It was close, kind of, but Federer got back in his usual stride and managed to beat Simon from 2-1 in sets with the final scoreline: 6-1 4-6 2-6 6-2 6-3. Next up is Tsonga. Federer winning the match helps him maintain his amazing streak of 36 straight Grand Slam Quarterfinals (or further of course) – a record that will be close to impossible to break. Tsonga will be a …
Sorry for the pun on your name, Tommy. I’m sure it’s not the first time you’ve heard that. But it’s sure nice to see him back on the courts, playing amazingly well at the less tender age of 35. Beating Djokovic in Miami wasn’t a one-off – Haas has been playing consistently well over months now and reached nr 14 in the world. Sometimes we forget this stylish player was …
I’m not going into a detailed analysis of each section of the draw and I’m not going to predict every match, but I’m going to touch on what I see could be key points in the Wimbledon Draw this year. The Wimbledon draw threw us an interesting surprise in giving us a re-run of Mahut vs Isner. I think the hype about this match is about much, especially since I …
Yesterday was a strange day at the French Open. It wasn’t easy to predict how the action was going to unfold, but at least there should be a few “given” matches. But it didn’t pan out that way. Firstly, Roddick played a horrible match, losing against Gabashvili in three straight sets. He just couldn’t get enough lead on the ball. They were all sitting up for Gabashvili, who played aggressively …
