The big talking point on day 2 was the weather as temperatures soared to 42 degrees celsius and a number of players had issues, most notably Frank Dancevic, who collapsed on court and Peng Shuai, who valiantly fought on after cramping and vomiting on court. You can read Dancevic’s views HERE. First, my thoughts on day…
It is my intention over the next year to bring you something a bit different with my conclusions from each week. This review has got slightly lost in the ether as I have been meticulously taking apart the Australian Open draws. It was a pretty monumental week on the WTA tour with two qualifiers coming…
It’s Grand Slam time! The women’s draw is out with Serena Williams standing tall at the top of the drawsheet. As ever, the draw has thrown up some interesting first round matches. Here are my thoughts and predictions for the 2014 Australian Open women’s draw. Your opinions are widely encouraged in the comments section and…
Hands up if you had Tsvetana Pironkova to win seven straight matches and make the final in Sydney! The Bulgarian world number 107, Pironkova takes on Angelique Kerber in tomorrow’s Sydney final. In yesterday’s poll, there were a fair few votes for Keys, but 70% of you correctly sided with Kerber. Note – The Australian Open…
The big surprise of this second week has been Tsvetana Pironkova, known more for her exploits on the grass, who has won six matches in Sydney to reach the semi-finals. There are some interesting matches in both Sydney draws with my favourite matches previewed below. 1. Madison Keys v Angelique Kerber (WTA Sydney, SF) The second semi-final…
Is it just me or does week 2 of the new tennis season feel flat compared to the excitement of week 1? The biggest event of the week, the WTA tournament in Sydney, has seen five of the eight seeds go out including the number 1 seed, Agnieszka Radwanska, who was knocked out today in straight sets…
Back to reality for me as I am going back to work tomorrow 😦 As always, I will endeavour to get one post out a day each evening. Most of the headlines from Monday’s action came from Hobart where Laura Robson withdrew during her first round match with the same wrist injury and Sam Stosur’s…
I am seriously struggling to keep up with all this tennis! Next week will be a slightly calmer one as final preparations for the Australian Open get underway. Here are my previews for Sydney and Hobart… WTA Sydney The womens Sydney draw reminds me of the Eastbourne draw as it is missing the big players,…
Injuries and retirements may have dampened this first week of WTA tennis slightly, but Brisbane and Auckland are both set for really super showdowns. In yesterday’s poll, 59% of people incorrectly went for Jankovic to beat Azarenka. I also thought Jankovic would win and I was surprised that the majority agreed with me! Serena Williams…
Brisbane and Auckland have both delivered an enticing duo of semi-finals in the first week of the 2014 tennis season. In yesterday’s poll, Jankovic just came out on top with 53% so well done to those who correctly predicted she would beat Kerber. I had a great day of predictions so hopefully more of the…
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