The Top 3 on Day 1 Sorana Cirstea 1. Sabine Lisicki v Sorana Cirstea The match on the womens schedule that gave me the most bother in predicting was the one between Cirstea and Lisicki which is first up on court 13. Both players are known for their streakiness and this match-up has three sets…
Roger Federer FIRST QUARTER – R.Federer v T.Berdych Roger Federer opens up his US Open campaign against Donald Young, which will grace the first evening session on Arthur Ashe this year. Young went on an incredible 17-match losing streak before finally recording a win in Winston Salem last week. The Swiss world number one has…
This summer has been jam packed with tennis and it keeps on coming this week with the final major of 2012. Lets take a look at the draw… Victoria Azarenka 1ST QUARTER – V.Azarenka v S.Stosur Victoria Azarenka headlines the US Open draw and will play Alexandra Panova in the first round. Azarenka comes into…
Novak Djokovic won his third major of the year after beating Rafael Nadal, 6-2 6-4 6-7 6-1 in a fantastic final. Both players were engaged in some truly terrific baseline tussles with many marathon games; one highlight in particular was the third game of the second set where Djokovic came through an epic 18 minute…
Sam Stosur played the match of her life to claim her first Grand Slam title and beat Serena Williams, 6-2 6-3 in an extraordinary final. I was surprised early on how focused and calm Stosur was as both players held their opening service games. Stosur earnt the first break point of the match as she…
The mens 4th round was finally wrapped up on Thursday after two frustrating days of rain. The drama continued yesterday though as Andy Roddick and David Ferrer were forced to move from the Louis Armstrong court to court 13 after hairline cracks were found in the court with water seeping through. Roddick was furious at…
Caroline Wozniacki made the US Open semis for the third straight year as she came through a tense second set to beat Andrea Petkovic, 6-1 7-6. Wozniacki was totally dominant in the first set making very few errors and hitting the ball with slightly more aggression than usual. Petkovic started with attacking intent but quickly…
Sam Stosur produced a masterful performance to beat Vera Zvonareva, 6-3 6-3 and move into the semi-finals of the US Open. Both players started well in a competitive opening to the match; Vera was striking the ball well from the back of the court and Stosur was serving superbly. The first big moment in the…
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova progressed to her second Grand Slam quarter-final this year with a hard fought victory over Francesca Schiavone, 5-7 6-3 6-4. I watched the third set, which was an intriguing encounter. After an early exchange of breaks, both players held serve throughout the set. Schiavone was the more creative player as she moved Pav…
Flavia Pennetta beat Peng Shuai in an extraordinary 4th round encounter, 6-4 7-6. Pennetta was the better player in the first set as she controlled the rallies hitting many winners of her consistent backhand. She also served extremely well producing some superb aces down the T and out wide. Peng started to fight back at…
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