With just a week to go before the first Grand Slam of 2013, seven of the world’s top ten players head to Sydney, one of the most popular Australian Open warm-up events. Although the “Big Three” of Serena, Azarenka and Sharapova will be either resting or recuperating, the Apia International [...]
With most of the top stars of the WTA heading to Sydney for their final match practice before the Australian Open, the International-level Moorilla Hobart event offers an opportunity for lesser ranked players to hit peak form and earn valuable ranking points. The Tasmanian tournament will award 280 points, as [...]
World number one and top seed at the Brisbane International, Victoria Azarenka, pulled out of her semi final match against Serena Williams on Friday with a toe injury. She told the press conference that she had had an ongoing problem with a toe on her right foot which had required [...]
Marcos Baghdatis seemed to have started the 2013 season on a high note as he booked a Brisbane International 2013 semi-final place after defeating Frenchman Gilles Simon 6-3 6-4. The Cypriot broke the no.3 seeded Simon´s serve three times alltogether and improved his head to head record against the Frenchman [...]
After the demise of so many of the seeds early on in the Brisbane International tournament, it must be heartening for the organisers to see the number one seed Victoria Azarenka, and the number three seed Serena Williams both still in the draw. These two players, whose seeding reflects their [...]
Top seed and world number 7 Na Li of China progressed to the semi finals in this tournament being held in southern China, at the expense of Bojana Jovanovski, the 8th seed and world number 56 from Serbia. Li had two very easy straight sets rounds to begin her challenge [...]
The first few tournaments of a new season usually throw up some surprises and on Thursday the Shenzhen Gemdale Open in China was no different. The Frenchwoman Marion Bartoli who is ranked at no 11 and seeded 2 in this tournament, was eliminated in the quarter finals by Klara Zakopalova [...]
Two of the favourites for the Chennai Open - Janko Tipsarevic and Stanislas Wawrinka faced little danger as they progressed to the quarter finals of the tournament. Tipsarevic needed just over an hour to dispose over Edouard Roger-Vasselin in straight sets 6-2 6-3. The Serb was never troubled on serve, not facing a single [...]
No.4 seed Alexandr Dolgopolov of Ukraine made his way into the Brisbane 2013 quarter-finals as his opponent Jarkko Nieminen of Finland was forced to retire due to migraine when trailing 6-2 4-1. After Dolgopolov racing to take the first set, Nieminen looked weak and his movement deteriorated quite a bit. [...]
Third seeded Gilles Simon of France started the season on a positive note as he eliminated Colombian Alejandro Falla in the second round of the 2013 Brisbane International tournament, prevailing 7-6 (5) 7-6 (5). After a hard fought first set, the Frenchman went up a break at the start of [...]
In the third big upset of the Brisbane International 2013 WTA tournament after Caroline Wozniacki and Sam Stosur both lost their first round matches, Anastasia Pavlyuchenko of Russia, ranked at 36 took out the 2011 champion Petra Kvitova, the WTA’s 8th ranked player and seeded at 6 for this tournament, [...]
The Qatar Open in Doha is one of three ATP 250 tournaments in this opening week of the 2013 tennis season. The tournament has seen recent winners such as Andy Murray, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Roger Federer but this year the only top 5 representation comes from the current No.5 in David Ferrer. Rafael Nadal [...]
Out of all the four Majors that make up the “Grand Slam” in tennis, no event has endured more changes than the Australian Open. Despite shifting locales, different surfaces and a necessary move in its spot on the calendar, the event has survived becoming nearly irrelevant to now being not [...]
One of three tournaments in the opening week of the new season, the Chennai Open in India provides competitors with the opportunity for 250 ATP points and much needed match practice before the Australian Open later in the month. Surprisingly, last year’s champion Milos Raonic has declined the opportunity to defend his [...]
