The first seed in action in Paris fell as Gilles Simon lost in a tight three setter against Fernando Verdasco. Wednesday features an impressive live-up with six singles matches across two courts. The line-up for the World Tour Finals will be finalised this week with all the contenders in action on Wednesday. I’ll be at…
The BNP Paribas Masters in Bercy, Paris kicked off on Monday with Dominic Thiem, Jack Sock and Sam Querrey among the first round winners. On Tuesday, four second round matches will take place. Moo’s Tennis Blog will be covering the tournament this week and should have previews for most of the week. We are on…
The final regular ATP tournament of the year takes place in Paris next week. The draw has already seen Rafael Nadal and Marin Cilic both pull out. There were rumours about Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer, but both are in the draw. Two years ago, the Paris draw turned into a hilarious mess. In 2013,…
Of all three finals on Sunday, I never expected that the Valencia final between Andy Murray and Tommy Robredo would produce the best final. And this wasn’t just the best final of the day, it was one of the best finals of the entire year. Andy Murray saved five match points to defeat Tommy Robredo…
Mike Gendel gives us a brief run down on Rafael Nadal and his future ventures into poker… Rafael Nadal is a legend on the court. It goes without saying. Since his first Grand Slam in 2005 he’s been a racket wielding juggernaut, steamrolling through tournaments winning every major along the way to a total of over $70million. …
In the final match from Singapore, Serena Williams gained revenge for her loss to Simona Halep in the round robin stage with a thumping 6-3 6-0 victory. I had high hopes for this final, but it was a disappointing match that failed to live up to the expectation. It started with promise; Halep came out…
The final from the WTA Finals in Singapore will feature a rematch between the world number one, Serena Williams and the world number four, Simona Halep. I will be previewing the ATP event in Paris next week over Sofia so this will be MY LAST WTA PREVIEW OF 2014… tissues at the ready! Serena reached…
In the second of the semi-finals in Singapore, the winner of the red group, Simona Halep will take on second place in the white group, Agnieszka Radwanska. Before this tournament began, Radwanska and Halep were probably the two players who had struggled most for form between Wimbledon and Singapore… therefore I am quite surprised…
The first of the semi-finals will feature BFFs, Caroline Wozniacki and Serena Williams, who will meet for the fourth time on the WTA tour since August. Wozniacki topped the white group with victories over Maria Sharapova, Agnieszka Radwanska and Petra Kvitova. Arguably, her most impressive win of the three came against Kvitova on Friday; Wozniacki…
Simona Halep has confirmed her place in the semi-finals of the WTA Championships in Singapore, but the remaining three spots are up for grabs on Friday as round robin action concludes. In my trio of previews, I included polls for each match, but I also thought it would be handy to chuck in a few…
