there are five players jostling for two spots so there is plenty…
Novak Djokovic The Novak Djokovic-Juan Martin del Potro rivalry is fast becoming THE rivalry everyone wants to watch as they slugged out out an absorbing final in Shanghai. This is the 4th time they have played this year and 3 of those matches have been classics. Novak Djokovic once again came out on top as…
1. Novak Djokovic v Juan Martin del Potro (Shanghai, F) Novak Djokovic Two weeks and two hard court losses for Rafael Nadal, who went down to a magnificent performance from Juan Martin del Potro. The gentle giant crafted out a huge win to book his place at the O2 and take out the world number…
Wow… this has been a great week of predictions for Moo so far! Let’s hope it continues… 1. Juan Martin del Potro v Rafael Nadal (Shanghai, SF) Juan Martin del Potro One more win will see Juan Martin del Potro officially qualify for the World Tour Finals in London, but to achieve that feat in…
I had probably my best prediction of the year today as Florian Mayer beat David Ferrer in straight sets as I successfully called last night. Hopefully the success can continue with all four of my predicted Shanghai semi-finalists still in the tournament. I just watched Sloane Stephens come through an entertaining affair with Andrea Petkovic. …
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