The Quarter-Finals of the ‘Happy Slam’ saw the Game’s 3 dominant superstars ease into the last 4, with a British pair making history. Yes that’s right, the supreme No1s in Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic were both in stellar form. Williams for the 18h time in a row, crushed Maria Sharapova, whilst Djokovic obliterated Japan’s…
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 Doha: Day 1, 1st rd World No5 Rafael Nadal got his 2016 campaign off to a stuttering, but testing start, with a 3 set win over fellow Spaniard: Pablo Carreno-Busta. The Mighty Majorcan who had a nightmarish season last year, is hoping to get back to his brilliant best again and winning another Grand…
Agniszka Radwanska and Petra Kvitova turned the tables in the SFs, shocking Garbine Muguruza and Maria Sharapova. Both Muguruza and Sharapova went a perfect 3-0 in the round-robin and were favourites to advance to the Final. However Radwanska after losing all of her previous 4 meetings in 2015 to Muguruza, came back from a set…
Maria Sharapova will be forever known in tennis, as the woman who ended Flavia Penneta’s career. The Russian superstar was given the honour of facing Pennetta in what was potentially the Italian diva’s last ever WTA match. Maria was already assured of a place in the SFs, but Flavia knew she had to beat Sharapova and…
Maria Sharapova continued to surprise herself at the WTA Finals, as she beat World No2 Simona Halep in straight sets. The Russian hadn’t completed a match since losing to Serena Williams in the SFs of Wimbledon back in July. The 2004 champion though battled past Aga Radwanska in her opening round robin match in Singapore…
After a long, tiring season of shocks, triumphs and controversies, the top 8 players of 2015 are all here in Singapore for the Crown Jewel of the WTA Tour: The WA Finals. The prestigious eight woman field is being held in Singapore for the 2nd year after a record-breaking staging last year. 3-time defending champ Serena…
Venus Williams yet again proved too powerful for Aga Radwanska, beating the Pole in straight sets in the 1st round. The 35 year old American had already got the better of the former Wimbledon runner-up, twice this year at the Australian Open and Doha. Both victories however were tough 3 setters. This time round, Venus sheer…
1. Davis Cup- Andy Murray seals SF win over Australia, to send GB into first Final since 1978. GB bt AUS: 3-2 Murray bt Kokkinakis: 6-3, 6-0, 6-3 Tomic bt Evans: 6-3, 7-6 (7-2), 6-7 (4-7), 6-4 Murray/Murray bt Hewitt/Groth: 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-7 (6-8), 6-3 Kokkinakis bt Evans: 7-5, 6-4 2. More than 100…
1. Kvitova wins the battle of the all-Czech Final over Lucie Safarova and defend New Haven Crown. Draw. 2. Anderson claims first title in 3 years in Winston-Salem, with victory over rising French star: Pierre-Hugues Herbert. Draw. 3. US OPEN Draw is out! MS: possible QFs- Djokovic v Nadal. Murray v Wawrinka. WS: possible QFs-…
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