The 2015 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells officially kicks off on Wednesday with the start of the WTA main draw. In what is a very brave and bold decision, Serena Williams has decided to return to the desert for the first time in 14 years. It certainly puts Indian Wells above Miami for the…
The Indian Wells draw was released last night with the majority of excitement centering around a potential third round clash between Maria Sharapova and Victoria Azarenka. There are media reports that Simona Halep may pull out of the tournament due to a family tragedy. I’m going to hold off from writing a full tournament preview just…
In a rain-delayed final, Caroline Wozniacki won the 2015 BMW Malaysian Open in Kuala Lumpur to win her first title of 2015. Wozniacki came from a set down to defeat a tenacious Alexandra Dulgheru, 4-6 6-1 6-2. The final had been halted with Wozniacki serving *1-1 40-Ad when the Royal Selangor Golf Club was subjected…
The final of the 2015 BMW Malaysian Open in Kuala Lumpur will be contested between the number one seed, Caroline Wozniacki and Alexandra Dulgheru. It’s been a fine couple of weeks for Dulgheru, who is into a WTA final for the first time since 2010. Dulgheru won back-to-back titles at the former Premier event in…
Thank goodness for the weekend. I just wish it could last for 20 days instead of 2 days. Unfortunately, i’m not really feeling in the mood tonight to write detailed previews, but since i’ve been following Kuala Lumpur for the whole week it would seem a shame to completely forget about it. I’m not a…
Friday is quarter-finals day in Kuala Lumpur with four of the eight seeds still remaining. The big tennis news of the day was that Petra Kvitova has pulled out of Indian Wells citing exhaustion. It’s quite concerning considering that we are only two months into the season, but I hope Petra is OK! Based on…
I’m enjoying this quieter week and being able to preview players who don’t often get a look in on Moo’s Tennis Blog. I’ve missed the boat to write previews for Wednesday’s matches in Monterrey and none of the matches for Thursday in Kuala Lumpur look particularly inviting… therefore, i’ve decided to get ahead of the…
In this rather quiet tennis week, i’ve been trying to finalise my tennis plans for the summer! Tickets for Queens and Nottingham are both out now on general sale, and Birmingham and Eastbourne are out next week. I’m definitely heading down to Eastbourne for three days, but I can’t decide about the other events. Back…
February concluded with victories for Lucie Safarova in Doha and Timea Bacsinszky in Acapulco. Bacsinszky thrashed Caroline Garcia in the final, 6-3 6-0. Bacsinszky has continued her rise up the rankings in 2015 and is 13-2 for the season (including Fed Cup). Bacsinszky’s only losses of the year so far have come against Simona Halep…
WOW. Lucie Safarova won her biggest career title as she defeated Victoria Azarenka, 6-4 6-3 in the final of the 2015 Qatar Open. This was a tremendous week of tennis from Lucie as she beat Sam Stosur, Ekaterina Makarova, Andrea Petkovic, Carla Suarez Navarro and Azarenka. I would never have imagined at the start of…
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