Jelena Jankovic was the most high profile loss on Friday as she wasted a 5-1 third set lead to go down in what sounded like a strange match to Varvara Lepchenko, 6-3 2-6 7-6(2). The coverage of the womens draw has been slack, but I did manage to watch the first set of Serena William’s…
After an excellent week of coverage from Indian Wells, Miami is already starting to take quite a bit of flack with its lack of streams for the WTA tour. On Thursday, there were just two streamed WTA matches, which seems rather pathetic for a Premier Mandatory event. In general, Miami really seems to have regressed,…
The coaching carousel has been very busy in the last couple of months with a huge number of change-ups during the off-season. Today’s big news saw Andy Murray and Ivan Lendl part ways after two years together. There were no indications that this split was on the cards. Here are a few thoughts on Murray-Lendl…
Last year, the men’s draw in Miami really suffered with the losses of Federer and Nadal. This year though it’s packed with all the big names. David Ferrer and Juan Martin del Potro are both set to return after missing Indian Wells, although DelPo remains a doubt regarding his participation. Please vote in the poll…
As the dust has barely settled from two weeks in the desert of Indian Wells, the Miami draw is out and main draw action for the women kicks off on Tuesday. It has been difficult to put a full preview together for this tournament with very limited time and with qualifiers unlikely to be placed…
The curtain came down on the 2014 BNP Paribas Open with the best match from the whole two weeks as Novak Djokovic beat Roger Federer in a third set tiebreak. Here are some of my thoughts on that terrific final and the two weeks in the desert for the men. The Final: Djokovic d. Federer,…
Flavia Pennetta defeated Agnieszka Radwanska, 6-2 6-1 in the final of the 2014 BNP Paribas Open in 73 minutes. Here are some of my thoughts on the final and the key talking points from the two weeks in the desert. The Final: Pennetta d. Radwanska, 6-2 6-1 Urgh. It’s always horrible when one player is…
Finals day is all set in Indian Wells with a classic showdown between Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer to bring the curtain down on the 2014 BNP Paribas Open. Who you got? In their second match-up of the 2014 season, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic will go head-to-head for the first Masters 1000 title of…
My predictions had shaped up quite nicely this week as my two finalists were both still in contention going into the final. Both Li Na and Simona Halep had beaten their semi-final opponents before this year, but of course it was Agnieszka Radwanska and Flavia Pennetta who prevailed! It’s a surprising final, but one that holds…
This tournament has been a tiring one to keep up with and there are only two more previews left for Indian Wells. I will be wrapping everything up on Sunday night with a review of the tournament and discussing what’s happened and where this leaves both tours heading into another big event in Miami, starting…
