Tokyo has been pretty fun this year and the semi-final line-up does not disappoint with four players who have all struggled this year, but shone in Japan. 1. Venus Williams v Petra Kvitova Petra Kvitova The resurgence of Venus Williams continued today as she put away Eugenie Bouchard, 6-3 6-7(4) 6-3 in an entertaining contest…
1. Venus Williams v Eugenie Bouchard Eugenie Bouchard The most intriguing of the quarters features two of the giant killers from Tokyo this year as the experience of Venus Williams takes on the youth of Eugenie Bouchard. Venus upset an illness-riddled Victoria Azarenka in the second round and backed it up with a far superior…
1st round action in Tokyo wrapped up today with a series of spectacular collapses. Madison Keys, who struggled for momentum during the summer hard court season due to a number of injuries, had a really great win over Carla Suarez Navarro as she recovered from a 6-2 5-2 deficit to win 2-6 7-5 6-2. Last…
Serena Williams Serena Williams v Venus Williams On an epic Friday schedule in Charleston, it was a day fitting for a Williams fan as both sisters won their 3rd round and quarter-final matches to set up a semi-final showdown, a first match-up since 2009. Serena Williams overcame a richly encouraging performance from Mallory Burdette in…
1. Venus Williams v Monica Puig The late night match in Charleston on Wednesday will see Venus Williams take on the world number 104, Monica Puig. Venus was forced to pull out of her third round match with Sloane Stephens in Miami due to a persistent back injury and there are still some concerns about…
1. Venus Williams v Sloane Stephens Venus Williams There were two third round match-ups that I had my eye on; the first, which was Radwanska/Barthel bombed out yesterday when Mona lost to Magdalena Rybarikova, but the second one has thankfully materialised as Venus Williams will take on Sloane Stephens in the showcase match on Saturday. …
Venus Williams 1. Venus Williams v Maria Sharapova Another pair of sure-to-be-fascinating womens matches headline day 5 with the highlight being the first match on the Rod Laver Arena night session schedule between Venus Williams and Maria Sharapova. This is the furthest that Venus has reached in a Grand Slam since her return to action…
Despite a dodgy overall set of predictions, I went out on a high as I correctly predicted that Caroline Wozniacki would win Moscow and that Venus Williams would be crowned the champion in Luxembourg. Caroline Wozniacki showed her superior mental edge and an improved forehand as she beat Sam Stosur, 6-2 4-6 7-5. Stosur is…
Caroline Wozniacki v Sam Stosur (Moscow) Caroline Wozniacki and Sam Stosur set up an all-star final in Moscow with both recording battling three set semi-final wins. Wozniacki struggled once again to close her match out with Sofia Arvidsson; yesterday she twice failed to serve the match out against Dominika Cibulkova and today suffered the same…
Lets take a look at some of the second round matches that will take place in Moscow and Luxembourg later today and tomorrow… Venus Williams 1. Venus Williams v Mona Barthel (Luxembourg) Mona Barthel made a stunning start to the season where she won the title in Hobart and made a name for herself in…
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