David Nalbandian John Isner produced a heroic performance to defeat David Nalbandian in the best match of the tournament so far, 4-6 6-3 2-6 7-6 10-8. Isner was battling with cramps in the final set, but somehow managed to find a way to break Nalbandian. The final set was full of quality as the two…
Sorana Cirstea Sam Stosur was the only seed to fall at the first hurdle in the bottom half of the women’s draw with a disappointing 7-6 6-3 loss to the Romanian world number 59, Sorana Cirstea. By all accounts, Cirstea played her best match in years and reignited the excitement that many had felt when…
Fernando Verdasco The match of the day on the men’s side was no doubt the second match on the Rod Laver Arena as Bernard Tomic produced a stirring comeback to beat Fernando Verdasco, 4-6 6-7 6-4 6-2 7-5. Tomic looked visibly stunned that had he managed to beat the colourful looking Verdasco and later described…
Agnieszka Radwanska The first four days of a Grand Slam are the most exciting days for me because there is just so much going on! Therefore it is impossible to cover all the goings on in every match! Most notably on the first day of action at the Australian Open, Agnieszka Radwanska survived a brutal…
I have gone into massive detail on my WTA preview of the Australian Open so here is a slightly shorter preview for the ATP! Novak Djokovic QUARTER 1 Novak Djokovic is the number one seed and opens his title defence against the Italian, Paolo Lorenzi. After an incredible year, Djokovic has an almighty task to…
Victoria Azarenka Victoria Azarenka and Mona Barthel won the warm-up tournaments for the Australian Open in Sydney and Hobart respectively. Azarenka beat Li Na, 6-2 1-6 6-3 in an intriguing, yet error-strewn contest. Azarenka was the more consistent player in the final set as Li produced far too many errors. It was a competitive final…
The first Grand Slam of the season is finally upon us 🙂 This year’s women’s draw looks very open and here is my extensive preview with all the predictions for the two weeks of action ahead in Australia… QUARTER 1 Kim Clijsters Caroline Wozniacki is the number one seed for the 6th consecutive Grand Slam…
Li Na Li Na will play Victoria Azarenka in the final of the Apia International in Sydney after both players came from behind to upset their semi-final opponents in three set clashes. Li Na was first up and she defeated Petra Kvitova in a gritty display, 1-6 7-5 6-2. Li’s win also meant that Caroline…
Agnieszka Radwanska Agnieszka Radwanska came from a set down to beat the world number one, Caroline Wozniacki for the first time in six attempts, 3-6 7-5 6-2. Unfortunately the main talking point at the end of the match will be that Wozniacki picked up a wrist injury, which saw what had been a very competitive…
Caroline Wozniacki Caroline Wozniacki will have been wary about facing off against Dominika Cibulkova after being knocked out of the Apia International last year by the Slovakian. Wozniacki somehow managed to find a way past Cibulkova this time round rallying from a 4-0 deficit in the third set to win 7-5 2-6 6-4. Wozniacki started…
