Finals day in Washington DC will open with an all-Canadian affair between Milos Raonic and Vasek Pospisil. As the Rogers Cup starts tomorrow, these two guys have really raised the bar. Let’s hope they have enough in the tank to carry that form into Toronto. The ATP final begins at 3pm local time (8pm UK…
The scheduling in Washington this week has been pretty ridiculous. On Saturday, Vasek Pospisil and Santiago Giraldo will resume their quarter-final match at NB 1pm local time and then play their semi-final match at NB 7pm against Richard Gasquet. The second of the womens semi-finals is scheduled AFTER this match at NB 9.15pm, which is…
The womens draw in Washington has seen a string of upsets with Lucie Safarova, Sloane Stephens, Alize Cornet and Madison Keys all exiting after the first round. Following the break after Wimbledon, it’s not hugely surprising. The Changeover team are in DC this week and Lindsay Gibbs wrote a fantastic piece about some of the…
In response to the article I wrote about Neil Harman in the week (see HERE), it was revealed on Friday that he has been suspended by the Times pending an investigation. Now we can focus on some actual, relevant tennis! The Citi Open hosts a joint event next week with an ATP 500 and WTA…
1. Victoria Azarenka v Sam Stosur (Carlsbad, F) Sam Stosur Sam Stosur will look to break a 0-8 head-to-head record with Victoria Azarenka in the Carlsbad final on Sunday. Stosur suffered a disappointing first round loss to Olga Govortsova in Stanford, but a smart move to take a wildcard in Carlsbad has given her the…
1. Tommy Haas v Juan Martin del Potro (Washington, SF) Juan Martin del Potro The top match on Saturday’s schedule through the three tournaments will see Juan Martin del Potro take on Tommy Haas in a semi-final that has gone with the seeding. Del Potro has had a really fantastic week, efficinetly progressing with straight…
1. Grigor Dimitrov v Tommy Haas (ATP Washington, QF) Tommy Haas My Washington predictions have gone wildly astray this week as I thought Juan Martin del Potro might struggle in his first event back after Wimbledon, but it has been quite the opposite as he comfortably saw off Ryan Harrison and Bernard Tomic yesterday. Another…
Rain interrupted the Washington schedule last night so quite a few second round mens matches are still to be played. It is disappointing though that of the six matches scheduled on the Stadium court, all of them are ATP matches and as per usual, the women are relegated to the outside courts. 1. Grigor Dimitrov…
Agnieszka Radwanska v Daniela Hantuchova (WTA Carlsbad, R2) Aga Radwanska In her tireless pursuit of points, Agnieszka Radwanska is playing four straight weeks with Stanford, Carlsbad, Toronto and Cincy all on her schedule. After two long matches in Stanford in the quarter-finals (vs. Lepchenko) and final (vs. Cibulkova), one has to question how Aga is…
1. Victoria Azarenka v Francesca Schiavone (Carlsbad, R2) Victoria Azarenka 2013 has been a bit of a rollercoaster year for Victoria Azarenka. The first few months could not have been much better for Vika as she claimed her second Australian Open title in January and earnt a win over the world number one, Serena Williams…
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