23-11-15 ATP WORLD TOUR FINAL

The Atp world tour finals concluded yesterday

FEDERER SHOWS HE STILL HAS CLASS

The first semi final was an interesting one as Roger Federrer wiped the floor with fellow Swiss player Stan Wavwenka 7-5, 6-3 to reach the final. He is still now showing that age is an advantage at times rather than a disadvantage.

NOVAC CRUISES TO FINAL

Novac Djockovic beat Rafa Nadal in thew second semi fiinal 6-3, 6-3 Rafa is definitely through this tournament showing that he is ready to come back to tennis top level and is showing that he has the quality to be at the top of his game again.

 

NOVAC SHOWS HIMSELF TOP CLASS AFTER LOSS

 

  In the final of the Atp Wold final Novac Djockovic showed that youth beats knowledge on the court most times with a 6-3, 6-4 win. Is novac going to be the best in the world.

ATP WORLD TOUR 19-11-15

FEDERRER TOPS GROUP

Swiss player Roger Federrer needed 3 sets to beat Japanese player Kei Nishikori All 3 sets were only won by 1 break as in the first Roger Federer won by 7 games to 5 and the second by Niskhikorri by 6 games to 4. The third was won by Federer by 6 games to 4 to secure top spot in a difficult pool.

DJOCKOVIC THROUGH TO SEMIS

 

Serb Novac Djockovic beat Czech Tomas Berdych in 2 sets to secure the second semi-final spot in the Apt Finals after winner the first set was won by a double break as Djockovic won 6-3 and the second set was a lot closer as Djockovic won by 7 games to 5 Djockovic will definitely be one to watch out for in the knockout rounds

Player	Played	Won	Lost	Set For	Set Against	Points
Roger Federrer	3	3	0	6	1	6
Novac Djockovic	3	2	1	4	2	4
Kei Nishikori	3	1	2	3	5	2
Tomas Berdych	3	0	3	1	6	0

 

18-11-15 world tour finals results

WHERE WAS MURRAY

 

Andy Murray seemed to have a few problems in the ATP finals yesterday as Rafa Nadal cruised through to the semi-final. Rafa had a difficult first set but Andy Murray did have a bad second set against Rafa losing it 6-1 we will see what Rafa is like on Friday.  

The Spaniard played one of his best matches of the season, frustrating Murray with superb winners and passing shots throughout the afternoon. The home favourite was far from his best, but that shouldn't take away from Nadal's brilliant play.

WAVWENKA SHOWS CLASS

 

Stan Wawrinka's won a hard first set by  7-5 but similar to Rafa Wavwenka won the second set much easier 6-2 win over David Ferrer,

 Murray and Wavwenka  will battle it out for the other semi-final spot in their group.

Player	Played	Won	Lost	Set For	Sets against	Points
Rafa Nadal	2	2	0	4	0	4
Stan Wavwenka	2	1	1	2	2	2
Andy Murray	2	1	1	2	2	2
David Ferrer	2	0	2	0	4	0

17-11-15 ATP TOUR FINALS

NISHIKOERI GIVES HIMSELF A CHANCE

 

Japanese player Kei Nishikori Beats Czech Tomas Berdych in the first 3 setter of the tournament. The first set was a very tight set won by Nishikori by 7 games to 5 the second went to Berdych by 6 games to 3. Nishikori took control of the final set to win it by 6 games to 3 but the other result did help Berdych as it keep him in the tournament but for how long

FEDERRER GOES THROUGH TO SEMIS

 

Two of the sellers of this tournament Roger Federrer and Novac Djockovic played yesterday and I was disappointed by Djockovic as he lost a tight first set by 7 games to 5 and the second by 6 games to 2 and I feel that Djockovic should at the worst have got this to a third set. Djockovic has things to look at before his next match.

Player	Played	Won	Sets for	Sets Against	Points
Roger Federer	2	2	4	0	4
Novac Djockovic	2	1	2	2	2
Kei Nishikori	2	1	4	3	2
Tomas Berdych	2	0	1	4	0

 

17-11-15 ATP CHAMPIONS

DJOCKOVIC IN CLOUD 9

 

Serb Novac Djockovic cruised to a 6-1, 6-1 victory against Japanese tennis player Kei Nishicori it was like they were on 2 very different levels of quality and a result like this could be enough to get him through to the semi-finals on its own. Novac looks like the favourite for the tournament

FEDERRER SHOWS TOP QUALITY

 

Swiss player Roger Federrer found it a little trickier to get rid of Chech player Tomas Berdych it still only took him 2 sets to go through but he managed to cruise to an easy first set 6-2 but the second set was a lot less comfortable for him. I am not sure whether Federrer will be able to hold up until the end because of his age

MURRAY FINDS IT TOUGH

 

Andy Murray from Scotland or to the world of tennis Great Britain found it particularly tricky to beat Spaniard David Ferrer as Andy managed to win 6-4, 6-4 and he does look very good at this stage of the tournament .I am not that sure where Murry stands against the big guns but the semis is a definite target. For the tournament I would like to see him in the final.

IS RAFA BACK

 

Spaniard Rafa Nadal cruised to a 6-3, 6-2 wins over Swiss player Stan Wavrinka.  Does this mean that Nadal is coming back to form and could be the best in the world again who knows. I was disappointed in Warenka as I thought that he was better than this.

14-9-15 us open mens final

DJOCKOVIC WON IN 4 SETS

Serb Novac Djockovic beat Swiss player and tennis legend Roger Federrer by 3 sets to 1 all 4 sets were close but the three that Djockovic did win were won by 6 games to 4 Djockovic could never get that second break. But the second  won by federrer took Roger a lot longer to break in as he won by 7 games to 5

In a raucous night session on Arthur Ashe Stadium, after the start of play was delayed by more than three hours because of rain, Federer looked to have a real chance in the third set.

However Djokovic broke the Federer serve six times and saved 19 of 23 break points as he battled his way to a 27th win in 28 Grand Slam matches this year.

Djockovic tis now joint 5^th on the list of most grand slams ever

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14-9-15 TENNIS US OPEN WOMENS FINAL

ALL ITALIAN FINAL VINCI V PANETTA

PANETTA LIVES ITALIAN DREAM

 

Penetta broke in the 7^th game of the 1^st se but Vinci broke back later in the set to take it to a tie break. Penetta won it by 7 points to 4 with an hour played Penetta was a set up.

Penetta then broke in the second game of the the second set and then broke again and looked like she was cruising. Vinci then broke back to make it 4-3 but you thought that Vinci would get on a roll but it did not work out like that she Panetta won the next 2 games to win the match as Panetta was able to play the final 2 games like there was no pressure on her

The rain was a huge factor during this match as they expected to have to go off because of it

RAIN DELAYS WOMENS SEMI FINALS

WOMENS SEMIS DELAYED BY RAIN

Serena Williams must wait until Friday to continue her pursuit of a calendar Grand Slam after the women's semi-finals at the US Open were postponed with heavy rain forecast.

The matches will now take place at 11am local time (16:00 BST) on Friday.

Williams will face Roberta Vinci after second seed Simona Halep meets Flavia Pennetta in the other last-four match.

The men's semi-finals will take place after the conclusion of the women's matches at 22:00 BST

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10-9-15 WOMENS SINGLES

WOMENS SINGLES

HALEP WINS IN 3 TOUGH SETS

Romanian Simona Halep beat Bulgarian t Victoria Azerenka in 3 hard sets. The first set was won by one break as Halep won it by 6 games to 3. The second set was also won by just one break as Azerenka won by 6 games to 4. The third was won by 6 games to 6 games to 2 by Halep which meant that 2 breaks were needed to win the set and match

PANETTA DREAMING OF FIRST BIG DAY

Pennetta from Italy beat Czech Petra Kvitova in 3 sets and this was a major surprise in the world of tennis as Penetta.  Kvirova won the first set by 6 games to 4 which made me think that she would get control of the match but it was Penetta who won the next 2 sets by 6 games to 4.

Semi-final

1 S Williams (US) v  Vinci (Ita) 

26 Pennetta (Ita) v  Halep (Rom) 2

10-9-15 US OPEN MENS SINGLES

US OPEN

MENS SINGLES

FEDERRER PROVES AGE IS JUST A NUMBER

Seventeen-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer did not face a single break point as he beat Frenchman Gasquet 6-3 6-3 6-1 in just 87 minutes. Federer looks like a force in the world of tennis again and this does look like his year to win possibly his final major.

WAWRINKA HAS 2 TOUGH SETS

Wawrinka made almost as short work of Andy Murray's conqueror Kevin Anderson, beating the South African 6-4 6-4 6-0.Stan Wavwenka had 2 hard first sets before just blowing away Kevin Anderson.

This sets up an all Swiss semi-final between the 2

Semi-final

1 Djokovic (Ser) v  Cilic (Cro) 9

5 Wawrinka (Swi) v  Federer (Swi) 2

 

10-9-15 US OPEN

MENS SINGLES

DJOCKOVIC PROVES TOP CLASS

Serb Novac Djokovic beat Spaniard Fernando Lopez in 4 sets. The first set was a breeze for Djockovic breaking twice winning 6-1   It looked like it took time for Lopez to wake up but when he did he got right into a rhythm to win the second set with a break to win 6-3 but \Lopez looked good at this stage. That was before Djockovic broke in the third to win it by 6 games to 3 and the final Djockovic set went to a tie break but a tie |break he was able to control to win it comfortably.

TSONGA WINS EPIC

 

Frenchman Jo Wilfred Tsonga beat Marian Cilic in an epic 5 set match the first 2 sets were won by 6 games to 4 both won by Cilic. The third set was then won by Tsonga by a break and the fourth was won in a tie break that Tsonga always had control of. The final set was won by  Cilic on a break of serve this looked like a great match to watch so watch the replay

WOMENS SINGLES

SERENA BEATS SISTER

The battle of the American Williams Sisters a match that we had not seen in a while Serena won the first set with a double break to win the first set. Venus then came back to win the second set with a double break. The third set was where the real match began and ended as Serena took it with a break to show why she is still the best tennis player in the world.

VINCI WINS THRILLER

In the battle of the unseeded players Italian Roberta Vinci won in 3 sets over French woman Mladenovic in 3 sets each set was close but winning the first and third set by 6 games to 3 was enough to reach the semis. In the second Mladenovic won the set in another close one by 7 games to 5 this match could have went either way.

08-09-15 us open womens singles

WOMENS SINGLES

Czech player Petra Kvitova won 2 hard sets against British Player Joanna Konte but this is probably the furthest a British player has went in a long time. It took a long time for Kvitova to break in the first set but when she did it won her the set. In the second Kvitova had more control as she was able to break a lot earlier.

Italian tennis player Pennetta beat Sam Stoser in 2 very hard sets and this is a win that is definitely going to help her world rankings going forward.

Bulgarian Victotria Azerenka beat unseeded Lepchenko from the US the first set looked a lot easier for her than the second and she looks ready for anybody at this stage. There is sometimes little that can be learned against an unseeded opponent

Romanian Samona Halep beat German  Savine Lisicki in 3 sets the first set was an absolute epic where  Laisicki won an epic tie break by 8 points to 6. The second was won by Halep but it was also very close. In the third Halep took control to win the third with 2 breaks of serve. With a match like this under her belt she does look like a potential champion.

Quarter-final

1 S Williams (US) v  V Williams (US) 23

 Mladenovic (Fra) v  Vinci (Ita) 

5 Kvitova (Cze) v  Pennetta (Ita) 26

20 Azarenka (Blr) v  Halep (Rom) 2

 

08-09-15 us open mens singles

MENS SINGLES

Swiss tennis player Stan Wawrinka won in 4 sets over American Young winning 3 close sets will help him going forward but the one set that he lost was a terrible one to loose and might have to look at this as a champion to lose a set like this is definitely not a good thing.

Brit Andy Murray is the first big seed of the US Open to go out as he lost in 4 sets to South African Kevin Anderson. The first set was won on a tie break followed by a hard second set. In the third Murray won on a tie break but the fourth was lost by Murray from the tie break from hell as he could not gain a point which put Kevin Anderson through to the next round and he might be one to watch out for going forward.

Frenchman Richard Gasquet brat Czech Tomas Berdych in 4 sets. Berdych won the first set quite comfortably and this seemed to waken Gasquet up. The second and third sets were quite close but the fourth was a breese For Gasquet as he seemed to get better and better throughout the match.  Gasquet will definitely be a tricky opponent going forward

Roger Federrer showed his experience to win in 3 close against John Isner from the USA. The first set was won in a tie break where Federrer showed his class winning 7-0 the second set tie break was much closer but in the third Federrer was able to break away and win by 7 games to 5. The match will help federreer as well as the result going forward.

Quarter-final

1 Djokovic (Ser) v  Lopez (Spa) 18

19 Tsonga (Fra) v  Cilic (Cro) 9

5 Wawrinka (Swi) v  Anderson (SA) 15

2 Federrer (Swi) v Gasguet(Fra) 12