Alexander Zverev continued his fantastic recent form as he won his second ATP main draw match in Hamburg with a stunning 7-5 7-5 victory over the number five seed, Mikhail Youzhny. The 17-year-old will play Santiago Giraldo in the third round. It’s very refreshing to see new blood coming through on the ATP tour and…
There isn’t a great deal to recap as Caroline Wozniacki double bagelled Belinda Bencic in just 44 minutes to wrap up first round action in Istanbul. I think there were a fair few people who gave Bencic a chance in this match, which makes the final scoreline all the more surprising. Wozniacki was absolutely brilliant…
There were a handful of notable results on Tuesday. In yesterday’s previewed match, Dominic Thiem came from 5-2 down in the deciding set and saved a match point to defeat Marcel Granollers and advance into the third round of the bet-at-home Open (what a name) in Hamburg. Another promising up-and-comer, Alexander Zverev enjoyed his first…
The tennis tour keeps ticking along although interest (at least on my part) will generally remain muted until the week beginning the 28th of July. In that week, the women will be in Stanford and Washington meanwhile the men will compete in an ATP 500 in D.C. All three draws will be strong. This week, the…
Petra Kvitova produced a simply scintillating performance to beat Eugenie Bouchard, 6-3 6-0 in the final to win her second Wimbledon title. This was PEAK Petra at her absolute best as she hit 28 winners to just 12 unforced errors to complete the win in just 55 minutes. Although Genie looked very nervous before they…
Petra Kvitova and Eugenie Bouchard will contest what is likely to be a fascinating conclusion to the 2014 women’s Wimbledon Championships. Bouchard progressed into her first Grand Slam final after defeating Simona Halep, 7-6(5) 6-1. It was an odd semi-final, one that promised so much, but didn’t quite deliver. The crucial moment seemed to come…
Here’s my final report from Wimbledon with plenty of photos for your viewing pleasure. It was another crazy day full of tennis, full of excitement and full of Pimms. I got really lucky with tickets this year being able to go twice. I hope the ballot gods are on my side again next year! Lucie…
Two of 2014’s most reliable performers on the WTA tour, Simona Halep and Eugenie Bouchard will both contest their first Wimbledon semi-finals on Thursday. It has been a remarkable year for both players, so much so that neither had made it past the fourth round of a Grand Slam at the beginning of the year. …
Lucie Safarova and Petra Kvitova will contest a dream all-Czech match-up in the first of the 2014 Wimbledon semi-finals. Of course, for me it’s a dream! Safarova and Kvitova are my two favourite WTA players and I am so delighted to see them both in the last four. For Petra, this isn’t a surprise at…
In scenes reminiscent of 2013, the womens draw has been ripped open with Serena Williams, Li Na, Agnieszka Radwanska, Victoria Azarenka and now Maria Sharapova all out of the tournament. Petra Kvitova and Lucie Safarova will contest the first of the women’s semi-finals on Thursday, but the second one is still undecided. Both womens quarter-finals…
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