Dustin Brown’s inspired performance on Centre Court last night proved the undoing of 10th seed Rafa Nadal- who has failed to make it to the second week of the Championships for the fourth year running. The Spaniard himself doubts he will ever regain the form on grass that brought him the Wimbledon title in 2008 and 2010. Continue reading
With the 2014 tennis season now virtually over, thoughts turn to the future. Last week saw the announcement in the Murray camp of a team reshuffle, while there was happy news off court as Andy got engaged to his long-term girlfriend Kim Sears.
As the tournaments in Basel and Valencia progress, how are things shaping up for the ATP World Tour Finals? There is potential in Valencia for a Murray vs Ferrer semi-final, a massive match for both with 110 points between them. Plus I take a quick look at news from the Women’s side of the Tour.
As we move further through the tournament at Shanghai this week, there’s plenty more shocks to take in as the pressure mounts in the lead up to this year’s ATP World Tour Finals in London’s O2 Arena. The stage is now set for a Federer vs Djokovic semi-final, but what happened to the rest of the field?
With the men’s final all set for tomorrow, I take a look at how the 10th and 14th seeds made it through the semi-finals, in a twist that nobody would’ve predicted at the start of this year’s US Open. But that is the beauty of the sport- anything is possible!
Reflecting on yesterday’s semi-finals, I am happy to be proved wrong in my previous predictions. Like me, many a casual or avid fan, and even famed tennis pundits, expected the top 2 seeds to make it through to the final. And yet what happened was the exact opposite,
A quick post on my predictions for the Cincy Quarter finals…
Following yesterday’s excellent performance from Spaniard Tommy Robredo to oust Number 1 seed Novak Djokovic 7-6(6) 7-5, things are looking interesting for quarter finals day at the Western & Southern Open, aka Cincinnati 2014, the final masters 1000 before the US Open.
While Robredo moves on to play his higher ranked compatriot Continue reading
The Triple Bagel 