David Ferrer v Jurgen Melzer Gilles Simon The second quarter has been entirely plain sailing for David Ferrer who reached the quarter-finals with a straight sets win over Kei Nishikori, 6-4 6-2. Ferrer’s projected opponent in the quarter-finals was supposed to be Juan Martin del Potro, but following his exit in round two to Tobias…
1. Maria Sharapova v Sara Errani Maria Sharapova A rematch of the Indian Wells quarter-final between Maria Sharapova and Sara Errani will take place in Miami; in fact Sharapova and Errani are the only two players to have made quarter-finals at both Indian Wells and Miami. Errani has had another excellent week; she tore past…
1. Serena Williams v Li Na Li Na The womens draw has been rather decimated in places, but what looked like the most anticipated of the potential quarters has come to life as world number one, Serena Williams will take on the Australian Open finalist, Li Na. Serena was on the brink of exiting Miami…
1. David Ferrer v Kei Nishikori David Ferrer The two highest seeds in this section have comfortably made it to the 4th round and for one of David Ferrer and Kei Nishikori, a great shot at making the semi-finals awaits. Ferrer defeated Fabio Fognini in the third round, 6-1 7-5, meanwhile Nishikori lost just one…
1. Serena Williams v Dominika Cibulkova Serena Williams Serena Williams was a slow starter in her third round match with Ayumi Morita falling 0-3 down in the first set, but she turned things around to win six straight games and then complete a 6-3 6-3 win. Her 4th round opponent will be Dominika Cibulkova, who…
Milos Raonic 1. Milos Raonic v Sam Querrey The top-ranked American, Sam Querrey faces a tough task to replicate a 4th round performance from last week in Indian Wells as he squares up against fellow bullet server, Milos Raonic. Querrey took three sets to get past Lukas Kubot, meanwhile Raonic won all of his first…
1. Svetlana Kuznetsova v Ana Ivanovic Ana Ivanovic The highlight of Sunday’s schedule will see two former Roland Garros champions go head-to-head in what promises to be an intriguing third round match. Svetlana Kuznetsova took out the number 18 seed Ekaterina Makarova, 6-4 6-4 in round two to follow up a solid opener against Lourdes…
1. Andy Murray v Bernard Tomic Andy Murray Miami in general but particularly the mens tournament, is completely uninspiring for me at the moment, not helped by an overwhelming lack of TV coverage from what is apparently one of the biggest tournaments of the year. The one second round mens match that has offers potential…
1. Venus Williams v Sloane Stephens Venus Williams There were two third round match-ups that I had my eye on; the first, which was Radwanska/Barthel bombed out yesterday when Mona lost to Magdalena Rybarikova, but the second one has thankfully materialised as Venus Williams will take on Sloane Stephens in the showcase match on Saturday. …
Victoria Azarenka *Vika pulled out before her match with Madison Keys so this first match preview is irrelevant now! Also just realised I had titled the thread Indian Wells :-S 1. Victoria Azarenka v Madison Keys Will she, won’t she? There has been much speculation over Victoria Azarenka‘s participation in Miami, but no news suggests…
