The last episode of Grand Slam action will conclude for the women on Sunday evening when Serena Williams and Caroline Wozniacki go head-to-head for the 2014 US Open title. This has been a remarkable year at the Slams with all four finals being contested by eight different players. Personally, I think it demonstrates the tremendous…
In the second of the women’s US Open semi-finals, world number one Serena Williams will take on Ekaterina Makarova. Serena lost the first three games of her quarter-final match with Flavia Pennetta, but won 12 of the next 14 games to book her place in the semi-finals of the 2014 US Open. Serena hasn’t fallen…
Before I start previewing the first of the women’s US Open semi-finals, a shout-out to a WTA piece on a new blog called, When Rain Stops Play. There are so many tennis blogs out there, but this was one of the best pieces I have read in a long time… you can check it out…
Ekaterina Makarova defeated Eugenie Bouchard in a tight two setter, 7-6(2) 6-4 to book her spot in the quarter-finals. This means that Serena Williams is the only top eight seed remaining. Considering the heat and humidity, Bouchard and Makarova fought out an intense and high quality fourth rounder. Bouchard was visibly struggling towards the end,…
Before the rain came, the big talking point on day 7 of the 2014 US Open was Caroline Wozniacki’s superb three set victory over Maria Sharapova. It was one of Caro’s best ever victories and a definite contender for the match of the tournament. You can read my recap of that match HERE. The bottom…
The second match on Arthur Ashe Stadium between Caroline Wozniacki and Maria Sharapova was the most anticipated match of the women’s tournament so far. And IT DIDN’T DISAPPOINT. Wozniacki produced one of the best wins of her career to defeat the number five seed, Maria Sharapova, 6-4 2-6 6-2 in two hours and 37 minutes. …
In the TFF DreamTeam game, Wild Briar Village continues to lead the way. Woo is in 2nd place and #teamwoz is in 3rd place. I’m down in 7th place and have a depleted women’s team. Sunday’s schedule will be lit up with the showpiece match-up between Caroline Wozniacki and Maria Sharapova, which will be during…
The third quarter of the women’s draw has seen the two top eight seeds, Agnieszka Radwanska and Angelique Kerber, both go out. However, four solid players remain and personally, i’m a fan of all four so i’ll be happy whoever comes through. Jelena Jankovic will be the favourite, but I could stake a claim also…
As day 5 featured a string of interesting matches, the same cannot be said for day 6. The four highest seeds all have, on paper, reasonably straightforward looking matches and the other four don’t have a great deal of star appeal. I was looking forward to the prospect of Kvitova-Keys, but Madison was knocked out in…
EMERGENCY POST. The 2014 US Open had been, dare I say, a little dull through the first four days. Suddenly, in the space of about 15 minutes, the women’s draw was given a rather hefty (and welcome) shake as Simona Halep, Angelique Kerber and Venus Williams all lost. It’s a real shame that all these…
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