Wow… the Australian Open has been somewhat flat so far with no real epic high quality matches in either draws. The second set of Federer/Tomic had been the best up till now, but that was blown out of the stratosphere with Novak Djokovic‘s 1-6 7-5 6-4 6-7(5) 12-10 win over Stanislas Wawrinka in the final…
David Ferrer 1. David Ferrer v Kei Nishikori The most intriguing of the 4th round matches on day 7 will pit the dogged and consistent Spaniard, David Ferrer against one of the emerging talents on the ATP tour, Kei Nishikori. Both players have sailed through to the 4th round, losing just one set in their…
Roger Federer 1. Roger Federer v Bernard Tomic The women headlined yesterday’s schedule with some star-studded clashes, but tomorrow it will be the men who take centre stage. The most anticipated mens match of the tournament so far will see Roger Federer face his toughest challenge against Bernard Tomic. The young Aussie has yet to…
Venus Williams 1. Venus Williams v Maria Sharapova Another pair of sure-to-be-fascinating womens matches headline day 5 with the highlight being the first match on the Rod Laver Arena night session schedule between Venus Williams and Maria Sharapova. This is the furthest that Venus has reached in a Grand Slam since her return to action…
The top match on day 4’s schedule certainly lived up in terms off drama, but missed the mark on high quality as Laura Robson edged a three hour epic with Petra Kvitova to progress to the 3rd round with a 2-6 6-3 11-9 win. This was another step forward in Laura’s coming of age on…
Unfortunately I have been drawn away from my computer, but thankfully internet in my hotel allows me to bring you my predictions for tomorrow. Today turned out to be a pretty interesting day; Sam Stosur blew a 5-2 third set lead over Zheng Jie to fall, 4-6 6-1 7-5. OK, Stosur made some bad errors…
Tomorrow’s line-up for the Australian Open looks to be pretty lifeless for me, but lets take a look at the top matches of the day: 1. Sam Stosur v Zheng Jie Zheng Jie The most intriguing womens match will see Sam Stosur continue her Australian venture against Zheng Jie. She won her first match with…
Petra Kvitova There were a lot of talking points on another busy day at the Australian Open. Where do we start?! In the womens draw, Serena Williams matched Sharapova’s double bagel scoreline, but suffered an injury scare as she roller her ankle in a 6-0 6-0 thrashing over Edina Gallovits-Hall. Victoria Azarenka also prevailed in…
Sam Stosur Day one was as manic as any first day of a Grand Slam, but the majority of the seeds progressed through into the second round. In the women’s draw, Maria Sharapova, Agnieszka Radwanska, Li Na, Angelique Kerber, Marion Bartoli, Venus Williams, Jelena Jankovic and Ana Ivanovic all progressed through in straight sets.…
No time to dwell, it is straight down to discussing the mens draw for the 2013 Australian Open… FIRST PROJECTED QUARTER – N.Djokovic (1) v T.Berdych (5) Novak Djokovic Novak Djokovic has drawn a pretty perfect draw and should feel confident of making a third consecutive Australian Open final. The world number one will take…
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