The QF line-up was completed on Thursday night and once again it is a strong field that will battle it out in this ATP Master’s event in Cincinnati. Thursday saw two great performances from players who have struggled in recent months. Andy Roddick has looked lacklustre since his title win in Miami however he toughed…
Kim Clijsters eased into the Montreal QF where she will face a rematch against Vera Zvonareva. Zvonareva defeated Clijsters in the Wimbledon QF and Kim will be looking for revenge in what should be a high quality QF. Clijsters was comfortable in victory over a lacklustre Kaia Kanepi, 6-1 6-2 however Kim was not tested…
Dinara Safina battled her way to a good win last night after beating a woefully inconsistent Andrea Petkovic, 6-3 6-3. Despite the scoreline it was still a battle for Safina who led 6-3 4-0 before finally coming through. Her serve remains an issue however there were less double faults last night. Another improvement for Safina…
The top male players will once again battle it out this week on the hard courts as they move onto Cincinnati. In the 1st quarter, Nadal is the number 1 seed and is projected to meet Berdych in the QF. Nadal should meet Wawrinka again and once again progress through to the QF. I also…
After Kim Clijsters triumphed in Cincinnati we now move onto Montreal where Jelena Jankovic and Caroline Wozniacki will once again headline this Premier Womens tournament. Both Williams Sisters, Stosur and Sharapova will all miss the event through injury. Some of the highlight 1st round matches include Pavlyuchenkova v Kuznetsova, Pennetta v Hantuchova, Rezai v Kvitova…
Andy Murray produced some of his best performances of the season to retain his title in Toronto after defeating Nalbandian 6-2 6-2 in the QF, Nadal 6-3 6-4 in the SF and finally Federer 7-5 7-5 in the final. Murrays most impressive performance came in the QF where he beat the in-form with an assured…
Kim Clijsters produced a fantastic comeback to defeat Maria Sharapova in the final of the womens premier event in Cincinnati. Clijsters was down 6-2 5-3 and saved 3MP’s before a thunderstorm hit Cincy. When the players returned, Clijsters managed to reduce the number of errors on her groundstrokes and started to dictate the points moving…
David Nalbandian continued his excellent form of late by reaching the 3rd round of the Toronto Masters. In the 1st round he recovered from losing the second set to beat the consistent, David Ferrer. He then demolished an uninterested Tommy Robredo to set up an intriguing clash with Robin Soderling. Soderling had a tricky 2nd…
The majority of seeds in action on Wednesday progressed safely into the last 16 however two were not so lucky. Elena Dementieva, in what she described as her worst match in a long, long time was bundled out in straight sets by Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, 6-1 6-3. A-Pav has been banging on the door for a…
Ana Ivanovic pulled of a superb comeback from 6-2 5-3 down to defeat the number 10 seed and Stanford champion, Victoria Azarenka in the 1st round of Cincinnati. This result will come as a surprise to many however there have been signs over recent months that Ivanovic has been playing better. The problem she faces…
