The biggest upset of the men’s tournament saw David Ferrer go out in four sets to Gilles Simon, who played a great match. Every now and then, Simon seems to come alive. He did it against Rafael Nadal in Rome and I remember a great match he played at the US Open against Juan Martin…
I must admit I haven’t watched a great deal of men’s tennis this week. One match I did get to watch was the quarter-final between Kevin Anderson and Grigor Dimitrov. Oh my god. Poor Kevin. In tennis, I never use the word “choke”. I hate the word and I feel some people have begun using…
Allez Jo! The big headline on Thursday surrounded the world number one, Novak Djokovic, who was knocked out of the Rogers Cup by Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, 6-2 6-2. Although some saw it coming after Djokovic was on court for two hours and 40 minutes against Gael Monfils, this scoreline is just crazy. Novak doesn’t lose matches,…
Here’s my final report from Wimbledon with plenty of photos for your viewing pleasure. It was another crazy day full of tennis, full of excitement and full of Pimms. I got really lucky with tickets this year being able to go twice. I hope the ballot gods are on my side again next year! Lucie…
Saturday was a crazy day. The schedule on the outside courts was seriously curtailed by the rain meaning that there are still five third round matches to finish, two of which, didn’t even begin. Therefore I have split up the Magic Monday previews because there is a possibility that only the top half of the…
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga closed proceedings on day 1 of 2014 Roland Garros on Philippe Chatrier Court with a comfortable 7-6(4) 7-5 6-2 victory over fellow Frenchman, Edouard Roger-Vasselin. For the most part, it was a good performance from Tsonga and he did well to close out Roger-Vasselin in straight sets as ERV was one of the…
The big shock on the ATP side was the early exit of Roger Federer from Rome. This all came after Federer won a 6-1 opening set. However, he would eventually succumb to a surprise defeat at the hands of Jeremy Chardy, 1-6 6-3 7-6(6). The Frenchman even saved a match point with a RIDICULOUS forehand,…
Seven of the top eight seeds have reached the quarter-finals in Monte-Carlo, which should finish with a flurry. It is safe to say that the last two days have failed to produce any gripping matches. The four day Easter weekend starts tomorrow and I am very much looking forward to watching some of the action…
A fantastic slate of third round matches in Monte-Carlo for Thursday requires the full SWEEP of matches in today’s preview. The action on Thursday features the world’s top six players with Nadal, Djokovic and Federer highlighting Court Central. In other news, BBC Sport continues to wind me up with their poor coverage of tennis. They…
Monte-Carlo is one of those frustrating tournaments that begins on a Sunday with main draw action beginning before qualifiers have even been placed. Therefore, I have missed my chance for a full blown preview. I did make up some rapid predictions after I saw the draw which I have discussed below, but I’ll be focusing…
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