This is the first of a series of blog entries previewing the 2012 tennis season, which is fast approaching 🙂 To start with, I thought I would have a go at predicting the finalists of next years Grand Slams! I am probably going to embarrass myself, but I thought it would be nice to look…
5. Sam Stosur d. Serena Williams 6-2 6-3 (US Open) The scoreline of this match may not represent a great match, but the drama, the occasion and the tennis on show was truly fantastic. The US Open final provided us with one of the biggest upsets of the season. Serena was heavily favoured to win…
10. Sam Stosur d. Nadia Petrova 7-6 6-7 7-5 (US Open) Stosur and Petrova fought out a truly epic third round encounter at the US Open, which was the longest ever women’s match at the US Open in the tiebreak era at three hours and 21 minutes. If I had actually watched this match live,…
Here is my countdown of my favourite 20 matches on the WTA circuit in 2011. There are some obvious choices, but also some very obscure ones which many will probably disagree with but its a subjective matter! The best matches for me have not necessarily included the best tennis, but are ones that I remember…
The final at the YEC will be played between the two best players of the week as Victoria Azarenka and Petra Kvitova won their semi-finals on Saturday. Petra Kvitova was first into the final with a 5-7 6-3 6-3 victory over Sam Stosur. I felt this match was on the cusps of being a very…
Agnieszka Radwanska was tumbled out of the YEC by Petra Kvitova after a 7-6 6-3 loss, but she can hold her head high after a terrific week in Istanbul. Radwanska gave everything and i’m disappointed she has been eliminated because her three matches were probably the most entertaining over the whole week. Radwanska looked to…
Vera Zvonareva defeated Caroline Wozniacki, 6-2 4-6 6-3 on day 2 of the YEC in Istanbul. Zvonareva played a stunning first set, the best I had seen from her all year as she took the game to Wozniacki, stepped up the court and moved her opponent around using the court superbly. Her stats of 18…
Sam Stosur overturned a losing 9-0 head-to-head record to finally beat Maria Sharapova in an intense match, 6-1 7-5. The first set was closer than the scoreline suggested, but Stosur won the key points and played a solid set of tennis against a visibly rusty Sharapova. Sharapova raised her game in the second set, but…
The season is drawing to a close and the draw is set for the penultimate tournament of the 2011 tennis season. In the red group, the world number one Caroline Wozniacki is joined by Petra Kvitova, Vera Zvonareva and Agnieszka Radwanska. I think this will be the more competitive of the two groups. I believe…
It was a packed day of action in Tokyo on Wednesday as the 1st and 2nd rounds were both wrapped up. The biggest shock came as Maria Kirilenko turned the tables on Sam Stosur for a 6-2 4-6 6-4 win in an absorbing encounter. I wasn’t able to watch their epic match at their US…
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