On Saturday I posted about the speculation regarding Juan Martin del Potro’s wrist and unfortunately the big man himself confirmed the inevitable on Sunday night. Del Potro was due to have surgery on his left wrist on Monday and is unlikely to return to the court in 2014. Ideally it would be great to see…
Dmitry Tursunov was the only seed to fall on Day 3 of the ATP Dubai Duty Free Championships. Roger Federer was given a pretty healthy scare by Radek Stepanek, who won a set and had multiple game points to lead the deciding set, 3-0. Federer won a flurry of games and although he was unable…
The men’s draw took a backseat today as the top eight seeds in action, Novak Djokovic, David Ferrer, Tomas Berdych and Stanislas Wawrinka all progressed to the quarter-finals in straight sets. Tomorrow, the match of the day will come from the men’s side as Roger Federer and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga will play each other in the…
By virtue of his three set loss to Kei Nishikori, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was eliminated from the race to the World Tour Finals at the O2. I’m sad for the Frenchman, but I think it is for the best because he was obviously struggling with his knee, which has ravaged the second half of his season. …
Firstly a big thumbs up to Laura Robson today who produced a fantastic performance to stun Maria Kirilenko, 6-3 6-4. I did not see that one coming particularly as Robson’s form of late has not been great, but she played a stunning match and has an opening in her section of the draw. Let’s now…
A brief preview post for today’s semi-final action at Queens, Birmingham and Halle. I was at Birmingham today and I hope to get a report of my day with photos out by tonight / tomorrow morning. Andy Murray v Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (Queens, SF) Andy Murray I was worried about whether the top seeds would make…
1. Novak Djokovic v Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic In a semi-final more fitting of a final occasion, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic will go head-to-head in a mouthwatering semi-final. Both players came through their quarter-finals in straight sets; Nadal had a walk in the park against Stanislas Wawrinka, 6-2 6-3 6-1. Djokovic had a slightly…
1. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga v Roger Federer Roger Federer The big attraction on Day 10 will be a barnstorming quarter-final between Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Roger Federer. Federer had an unlikely 4th round battle with Gilles Simon, coming back from two sets to one down to progress in a rocking Chatrier atmosphere, 6-1 4-6 2-6 6-2 6-3. …
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 1. Rafael Nadal v Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Jo-Wilfried Tsonga took advantage of Andy Murray‘s third round exit to progress to the semi-finals of the Monte-Carlo Masters. Tsonga defeated Murray’s conqueror, Stanislas Wawrinka, coming back from a set down to complete a 2-6 6-3 6-4 victory. He now faces the unenviable task of playing Rafael…
1. Rafael Nadal v Grigor Dimitrov Grigor Dimitrov It has been business as usual for Rafael Nadal in Monte-Carlo with two pretty routine wins over Marinko Matosevic and Philipp Kohlschreiber. Nadal beat Kohlschrieber, 6-2 6-4 in the third round, facing no break points on his serve. Nadal’s next opponent is the unseeded, Grigor Dimitrov, who…
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