The Wuhan draw is pretty great. Replacing Tokyo as a Premier 5 event, all the top players are here for this new event on the calendar. Some of the stadiums look pretty insane and it is always exciting when there’s a new event on tour, particularly one of this stature. The one big casualty is…
The Asian swing has seen a shake-up this year with Wuhan replacing Tokyo as the Premier 5 event. We have three WTA tournaments this week, which feels a little excessive. It is also a little odd to have so many of the top players in action just one week after the conclusion of the US…
Tokyo has attracted a solid line-up despite being downgraded this year to just a premier event. Last year’s tournament was one of my personal favourites of 2013 with two superb semi-finals and a title run by Petra Kvitova. Surprisingly, Petra is not here to defend her title, but Angelique Kerber, Jelena Jankovic, Ana Ivanovic and…
This promises to be another exciting Grand Slam for the women. Serena Williams leads the way as the favourite, but there are plenty of worthy contenders that could go all the way. I have deliberated over and over again about my finalists… it’s possible I have over thought it 😛 The draw seems nicely balanced…
Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer headline the 2014 US Open draw, which is without the defending champion, Rafael Nadal. On the topic of missing players, when I see a men’s draw like this one, I really miss DelPo. Hopefully we should see an appearance from Juan Martin del Potro before the end of the year. …
I say this all the time but… time is flying by. The US Open starts in just one week. This New Haven preview is coming out early as main draw action kicks off on Sunday, starting at 5pm UK time. In the lone WTA tournament next week, New Haven offers a last chance saloon for…
I’m delighted to say that Moo’s Tennis Blog will be featuring some photos from Omar Boraby, who is in Cincinnati this week. It will be a nice change-up from all the grass court photos! Like Montreal, Cincy boasts a great draw although there are some sections that could break up with players going deep in…
This is going to be an exciting week for Moo’s Tennis Blog. More details to follow later! The men’s draw in Cincy actually kicks off on Sunday with two main draw matches, the first of them starting at 9pm UK time. I really don’t understand why they would schedule two matches today, but hey ho. …
I’m excited about Montreal. I’m excited about the WTA tour in general. The draw has thrown up some cracking first round matches and is reasonably balanced between the two halves. Note that the top eight seeds all have byes into the second round. There’s so much to discuss so let’s take a look at the…
The world’s best ATP players are in Toronto, Canada this week for the Rogers Cup and the fifth Masters 1000 event of 2014. Of course, there is one name missing from the line-up and that is Rafael Nadal, who is facing a race against time to be fit for the US Open. Nadal picked up…
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