Wow Wow Wow… Roger Federer Since I have started following tennis, I have never witnessed a day like today at Wimbledon. I thought that Maria Sharapova‘s exit to Michelle Larcher de Brito in straight sets over on court 2 was the biggest shock of the year, but that was totally trumped as Roger Federer suffered…
Firstly a big thumbs up to Laura Robson today who produced a fantastic performance to stun Maria Kirilenko, 6-3 6-4. I did not see that one coming particularly as Robson’s form of late has not been great, but she played a stunning match and has an opening in her section of the draw. Let’s now…
Rafael Nadal The first two days at Wimbledon are normally the most frenetic of the year and 2013 has already thrown up it’s fair share of incredible drama as Rafael Nadal was sensationally beaten by Steve Darcis, 7-6(4) 7-6(8) 6-4. Firstly, huge credit to Darcis for what was a terrific performance, but I found it…
The mens half has thrown up one half featuring Roger Federer, Andy Murray, Rafael Nadal and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, meanwhile Novak Djokovic and David Ferrer are comfortably sitting in the other half. Let’s get straight down to analysing the draw… First Quarter – N.Djokovic (1) v T.Berdych (7) Novak Djokovic Novak Djokovic will have very happy…
There is so much to discuss so lets get straight down to dissecting the womens Wimbledon draw for 2013… First Quarter – S.Williams (1) v A.Kerber (7) Serena Williams Serena Williams will arrive in Wimbledon as the heavy favourite to win the Venus Rosewater Dish for the 6th time. Serena is on a 29-match winning…
I first went to Eastbourne in 2010 and have been back every year since to enjoy some tennis by the sea. This year I decided to go for two days and stayed right on the seafront, about a 15 minute walk from the venue. Monday was forecasted to be a rain affected day, but it…
Eastbourne is coming to a close for another year and just like 2012, a surprise womens finals is on the cards. Jamie Hampton overcame Caroline Wozniacki in a marathon semi-final, 6-7(8) 7-5 6-3 to set up a final with Elena Vesnina, who tore past Yanina Wickmayer, 6-2 6-0. Both have had excellent weeks, but I…
1. Caroline Wozniacki v Jamie Hampton Jamie Hampton As most of the top womens players are headed to the Wimbledon party tonight, Caroline Wozniacki was still in Eastbourne digging deep and trying to turn her season around. She enjoyed a solid win over Ekaterina Makarova, 4-6 6-0 6-3, who has lost all 6 matches with…
1. Caroline Wozniacki v Ekaterina Makarova Caroline Wozniacki I must admit my interest of Eastbourne severely wanes after the Wednesday as my thoughts start to turn to Wimbledon, but there are some interesting matches to keep an eye out for on Thursday. Caroline Wozniacki sidestepped the advances of Laura Robson for her second straight tournament…
I had a fantastic two days at Eastbourne and will be going through my photos and posting some of my experiences this weekend. I don’t have much time tonight before I head back to work tomorrow, but here are my predictions for the second round matches in Eastbourne. WTA Eastbourne 2nd Round Predictions Jamie Hampton…
