In Hopman Cup action today, Serena Williams edged past Lucie Safarova in three tight sets, 6-3 6-7(1) 7-6(6). It was an encouraging result for Lucie although she did have some chances to close out the match, having served for the win at *6-5 in the third set. Once again, she came soooo close to a…
Choosing my top five WTA matches of 2014 was reasonably straightforward, but trying to put them into an order was not! This is my final post in my WTA best matches feature. I’d love to hear your opinion in the comments about what was your favourite match of the year and why. I hope you’ve enjoyed the…
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…
This week is slowing destroying me, but I will endeavour to get previews out for all three matches at some point today. In the first match on Friday, Maria Sharapova must beat Agnieszka Radwanska in straight sets to keep her slim hopes of qualifying alive.. Sharapova suffered a second consecutive defeat in Singapore as she…
The white group was turned on its head after Tuesday’s match so much so, that Maria Sharapova and Petra Kvitova will be battling for the survival when they play each other on Thursday. To be honest, I expected them to be playing each other in the second set of matches, but not having both lost…
The first match of the day on Tuesday beginning at 7.30pm local time (12.30pm UK time) will feature the number two seed, Maria Sharapova up against the number eight seed, Caroline Wozniacki. This is one of the more inviting matches from the white group. In their last match-up, Sharapova and Wozniacki played arguably the best…
This has been one of the most fascinating seasons on the WTA tour for years and it will all come to a glittering crescendo next week in Singapore. Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova, Petra Kvitova, Simona Halep, Eugenie Bouchard, Agnieszka Radwanska, Ana Ivanovic and Caroline Wozniacki will battle it out for the last meaningful piece of…
The final Premier Mandatory event of the year concluded in Beijing as Maria Sharapova edged Petra Kvitova, 6-4 2-6 6-3 in the final. It took a while to get going, but the third set was a very enjoyable watch. It had a fabulous intensity to it with Sharapova her usual committed self, but Kvitova was…
The final of the 2014 China Open will be contested on Sunday morning (NB 9am UK time) between Petra Kvitova and Maria Sharapova. Kvitova was first into the final with a 6-3 5-7 6-2 victory over Sam Stosur. At the start of the third set, this result did not look likely. Going into the third…
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