The top 4 on Day 10 Sam Stosur 1. Sara Errani v Angelique Kerber Angelique Kerber will continue her rise up the rankings into the top 8 virtue of her reaching her first ever quarter-final at Roland Garros. She has done remarkably well to avoid the upset train with tough wins over Flavia Pennetta and…
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…
The top three on Day 4: Agnieszka Radwanska 1. Agnieszka Radwanska v Venus Williams The highlight of the second round matches will see the world number three, Radwanska take on the rapidly rising, Venus Williams. Both came through their openers in different circumstances; Radwanska strolled to victory losing just one game to Bojana Jovanovski, meanwhile…
As has become synonymous with the French Open, play kicked off rather tentatively on the Sunday with Sam Stosur, Ana Ivanovic and Venus Williams all enjoying first round wins. Sam Stosur kicked off proceedings with a solid 6-4 6-0 victory over Elena Baltacha. The Brit fought well with a great fighting attitude during the first…
The women kicked off the action on the first day of the WTA Mutua Madrid Open with some upsets and epic encounters. The first match to hit the blue clay was the longest one of the day as Marion Bartoli succumbed to Sorana Cirstea in a 6-7 6-4 6-3 loss that lasted just short of…
After three marathon quarter-finals in Stuttgart, the last one was the quickest, but still provided some fine tennis as Petra Kvitova beat Angelique Kerber, 6-4 6-4. Kvitova hit some special winners as she closed both sets out in clinical fashion. Kvitova is my tip for the title although I have to admit, I thought Kerber…
Maria Sharapova The quarter-finals in Stuttgart promised a lot and completely lived up to their billing with a series of thrilling encounters. Victoria Azarenka held off a barrage of winners from Mona Barthel to record a 6-4 6-7 7-5 victory in 2 hours and 48 minutes. Barthel hit a staggering 64 winners but still ended…
Nastia Pavlyuchenkova Underperformers in 2012 – With the promising talent emerging in 2012, there have been several disappointments as well. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, who I tipped for the top 10 at the start of the year has really stalled and become a wasted talent. I really wish that she would get a permanent coach and rigid…
Polona Hercog (14) v Lucie Safarova (9) Lucie Safarova The top half of the Charleston draw always looked a little ropey compared to the bottom half and things have panned out that way with two unexpected faces making the semi-finals; however lets not write them off just yet as both have sparkled on the green…
Serena Williams Serena Williams hit a stunning 20 aces to exact revenge on Sam Stosur for the 2011 US Open loss and secure her place in the quarter-finals. Serena started slowly and went down an early break but finally managed to make her pressure pay on the Stosur serve as she broke back at 4-4…
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