Day 2 at the Cathedral of Tennis saw 3 former men’s champions get their campaigns under way, but last years finalist and semi-finalist from the Women’s draw, both crashed out. King of grass and record 7 times Wimbledon champion Roger Federer, 2 time winner Rafael Nadal and 2013 champ Andy Murray all breezed into the…
After two injury blighted seasons which basically wrecked her career, former world number 9 Andrea Petkovic finally got back in the winners circle, with a straight sets win over Jana Cepelova. It was only the German’s 3rd career title, but the biggest one so far as it was her first ever premier crown. The win sees…
Eugenie Bouchard’s quest for a maiden WTA title will have to wait another day, as the rising star from Canada was beaten by a resurgent Andrea Petkovic. The German has experienced some horrific injuries the past 3 years and has seen her ranking slide as a result. But this surely means ‘Petko’ is back on…
Both Williams Sisters were in action on day 2 of the Family Circle Cup in Charleston South Carolina, but they had contrasting results by the end of the day. Lil Sis Serena, fresh from winning her 7th Miami masters title, suffered a huge loss to 78th ranked Slovakian Jana Cepelova. Serena just wasn’t on her…
All Things Tennis- from Hamza Shakeel 