Andy Roddick Thursday was a dramatic day at the US Open with the final night match proving to be the most thrilling so far as Angelique Kerber completed a hattrick of victories of Venus Williams in 2012 with a hard fought, 6-2 5-7 7-5 victory. This was by far the closest of their matches although at…
Venus Williams Angelique Kerber v Petra Kvitova Angelique Kerber will be full of beans having taken out Serena Williams in the quarter-finals; however Petra Kvitova will also be super-confident having won five matches on her way to the title in Toronto and another three here in Cincy. Their last match was an entertaining three-setter in…
The top three on Day 4: Agnieszka Radwanska 1. Agnieszka Radwanska v Venus Williams The highlight of the second round matches will see the world number three, Radwanska take on the rapidly rising, Venus Williams. Both came through their openers in different circumstances; Radwanska strolled to victory losing just one game to Bojana Jovanovski, meanwhile…
As has become synonymous with the French Open, play kicked off rather tentatively on the Sunday with Sam Stosur, Ana Ivanovic and Venus Williams all enjoying first round wins. Sam Stosur kicked off proceedings with a solid 6-4 6-0 victory over Elena Baltacha. The Brit fought well with a great fighting attitude during the first…
Venus Williams The third round action in Rome for both the men and women wrapped up on Thursday ensuring a fantastic order of play for the quarter-finals on Friday. Venus Williams had one of her best wins since returning to the tour as she defeated Sam Stosur, 6-4 6-3. In truth, it was not a…
The women kicked off the action on the first day of the WTA Mutua Madrid Open with some upsets and epic encounters. The first match to hit the blue clay was the longest one of the day as Marion Bartoli succumbed to Sorana Cirstea in a 6-7 6-4 6-3 loss that lasted just short of…
Nastia Pavlyuchenkova Underperformers in 2012 – With the promising talent emerging in 2012, there have been several disappointments as well. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, who I tipped for the top 10 at the start of the year has really stalled and become a wasted talent. I really wish that she would get a permanent coach and rigid…
Venus Williams The first round of play at this week’s tournament in Charleston wrapped up on Tuesday with Venus Williams, Aleksandra Wozniak and Jamie Hampton among the winners. Venus was paired with the toughest qualifier, Iveta Benesova, but produced a solid display to win 6-4 6-3 and continue her projected assault up the rankings in…
Few would have predicted (including me!) that Agnieszka Radwanska would come out on top in Miami at the start of the week having seen the fantastic line-up of players, but she rose to the occasion producing another immensely solid display to defeat Maria Sharapova in the final, 7-5 6-4. The most surprising statistic was that…
Agnieszka Radwanska Agnieszka Radwanska beat Venus Williams in the quarter-finals of the Sony Ericsson Open, 6-4 6-1. It was a very good match, but the talking point was Venus who looked shattered right from the get go. She fought courageously however as she employed an ultra-aggressive approach to the match and advanced to the net…
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