The top three on Day 5: Caroline Wozniacki 1. Varvara Lepchenko v Jelena Jankovic The match between Varvara Lepchenko and Jelena Jankovic is the most intriguing of the day 5 match-ups. Jankovic managed to record an all important win in the first round having gone 0-4 through the European clay court season. She was far…
Heather Watson The first round of the Estoril Open has wrapped up with all eight seeds progressing safely to the second round. Kaia Kanepi produced the most impressive scoreline on day 2 as she defeated the promising American youngster Sloane Stephens, 6-1 6-0 in just 47 minutes. Polona Hercog also scored a bagel in a…
Alisa Kleybanova No win this year has made me more happy than Alisa Kleybanova’s 2-6 6-3 6-2 victory over Johanna Larsson in the first round of the Sony Ericsson Open. Kleybanova, who has fought of Hodgkins Lymphoma disease, won her first match since the Premier event in Madrid last May. Kleybanova demonstrated her fighting spirit in…
Lucie Safarova Last night, I was already regretting my prediction of Ana Ivanovic reaching the final in Sydney. I was right to have second thoughts about this prediction as she crashed out in the first round of action at the Apia International in Sydney. Ivanovic was beaten in straight sets by the dangerous leftie, Lucie…
Maria Sharapova eventually battled past Heather Watson in an absorbing encounter, 3-6 7-5 6-3. Watson was consistent throughout and displayed superb athleticism around the court to absorb Sharapova’s power. However in the end, Sharapova was too strong for Heather but she should be proud of her efforts because she hung in superbly and showed an…
After watching the two women’s matches on the Centre Court, I headed out to watch some of the women’s matches on the outside courts. I stood and watched the opening exchanges of Vera Zvonareva and Heather Watson. It was clear to see that there was a large gap in quality between the two, however Watson…
Here is a round-up of what has happened so far in the first week of tennis in 2011… Hopman Cup After two sets of group games, Serbia and USA both look poised to reach the final. Disappointingly, Robson and Murray lost their second round match today losing a one-sided mixed doubles to the French pairing…
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