1. Rafael Nadal v Roger Federer (Thursday) Roger Federer They were made to battle hard, but Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer both came through three set matches on Wednesday to set up a mouthwatering quarter-final clash in Indian Wells. Nadal was two points from defeat against Ernests Gulbis, but his winning instinct shone through at…
1. Roger Federer v Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Roger Federer Roger Federer continued his impressive dance through the draw as he had no problems in getting past Milos Raonic, 6-4 7-6 6-2. I fancied Raonic to get a set off Federer, but he is still nowhere near close challenging Federer. I will reiterate, that I think the…
Tomas Berdych Novak Djokovic v Tomas Berdych It is all still to play for in Group A by virtue of Tomas Berdych’s three set win over Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, 7-5 3-6 6-1. There are many different permutations regarding qualifications, but all four players technically still have a chance of progressing. Djokovic overcame Andy Murray in an…
Novak Djokovic Novak Djokovic v Andy Murray The winners on day one will go head-to-head in the most anticipated of the round robin matches. Novak Djokovic overcame a sluggish start to beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, 7-6 6-3. Tsonga dominated the first set and fashioned several break points, but he failed to assert his authority in the…
Andy Murray Andy Murray v Tomas Berdych Andy Murray kicks off the World Tour Finals tomorrow with a potentially decisive tie against Tomas Berdych. Murray was knocked out of Paris by the eventual finalist, Jerzy Janowicz having wasted a match point. In fact, the last three matches Murray has played he wasted match points (Janowicz…
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 1. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga v Nicolas Almagro The French hopes of a home champion will be high this week with a depleting draw offering an abundance of opportunities to the remaining French players in the draw. The highest ranked of those is Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, who overcame a tough second round match with Julien Benneteau,…
Tomas Berdych 1. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga v Tomas Berdych Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has his usual ups and down in his third round match with Marcos Baghdatis but did well to finish the match in two sets, 6-2 7-6. He now takes on Tomas Berdych in what is a difficult quarter to call. Berdych needed three sets to…
Hsieh Su-Wei I was successful in correctly predicting that Caroline Wozniacki would win this week in Seoul. She enjoyed a somewhat surprisingly comprehensive rout of Kaia Kanepi in the final, 6-1 6-0. I also correctly predicted that Jo-Wilfried Tsonga would retain his title in Metz, although I got most other predictions in that tournament wrong!…
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga The men are back in action in Metz and St. Petersburg this week, and I will be focusing on the event in Metz. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga headlines the draw and will be looking to avenge a shock second round exit at the US Open to Martin Klizan. He is by far the strongest player…
The mens tournament has seen a host of upsets this week, but the semi-finals still represents a bumper line-up. Lets take a look at the matches… Roger Federer v Novak Djokovic Novak Djokovic The debate about equal prize money was once again raised this week with some comments by Giles Simon, but what was interesting…
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