1. Petra Kvitova v Jelena Jankovic Petra Kvitova Another three setter and another victory for Petra Kvitova, who has now won her last 8 matches and her last 9 three set matches. Kvitova beat Li Na for the best win of them all as she recovered from losing the first set and fought off a…
Tomorrow is quarter-final day and there are some potentially, terrific matches on the schedule. So far, it has been a pretty good week of predictions although there haven’t been a great deal of upsets. I am eager to watch some highlights of today’s match between Lucie Safarova and Andrea Petkovic, which apparently was a belting…
Thursday’s schedule in Beijing is one of the very rare times where I agree with the schedulers… 1. Sloane Stephens v Caroline Wozniacki (Beijing, R3) Caroline Wozniacki Two players with an outside shot of making the YEC in Istanbul go head-to-head in Thursday’s showcase match for the ladies. Caroline Wozniacki had a great week in…
This year’s Beijing has gone remarkably with the seeding as 10 out of 12 seeds so far have progressed into the 3rd round, which is quite some result so close to the end of the season. 1. Agnieszka Radwanska v Madison Keys (Beijing, R2) Aga Radwanska A three set victory over Stefanie Voegele was not…
A cracking schedule for tomorrow, but unfortunately some great matches including Sloane-Bouchard will be on untelevised courts… 1. Venus Williams v Sabine Lisicki Sabine Lisicki Two players that have had their greatest successes at Wimbledon will square off in a blockbuster second round clash in Beijing. Venus Williams had a bye in the first round…
8 of the world’s top 10 men will be in either Beijing or Tokyo this week. Both are 32 player draws and have some really good potential match-ups. ATP Beijing Novak Djokovic Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal light up a stunning stack of men heading to Beijing. Djokovic opens up against Lukas Rosol, who has…
Petra Kvitova Every now and then, Petra Kvitova manages to find her groove and this week in Tokyo was certainly one of those weeks. The final, which I must admit I did not get up at 5am for, featured a scoreline that told a thousand stories. Petra completely went off her game in the second…
A Saturday start for Beijing, which sees the return of Serena Williams and Li Na. Let’s take a look at the draw for the final Premier Mandatory of the year. FIRST PROJECTED QUARTER – S.Williams (1) v C.Wozniacki (6) Caroline Wozniacki Serena Williams returns to action this week following her US Open triumph and comfortably…
Angelique Kerber Is it just me or has Tokyo been pretty great this week? I felt a bit disinterested during and after the US Open and I don’t know if it is because I had a break away from following tennis and it has rejuvenated my interest. This tournament has been missing the big three,…
Tokyo has been pretty fun this year and the semi-final line-up does not disappoint with four players who have all struggled this year, but shone in Japan. 1. Venus Williams v Petra Kvitova Petra Kvitova The resurgence of Venus Williams continued today as she put away Eugenie Bouchard, 6-3 6-7(4) 6-3 in an entertaining contest…
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