Category: Tennis

Australian Open 2013 – Men’s Singles Final Preview

| January 26, 2013 | 0 Comments

The Australian Open 2013 men’s final has been finalized. Top seed and defending champion Novak Djokovic will face reigning US Open champion and third seed Andy Murray. Post Roger Federer’s epic five set loss to Murray in the quarterfinals, this match might give rise to a more dominant rivalry than that between the defeated Federer [...]

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Australian Open 2013 – Women’s Singles finals Preview and Prediction

| January 25, 2013 | 0 Comments

The final of the women’s draw at the Australian Open is an interesting blend of stories. Victoria Azarenka will be looking to become only the third woman, after Jennifer Capriati (2001-2002) and Serena Williams (2009-2010), to defend her title at the Australian Open while Li Na will be looking to redeem herself after her tragic [...]

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Australian Open 2013 – Semifinals preview and predictions

| January 23, 2013 | 0 Comments

The twelfth day will feature the much awaited Federer-Murray semifinal, the outcome of which will be crucial to the end result of the first grand slam of the year. Roger Federer (2) vs. Andy Murray (3) If the first semifinal between David Ferrer and Djokovic was a case of the former, where play was so [...]

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Australian Open 2013 – Results and Summary

| January 14, 2013 | 0 Comments

Day 12: The semifinal match between second seed Roger Federer and third seed Andy Murray could have gone either way. What ensued was an epic five setter that lasted over four hours at the end of which the third seed emerged victorious with the scoreboard reading,  6-4, 6-7 (5-7), 6-3, 6-7 (2-7), 6-2. Murray dominated for [...]

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Australian Open 2013 Seeding – Djokovic and Azarenka retain top spot

| January 8, 2013 | 0 Comments

The seeding chart for Australian Open 2013 that is scheduled to kick off on the 14th of January at Melbourne has been finalized. In the men’s list, defending champion and world number one Novak Djokovic is right at the top followed by Roger Federer, Andy Murray and David Ferrer occupying the 2nd, 3rd and 4th [...]

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Australian Open 2013 Predictions and Odds

| January 3, 2013 | 0 Comments

The question of most value is Can Novak Djokovic make it a hattrick by claiming the 2013 title at Australia? With Nadal backing out of his second consecutive grand slam, there is more clarity on how things might pan out at the Australian Open which is scheduled to be underway two weeks from now. As [...]

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Nadal’s appearance at Australian Open 2013 doubtful

| December 25, 2012 | 0 Comments

Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal made a statement on Tuesday that he is unlikely to be fit to take part in the first grand slam of 2013, Australian Open. The Spaniard has been plagued ever since the second round of Wimbledon 2012 where he tore a tendon in his left knee and has been regaining [...]

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Australian Open 2013: A huge increase in the prize money for the players

| December 25, 2012 | 0 Comments

With a total prize money of 31 million dollars, Australian open 2013 is the most expensive grand slam ever. The total reward is approximately 20 percent more than that of the 2012 edition. The prize money was increased across men’s singles, women’s singles, men’s doubles and women’s doubles but was left unchanged for the mixed doubles category. In [...]

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Shanghai Masters 2012 Final Preview: Djokovic Vs Murray

| October 14, 2012 | 0 Comments
Shanghai Masters 2012 Final Preview: Djokovic Vs Murray

Novak Djokovic is set to clash with Andy Murray in the final of the Shanghai Masters on Sunday, October 14. Djokovic dispatched Berdych with characteristic ease in the semi-finals to set up the final clash. While Djokovic has been the most impressive player of the tournament thus far, Murray has picked up his game when [...]

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US Open 2012 Results : Serena Williams and Andy Murray win

| September 11, 2012 | 0 Comments

The 2012 edition of the US Open came to an end on Monday after three weeks of delays, retirements and upsets. It ended when Andy Murray defeated Novak Djokovic in five sets, 7-6 (10), 7-5, 2-6, 3-6, 6-2, to claim his first grand slam title in his fifth final. Djokovic and Murray did justice to [...]

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