Sabine Lisicki The second round matches wrapped up on Wednesday with Venus Williams scoring a 7-5 6-0 victory over Jelena Jankovic at night. Jankovic had served for the first set at 5-4, but from that point on lost the next nine games as she suffered her fourth bagel set of 2012. After a promising run to…
Venus Williams The first round of play at this week’s tournament in Charleston wrapped up on Tuesday with Venus Williams, Aleksandra Wozniak and Jamie Hampton among the winners. Venus was paired with the toughest qualifier, Iveta Benesova, but produced a solid display to win 6-4 6-3 and continue her projected assault up the rankings in…
I have now published my full predictions for Charleston, which can be viewed here… I must admit that I found this week’s draw very difficult to predict, which may explain my rather wacky predictions. I always seem to favour an underdog and have taken a number of risks this week. I hope to have time…
There is barely time to take a breather after the excitement of Indian Wells and Miami as the women kick off the clay court season in Charleston. This is the only tournament this week, which was originally headlined by the Miami champion, Agnieszka Radwanska. However she has now pulled out of the tournament citing a…
Few would have predicted (including me!) that Agnieszka Radwanska would come out on top in Miami at the start of the week having seen the fantastic line-up of players, but she rose to the occasion producing another immensely solid display to defeat Maria Sharapova in the final, 7-5 6-4. The most surprising statistic was that…
Novak Djokovic Unfortunately I have not had enough time to provide updates throughout this week for the ATP draw although if you looked at my preview and predictions, you will have noticed it wasn’t a great week for me! The big upset of the week came in the third round where Andy Roddick recorded only…
The world number two, Maria Sharapova will do battle with the world number four, Agnieszka Radwanska for the Sony Ericsson Open title in Miami. The two finalists have been two of the most consistent performers in 2012 ranking at number 2 and 3 in this year’s race standings behind Victoria Azarenka, who was ousted in…
Maria Sharapova beat Caroline Wozniacki, 4-6 6-2 6-4 in an absorbing semi-final encounter in Miami. Sharapova started the match in fine form, smacking winners from all over the court and hitting the ball cleaner than she had all week. She raced into a 4-1 lead, but from there, she lost five games in a row…
Caroline Wozniacki (4) v Maria Sharapova (2) Few would have predicted that Wozniacki would have made the semi-finals having been presented with a killer draw that featured Serena Williams, Kim Clijsters and Sam Stosur. This week, Wozniacki has played her best tennis of this year in Miami including a first ever win over Serena Williams and…
Agnieszka Radwanska Agnieszka Radwanska beat Venus Williams in the quarter-finals of the Sony Ericsson Open, 6-4 6-1. It was a very good match, but the talking point was Venus who looked shattered right from the get go. She fought courageously however as she employed an ultra-aggressive approach to the match and advanced to the net…
