Serena Williams It has been an enjoyable week of tennis to follow in Charleston and we have been rewarded with an interesting final between Serena Williams and Jelena Jankovic. Serena strolled past her sister Venus Williams in a rather anticlimactic semi-final, 6-1 6-2. The other semi-final, which Jankovic won, was much more dramatic as she…
Serena Williams Serena Williams v Venus Williams On an epic Friday schedule in Charleston, it was a day fitting for a Williams fan as both sisters won their 3rd round and quarter-final matches to set up a semi-final showdown, a first match-up since 2009. Serena Williams overcame a richly encouraging performance from Mallory Burdette in…
Jelena Jankovic The schedule was decimated yesterday in Charleston although the rain did eventually clear to allow the bottom half of 3rd round matches to be completed… 1. Jelena Jankovic v Eugenie Bouchard Jelena Jankovic had been pushed to the brink in her first two matches, most notably in her second round match where she…
Venus Williams 1. Bethanie Mattek-Sands v Madison Keys The second quarter has a distinctively American feel to it and will definitely see one American semi-finalist. The third round match between Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Madison Keys promises to be a lot of fun. Mattek-Sands crushed Sloane Stephens in the second round, 6-2 6-0, which was all the…
1. Venus Williams v Monica Puig The late night match in Charleston on Wednesday will see Venus Williams take on the world number 104, Monica Puig. Venus was forced to pull out of her third round match with Sloane Stephens in Miami due to a persistent back injury and there are still some concerns about…
The American hard court season is over with the conclusion of Miami. Today’s final between Andy Murray and David Ferrer was torturous at times and ended a dire tournament for the men. It featured a ton of errors, but did at least provide some cracking drama right at the end where Murray saved a championship…
Andy Murray The final match of what has been a disappointing mens tournament at the Sony Open in Miami will see the number 2 seed, Andy Murray square off against the number 3 seed, David Ferrer. Murray had to fend off an at times, inspired Richard Gasquet with a 6-7(3) 6-1 6-2 victory. Gasquet started the match…
Maria Sharapova Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova will contest the second Premier Mandatory final of the year at the Sony Open in Miami. After a shaky few rounds from Serena, she turned on the style in her semi-final with a 6-0 6-3 crushing of Agnieszka Radwanska. Serena was flawless, particularly in the opening set and…
Richard Gasquet v Andy Murray Andy Murray It had been a good start to the season for Richard Gasquet having claimed two titles in Doha and Montpellier in the first two months of the season. However the Frenchman had struggled to beat the big guns with world number 24, Jerzy Janowicz his highest scalp to…
Serena Williams v Agnieszka Radwanska Serena Williams The top two seeds, Serena Williams and Agnieszka Radwanska have progressed to the Miami semi-finals where they will meet for their first clash of 2013. Serena has not been at her best this week as she fought back from 6-2 4-1 down against Dominika Cibulkova in the 4th…
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