In the night match on Rod Laver Arena, Maria Sharapova defeated Zarina Diyas, 6-1 6-1 to complete the line-up for the first batch of fourth round matches in the women’s draw. Have I mentioned that Saturday’s line-up of women’s matches is awesome? I’m sorry, I know I sound like a broken record. Hopefully it lives…
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…
Second round action in Brisbane concluded on Wednesday with Ana Ivanovic’s 6-4 6-1 victory over Jarmila Gajdosova. There were some impressive wins for the likes of Madison Keys, Karolina Pliskova and Ajla Tomljanovic early on, but it’s been disappointing to see none of them back it up in the second round. The top three seeds…
Tennis is back! I’ve been away this weekend and Internet-less for the last day so I’m already playing catch-up just two days into the new season. All first round matches in Brisbane have been concluded and I have just finished watching the most anticipated first round match between Victoria Azarenka and Karolina Pliskova. It’s always…
Osaka and Tianjin both have three seeds remaining in their line-up of semi-finals and more surprisingly, both of my pre-tournament picks are still in action! In Osaka, Madison Keys was forced to retire from her quarter-final match with Luksika Kumkhum. It’s been a tough few months for Keys, who has played her last competitive match…
Friday is semi-finals day in Wuhan for this Premier 5 event. I’d probably give Petra the edge with the four players remaining, but like Tokyo, it remains wide open at the business end. Qualifying for the fourth and final Premier Mandatory event in Beijing will also kick off on Friday. Draw previews for Beijing will…
I’ve watched two matches from Charleston this week and I have thoroughly enjoyed both of them. The 17-year-old, Belinda Bencic defeated Maria Kirilenko, 6-1 7-5 yesterday in the Russian player’s first match of 2014. Bencic played some smart tennis in the first set and needed seven match points to convert the win in straight sets. …
Moo's Tennis Blog 