The 3rd round of the Australian Open saw the first real mini-tests for Roger Federer, Tomas Berdych and Andy Murray. Federer- a 4time champion at the Happy Slam got past the man some call ‘Baby Fed’ Grigor Dimitrov in 4 sets, with Berdych also advancing in 4 against future Aussie star Nick Kyrgios. Murray meanwhile beat a…
ATP Sydney- Troicki defends Sydney Crown in Epic 3 set battle over Dimitrov. WTA Sydney- Kuznetsova sweeps aside Puig for her biggest title in 6.5 years. ATP Auckland- Roberto Bautista Agut claims ASB Classic after Sock retires from virus. WTA Hobart- Cornet eases to Hobart Crown, beating Bouchard in straight sets. 2016 Australian Open…
ATP Doha, Day 5: SFs Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal both won their SF encounters, to set up a 47th career meeting in the Doha Final. The unprecedented King of Tennis had a bit of a wobble in his match with Tomas Berdych, especially getting broken at the start, but in the end, claimed a…
Day 4 of the WTA Finals saw Fed-Cup teammates Petra Kvitova and Lucie Safarova battle it out, with the 2011 champion Kvitova claiming victory. Both players had lost their opening matches and needed to win this match, in order to stay alive for the SFs. In the end it was Petra’s better experience at the…
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…
Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams bounced back in style after last weeks disappointments at the Rogers Cup, with both posting straight sets wins in the 2nd rd. Rafa was crushed in the QFs of Montreal by Kei Nishikori, his first loss to the Japanese superstar. Serena meanwhile was upended in a 3 set thriller in…
1. Stosur lifts Bad Gastein Crown, with comeback win over Karin Knapp. Bad Gastein Draw 2. Tomic in successful Bogota defence, as he beats Frenchman Adrian Mannarino. Bogota Draw Bernard Tomic’s tempestuous relation with Tennis Australia continues. 3. Benoit Paire lands maiden ATP Tour title in Bastad, beating veteran Tommy Robredo. Bastad Draw 4. Dominic Thiem…
Serena Williams went hell and back in round 3 at the SW19, barely surviving an epic 3 setter against Britain’s bright hope: Heather Watson. Watson clearly the underdog, totally flipped the script and took Serena to the edge of a yet another shocking defeat at Wimbledon. The British No1 was 3-0 in the deciding set, twice…
Andy Murray moved comfortably into the QFs of Queens, with a straight sets win over Fernando Verdasco. The former 3 times Champion always seemed to have the edge over the Madrid native. Even though Murray’s form dipped slightly in the first set, the British No1 never looked like the match. His opponent in the QFs…
Petra Kvitova and Svetlana Kuznetsova both stunned the top 2 favourites for the Madrid title, with shocking upsets over Serena and Sharapova. First Kuznetsova played a blinder of a match against Maria Sharapova, a day after saving match-points against Lucie Safarova in the quarters. The two-time Grand Slam champion beating her compatriot in straight sets.…
All Things Tennis- from Hamza Shakeel 