Roger Federer once again returns to Halle to begin his 2015 grass court preparations. Federer has racked up three consecutive appearances in the final in Halle and is unbeaten at this tournament since 2012, beating Mikhail Youzhny in the 2013 final (6-7 6-3 6-4) and Alejandro Falla in the 2014 final (7-6 7-6). Federer opens…
Agnieszka Radwanska headlines a new WTA International event this week which will be held in Nottingham. This event has previously been an ITF event for the last few years and the winner will receive the Elena Baltacha trophy which is a lovely touch. After a first round loss to Annika Beck at Roland Garros, Radwanska…
The grass court season is upon is… hip hip, hooray! I love this time of the year. I need a break, but heyyy it’s the grass so I will power through. 2015 is the first year where there are three weeks before the start of the third Grand Slam at Wimbledon. I’m so thankful for…
This year i’ve generally taken a backseat on following the ATP tour here on Moo’s Tennis Blog. I’ve still been following it, but I haven’t had the time to do previews and also, I feel I can do the WTA more justice. I’ll be at Roland Garros on Sunday and Monday, and will have some…
The 2015 clay court season is about to reach a chrescendo as Roland Garros looms on the horizon with main draw action set to begin on Sunday. I’m heading to Paris on Saturday and will be at RG for the first two days, which i’m a little bit excited about! I’ll try and get some…
After last weekend’s festivities, Moo’s Tennis Blog is back with a full tournament preview and accompanying first round previews (tomorrow) for the 2015 Internazionali BNL D’Italia in Rome. The tennis in Madrid has been superb this week, but the tournament bugs me big time with their scheduling and general lack of respect for the WTA. …
Prague returns to the WTA calendar this year for the first time since 2011 having operated as an ITF for the last few years. It’s fully deserving of a place on the calendar with Czech women’s tennis absolutely booming right now with nine players in the world’s top 100. The only one of those not…
The clay court season kicks into full swing this week with two WTA tournaments including the Grand Prix de Sar La Princesse Lalla Meryem in Marrakech… that’s quite a mouthful. For an International event, it’s a reasonable draw and it should improve with the likes of Teliana Pereira, Urszula Radwanska and Alison Van Uytvanck still…
Hello, Stuttgart! So i’m quite excited about the week ahead and this has been further validated by the draw for the 2015 Porsche Grand Prix. There are some superb first round matches, as was to be expected with the quality of the entry list. In case you missed it, I blogged about some of the…
Monte-Carlo is always one of my favourite ATP events of the year. I love the setting and once again, it has attracted a stellar line-up. Originally I said that I would write previews for Monte-Carlo this week but i’m having second thoughts! I’m looking forward to at least watching some ATP tennis this week although it’s…
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