Auckland boasts its strongest ever line-up of WTA players for the 2017 edition of the ASB Classic. Both Williams sisters are present in the draw as Serena joins Venus, who has become a regular in Auckland in recent years. The main draw is bolstered with Caroline Wozniacki and Barbora Strycova, and exciting talent in Naomi Osaka and Ana…
The first main draw has been released and the 2017 tennis season is finally upon us! I was ready for the off-season but equally, i’m ready to dive right in with another season of WTA goodness. This post previews the 2017 Brisbane International which includes the world number one, Angelique Kerber and five of the world’s…
The 2017 tennis season is pretty much here and after a much needed break, Moo’s Tennis Blog will once again spring into life. 2017 will be a quieter year for me in terms of visiting tournaments but i’ll definitely be doing Eastbourne again. Normally I stay for the first half of the tournament but since I love…
2016 just keeps on giving with the surprises as this evening, Ana Ivanovic announced her retirement from professional tennis. Ana said in the short video that injuries had contributed to “not being able to perform up to my high standards”. While many things had been speculated in this planned live broadcast on Facebook, i’m surprised and particularly as…
Before the Christmas festivities begin, I wanted to play catch-up with what’s been happening during the off-season. Tuesday’s tennis news started on a high and ended on a real low. Firstly, many congratulations to Victoria Azarenka who gave birth to her first child today! Today I had my hardest fight and my very best victory! Our…
This is a guest post written by John Bullock of Ad Court Ramble. Comparing players from different eras is a near impossible task with little to no tangible reward… but we do it anyway. I imagine part of it stems from pride (“My generation is the best!”) but also there is something about hypothetical scenarios…
Moo’s Tennis Blog is bursting back into life with the annual post of WTA predictions. This is the sixth year of top ten predictions and you can read how my previous attempts went HERE – 2015 was a hilarious mess! This was another tough one (a lot of swapping around players!) and there are a couple of…
Before I post my latest set of predictions for the 2017 tennis season, this post is a look back at how my predictions fared in 2016. On the whole, it was a rather disastrous affair! I correctly predicted five of the world’s top ten, incorrectly going for Sharapova, Bencic, Kvitova, Wozniacki and Safarova. I had Sharapova as my year-end number one…
The WTA Best of 2016 series is now complete. In case you missed any of the recent posts, you can catch up on all of them below: Handshakes and Hugs: Click HERE Best Shots: Click HERE Best Points: Click HERE Funny Moments: Click HERE Memorable Moments: Click HERE Best Matches of the Year: Click HERE I’ll…
This is the fourth and final part in the countdown of my favourite WTA matches from the 2016 season. In case you missed any of the first three posts, you can catch up with the following links: Part 1, matches 20 to 16 HERE Part 2, matches 15 to 11 HERE Part 3, matches 10 to 6…
