8 of the world’s top 10 men will be in either Beijing or Tokyo this week. Both are 32 player draws and have some really good potential match-ups. ATP Beijing Novak Djokovic Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal light up a stunning stack of men heading to Beijing. Djokovic opens up against Lukas Rosol, who has…
Petra Kvitova Every now and then, Petra Kvitova manages to find her groove and this week in Tokyo was certainly one of those weeks. The final, which I must admit I did not get up at 5am for, featured a scoreline that told a thousand stories. Petra completely went off her game in the second…
Angelique Kerber Is it just me or has Tokyo been pretty great this week? I felt a bit disinterested during and after the US Open and I don’t know if it is because I had a break away from following tennis and it has rejuvenated my interest. This tournament has been missing the big three,…
Tokyo has been pretty fun this year and the semi-final line-up does not disappoint with four players who have all struggled this year, but shone in Japan. 1. Venus Williams v Petra Kvitova Petra Kvitova The resurgence of Venus Williams continued today as she put away Eugenie Bouchard, 6-3 6-7(4) 6-3 in an entertaining contest…
1. Venus Williams v Eugenie Bouchard Eugenie Bouchard The most intriguing of the quarters features two of the giant killers from Tokyo this year as the experience of Venus Williams takes on the youth of Eugenie Bouchard. Venus upset an illness-riddled Victoria Azarenka in the second round and backed it up with a far superior…
Today saw quite an upset as a struggling, Victoria Azarenka was bundled out of the tournament by Venus Williams, who put in a measured performance to go to 3-0 in their head-to-head. I have only had a chance to watch the highlights and boy is it weird watching Azarenka not grunting. I remember she went…
1st round action in Tokyo wrapped up today with a series of spectacular collapses. Madison Keys, who struggled for momentum during the summer hard court season due to a number of injuries, had a really great win over Carla Suarez Navarro as she recovered from a 6-2 5-2 deficit to win 2-6 7-5 6-2. Last…
I am pleased to say that Moo’s Tennis Blog is back from vacation! I had a lovely week exploring Switzerland. It was a largely tennis free week, which I really needed because blogging had been pretty much constant since the beginning of the clay court season. However whilst in Switzerland, I did visit Gstaad where…
Novak Djokovic Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray return to action this week in Beijing and Tokyo. Murray headlines the draw in Japan along with Tomas Berdych, Janko Tipsarevic and Juan Monaco. Murray has a tough opener against Gael Monfils, who has made an impressive comeback from injury. Berdych has a good draw and could meet…
Agnieszka Radwanska Agnieszka Radwanska v Angelique Kerber Agnieszka Radwanska won the best-of-buddies clash with Caroline Wozniacki, 6-4 6-3. It was a typical match between the two with gruelling rallies, some great play and some shocking too. Radwanska was the more consistent player and was able to finish the points off better than Wozniacki. Radwanska will…
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