Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic borth came back from big deficits in the round, to just about sneak into the QFs. Murray was literally on the verge of being dumped out, after Grigor Dimitrov held match-point and led by 4-1 in the 2nd and 5-2 in the 3rd sets. But somehow Murray recovered from 2-5…
Serena Williams is just 1 match away from winning an 8th Miami Masters, after coming through an absolute thriller against Simona Halep. The two-time defending champion easily won the first set, before Halep fought back to level with the 2nd. But after dropping a big lead in the final set, Serena hung on to eventually win…
Stan Wawrinka continued his great start to 2015, by claiming the Rotterdam Open. The Swiss Powerhouse beat defending champion Tomas Berdych in 3 sets, after losing the opener, and in doing so wins his 2nd title of the season. Also Andrea Petkovic won the first Diamond Games since 2008, with her opponent Carla Suarez-Navarro pulling…
Tomas Berdych remained on course to defend his Rotterdam crown, with a straight sets demolition of Gilles Simon. The Frenchman was in buoyant mood, after cruising past Andy Murray in the QFs. However he was unable to handle the raw power of the 6ft 5 inch Czech. Berdych will now face Swiss powerhouse Stan Wawrinka…
Andy Murray crashed out of the Rotterdam Open in disappointing style, falling badly to an inspired Gilles Simon. The wily Frenchman was in sublime form, breaking Murray on multiple occasions. Simon in the end cruised past a hap-hazard Andy in straight sets, for only his 2nd ever victory over the reigning Olympic Champion. Over in Antwerp,…
Novak Djokovic crowned his first tournament since becoming a father for the first time , with victory in the Paris Masters Final. The Serbian cruised past Masters Series final debutant, Milos Raonic, in straight sets. The win sees him become the first ever player to successfully defend the Paris Masters and crucially stretches his lead over…
Whilst Andrea Petkovic got the better of one sister in the QF’s, it proved to be a bit too much getting the better of the other in the SF’s. A day after she beat Venus Williams in a 3 set classic, Petkovic went down to her little sister in straight sets. She certainly started brightly,…
Alas it was not to be a dream all Williams SF clash in Stanford as one sis prevailed, the other exited the tournament. Serena Williams rallied from a first set blowout to record a comeback victory over Ana Ivanovic in the Stanford Classic QF’s. Her big sister Venus however wasn’t so lucky. Germany’s Andrea Petkovic…
There was no rest for the wicked as not a day passed by after Wimbledon had just finished, the stars of the ATP and WTA Tours were back on the road. The first week post SW19, saw the women head to the Inaugural WTA Bucharest Open in Bucharest and Bad Gastein in Austria. The men were a…
It was Women’s SF’s day on day 12 of Roland Garros 2014 and it certainly didn’t disappoint. In the first SF, Maria Sharapova for the 3rd straight match conjured up a stirring comeback against Eugenie Bouchard and reach her third successive French Open Final. In the 2nd semi-final, it was World No. 4 Simona Halep…
All Things Tennis- from Hamza Shakeel 