Number eight in my list is the final from Linz between Angelique Kerber and Ana Ivanovic. The tournament had all kinds of drama surrounding it this year as Kerber was awarded a late wildcard after the draw had already been made. It was reported that the Austrian player, Lisa-Maria Moser was forced to pull out…
Tokyo was one of my favourite tournaments of the entire year and in particular, the two semi-finals were both superb. The first of the semi-finals between Petra Kvitova and Venus Williams was my favourite match from Asian swing coming in at number 9 on my countdown. Venus had rolled back the years beating a struggling…
I am starting my top ten countdown with a 4th round match from this year’s French Open between Svetlana Kuznetsova and Angelique Kerber. Roland Garros has delivered few high quality matches in recent years, but in my opinion, this was a much better year with Kuznetsova and Kerber playing out my favourite match from Paris. …
The countdown of my favourite WTA matches from 2013 begins here. I have judged this list on matches I have watched over the year; the nice thing about this feature is that everyone will have a different opinion so I would really appreciate your thoughts over the next week or two. Here is 20 to…
For the past two years on Moo’s Tennis Blog, I have shared my favourite 20 matches of the WTA season and it’s nearly time for the 2013 countdown. Last year, I crowned Caroline Wozniacki and Tamira Paszek‘s epic first round match at Wimbledon as my favourite match of the year. In 2011, there was no…
I have been blogging for over 3 years now at my old site, http://www.moo21tennis.blogspot.co.uk and I felt like it was time for a change. E-Blogger has been great for me to get my site up and running but over time, I have become frustrated with some of the features and found many pitfalls in trying…
THIS IS THE FINAL PREVIEW OF 2013! I was really looking forward to both semi-finals today, but in truth, both were damp squibs. Rafael Nadal was first to book his spot in the final as he overcame one wobble serving for the first set before strolling through the second to defeat an error-strewn, Roger Federer,…
So close to a perfect set of predictions through the group stage, but Federer against Del Potro destroys my 100% record! Semi-finals tomorrow and I must say, I have really enjoyed these World Tour Finals so far… 1. Roger Federer v Rafael Nadal Roger Federer The quality was not always there in Saturday’s decisive…
1. Juan Martin del Potro v Roger Federer Juan Martin del Potro Saturday’s afternoon schedule features a third clash in as many weeks between Juan Martin del Potro and Roger Federer. The qualification scenarios are pretty simple; whoever wins, will qualify for the semi-finals therefore making this the most anticipated match of the tournament so…
Rafael Nadal is through to the semi-finals, but the second place from group A is still up for grabs with Stanislas Wawrinka and Tomas Berdych still in contention. 1. David Ferrer v Stanislas Wawrinka David Ferrer Stanislas Wawrinka came close, but still came out of an excellent round robin match against Rafael Nadal without…
