Day three of the Australian Open has come and gone and there weren't many surprises.
Novak Djokovic took out Ryan Harrison in straight sets 61 62 63 and he looks in ominous form early on. He was hitting the ball as hard as I've ever seen him hit it and at least in these early rounds, he seems to be much more offensive and is playing almost Agassi-like. Ferrer and Berdych must be taking notice of this new super-aggressive play from the Serb.
If there is one thing I'll say analytically, it's that Djokovic returned Harrison's bombing serve with such ease in the same way Federer destroyed Roddick's serve - he just blocked it back deep and automatically took control of the point. The scary thing is that Ryan was serving very well, getting near 70% of his first serves in, yet he was broken 5 times and never really held easily when he did. And Novak was even better on serve - he served at 75% for the match!
If I'm being honest with myself, it's hard not to see Djokovic lift the title here. He is so dominant on the plexicushion and believe it or not he looks even better than he did in 2011.
Davis Cup hero of last year Radek Stepanek beat Feliciano Lopez
decisively 62 62 64, and he now gets the lucky privilege of playing Nole
next round. Sorry Radek!
Other action:
- Maria Sharapova became the first woman since 1985 (Wendy Turnbull) to win her first two matches of a Grand Slam 60 60. She looks scary good at the moment and I'd be shocked if she didn't make the final now. Venus Williams won her match handily setting up a blockbuster 3rd round match between her and Maria.
- Samantha Stosur lost to Zheng Jie 64 16 75 in heartbreaking fashion. She was up 5-2 in the 3rd set but proceeding to implode after that, losing five straight games. Her entire game went away and you know there must be some serious psychological issues with her and this tournament, since she's never made it past the fourth round. First round loss last year, second round this year. And I'm sure this loss is more painful.
- David Ferrer beat American Tim Smyczek in four sets, 60 75 46 63. He looks good as he always does and will play Marcos Baghdatis next, who took out Tatsuma Ito in 4.
- Last year's Paris finalist Jerzy Janowicz came back from a two set deficit to take out Somdev Devvarman 67(10) 36 61 60 75. The big guy plays Nicolas Almagro next, which should be a very enteraining match. Jerzy could pull the upset there if he has enough gas in the tank.
- World #8 Janko Tipsarevic needed 5 sets to beat Slovakian Lukas Lacko 63 64 36 46 75. Lacko came back from a break down in the fifth but it was not enough and he falls to 0-13 against top 10 players. On the other side, Tipsarevic has played 18 matches at the Australian Open and 9 of them have been 5-setters. Amazing!
- In sad news, Brian Baker, who missed many years with injury problems, was forced to retire against Sam Querrey with a serious injury that forced him to be wheelchaired off the court. Here's praying that it's nothing too serious and he can be on the court soon. Baker won the first set in a tiebreak and would have potentially won the match. He was playing in his first ever Australian Open at 27 years of age.
- Ana Ivanovic and Jelena Jankovic won their matches to set up a clash between the two Serb countrywomen. That should be a fun, drama-riddled circus ride. Madison Keys rolled over #30 seed Tamira Paszek and the young 17 year-old American plays Angelique Kerber next. It will be tough for her to win, but she's been touted as a future Grand Slam champion and after seeing her performance against Paszek, I have to think she will win a Slam in the future.
- Brit Heather Watson and Aga Radwanska set up a 3rd round clash with straight set wins. That could be a good match but with the form Aga is in, winning 11 straight matches now to start the year and not dropping a set yet (!) she should win in straights.
The top half of the men's side and the bottom half of the women's side features some amazing matches for Friday. On the women's, you have as previously mentioned Ivanovic/Jankovic and V. Williams/Sharapova, but there's also Georges/Zheng, Watson/Radwanska, Kerber/Keys, and Makarova/Bartoli. On the men's you get Verdasco/Anderson, Melzer/Berdych, Benneteau/Tipsarevic, Almagro/Janowicz, and Ferrer/Baghdatis.
Looking forward to day four, there are many great matches on the card. Federer vs Davydenko should be very good and for Fed's sake I hope Davy isn't as good as he was 3 years ago when they played. Serena, Murray, Kvitova (plays Laura Robson - should be great match of the lefties), Wozniacki, Gasquet, Tsonga, Tomic, and Delpo. Delpo plays Benjamin Becker, so it will be a meeting of the two men who retired American legends Agassi and Roddick. Sleeper match of the day for the men could be Simon vs Levine.
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Federer rolls by Paire
Day 2 is over and Roger Federer, Andy Murray, Serena Williams, and many other top players kicked off their both kicked off their quests to win the title. All of the day's action recapped below:
Federer started his campaign for an 18th major title with a 62 64 61 win over Frenchman Benoit Paire on centre court (his 57th straight appearance on Rod Laver Arena!). The win was a smooth ride from start to finish as he was never in trouble. He broke in the first game of the match, and after saving break points the next game, he cruised to the first set. The second set was more of the same albeit closer, and in the third set Paire basically tanked, hitting many poor shots, reminding me of Tomic last year against Roddick at the US Open.
Roger hit 25 winners to 18 unforced errors, hit 3 aces, got in 64% of his first serves, won 84% of those, broke 6 times, and was 25/31 at the net. He only dropped 17 points on serve the entire match. It's hard to gauge how Fed really did because the match had little flow and few extended rallies for Roger to get into any sort of rhythm. He served very well though and got to net plenty, which is a good sign. There were few signs of rust after not playing any warmup tournaments, also a good sign.
He plays Nikolay Davydenko next, which could be challenging. Will we see the Davydenko who nearly beat Roger in Rotterdam last year, or will we see the Niko that got routed in Doha last year?
Other action:
- Sara Errani became the highest seed (#7) to exit as she went on in straight sets to Carla Suarez Navarro. Pretty shocking stuff, but Suarez Navarro has game and she has a beautiful one-handed backhand. Nadia Petrova, the #12 seed, also exited in straight sets to 42 year-old Kimiko Date-Krumm, who became the oldest major winner ever. Pretty crazy that someone ranked as high as Petrova could lose while only getting 2 games to a 42 year-old.
- Jo-Wilfried Tsonga won an entertaining match against Michael Llodra in straights. He is in good form and looks in great physical shape and I would not be surprised to one iota to see a quarterfinal clash between him and Roger.
- Serena Williams, to nobody's surprise, double bageled her unfortunate opponent. However, she suffered a fall during the match and hurt her ankle, so let's hope it's alright. Though I actually think Serena could win the title even if she had to do it on one leg. Superwoman.
- Andy Murray took out Robin Haase in quick time. He looks like he has a safe path to the 4th round, where he'll likely face Gael Monfils/Alexandr Dolgopolov or Gilles Simon.
- Two Canadians made it to the second round, as Milos Raonic and Jesse Levine won. Raonic, the #13 seed, dropped the opening set before taking the next three. It was a good win for Milos considering the struggles he's had recently, but I don't see him making the fourth round to play Roger.
- The 2009 US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro lost 5 games en route to a rout over Adrian Mannarino. He looks like a very serious threat to Andy Murray in the quarters. Watch out Andy.
- Bernard Tomic took out Leonardo Mayer in straights, bringing him one match closer to the match he desires against Federer in the 3rd round. Be careful what you wish for though.
- Jarkko Nieminen won a thriller against Tommy Haas in a match that lasted over 3 and a half hours. I'm sad that Tommy lost but since his return to great form last year he has proven a very difficult man to beat. Something to note is that Tommy did withdraw from the Hopman Cup doubles against Serbia with an injury, so not sure if he was completely healthy or not.
- Petra Kvitova survived a test from Francesca Schiavone, the wiley Italian. Kvitova plays Laura Robson next, who defeated US Open 2009 wunderkid Melanie Oudin. Robson was the one who ended Kim Clijsters' career last year at the US Open.
- Caroline Wozniacki came back from a set down to beat Sabine Lisicki. With the draw Caroline has, she could make the quarters to play Azarenka, though I'd honestly be surprised to see that. But 2013 is a new year after all...
- Gael Monfils, returnee to the tour this year, beat Alexandr Dolgopolov in a tough 4-setter. Good to see the Frenchman win in his first Slam match back. He is very fun to watch and he was missed last year. He could cause some problems in his draw because he's full of talent and ability.
- Other notables advancing on the men's side: Gilles Simon, Marin Cilic, James Duckworth, Richard Gasquet, Marcel Granollers, Gilles Simon, Philipp Kohlschreiber, Jeremy Chardy, Richard Berankis, Andreas Seppi, Yen-Tsun Lu, Alejandro Falla, Denis Istomin, Blaz Kavcic (upsetting Thomaz Bellucci), and Florian Mayer. On the women's side, those notables who also won: Yanina Wickmayer, Sloane Stephens (one of my favs), Maria Kirilenko, Jamie Hampton (upsetting the 31 seed Urszula Radwanska), Svetlana Kuznetsova, Varvara Lepchenko, Roberta Vinci, and Lucie Safarova.
On day three, watch out for Lopez vs Stepanek, and young upstart Madison Keys. One of the better matches of the day could be Malisse vs Verdasco.
Federer started his campaign for an 18th major title with a 62 64 61 win over Frenchman Benoit Paire on centre court (his 57th straight appearance on Rod Laver Arena!). The win was a smooth ride from start to finish as he was never in trouble. He broke in the first game of the match, and after saving break points the next game, he cruised to the first set. The second set was more of the same albeit closer, and in the third set Paire basically tanked, hitting many poor shots, reminding me of Tomic last year against Roddick at the US Open.
Roger hit 25 winners to 18 unforced errors, hit 3 aces, got in 64% of his first serves, won 84% of those, broke 6 times, and was 25/31 at the net. He only dropped 17 points on serve the entire match. It's hard to gauge how Fed really did because the match had little flow and few extended rallies for Roger to get into any sort of rhythm. He served very well though and got to net plenty, which is a good sign. There were few signs of rust after not playing any warmup tournaments, also a good sign.
He plays Nikolay Davydenko next, which could be challenging. Will we see the Davydenko who nearly beat Roger in Rotterdam last year, or will we see the Niko that got routed in Doha last year?
Other action:
- Sara Errani became the highest seed (#7) to exit as she went on in straight sets to Carla Suarez Navarro. Pretty shocking stuff, but Suarez Navarro has game and she has a beautiful one-handed backhand. Nadia Petrova, the #12 seed, also exited in straight sets to 42 year-old Kimiko Date-Krumm, who became the oldest major winner ever. Pretty crazy that someone ranked as high as Petrova could lose while only getting 2 games to a 42 year-old.
- Jo-Wilfried Tsonga won an entertaining match against Michael Llodra in straights. He is in good form and looks in great physical shape and I would not be surprised to one iota to see a quarterfinal clash between him and Roger.
- Serena Williams, to nobody's surprise, double bageled her unfortunate opponent. However, she suffered a fall during the match and hurt her ankle, so let's hope it's alright. Though I actually think Serena could win the title even if she had to do it on one leg. Superwoman.
- Andy Murray took out Robin Haase in quick time. He looks like he has a safe path to the 4th round, where he'll likely face Gael Monfils/Alexandr Dolgopolov or Gilles Simon.
- Two Canadians made it to the second round, as Milos Raonic and Jesse Levine won. Raonic, the #13 seed, dropped the opening set before taking the next three. It was a good win for Milos considering the struggles he's had recently, but I don't see him making the fourth round to play Roger.
- The 2009 US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro lost 5 games en route to a rout over Adrian Mannarino. He looks like a very serious threat to Andy Murray in the quarters. Watch out Andy.
- Bernard Tomic took out Leonardo Mayer in straights, bringing him one match closer to the match he desires against Federer in the 3rd round. Be careful what you wish for though.
- Jarkko Nieminen won a thriller against Tommy Haas in a match that lasted over 3 and a half hours. I'm sad that Tommy lost but since his return to great form last year he has proven a very difficult man to beat. Something to note is that Tommy did withdraw from the Hopman Cup doubles against Serbia with an injury, so not sure if he was completely healthy or not.
- Petra Kvitova survived a test from Francesca Schiavone, the wiley Italian. Kvitova plays Laura Robson next, who defeated US Open 2009 wunderkid Melanie Oudin. Robson was the one who ended Kim Clijsters' career last year at the US Open.
- Caroline Wozniacki came back from a set down to beat Sabine Lisicki. With the draw Caroline has, she could make the quarters to play Azarenka, though I'd honestly be surprised to see that. But 2013 is a new year after all...
- Gael Monfils, returnee to the tour this year, beat Alexandr Dolgopolov in a tough 4-setter. Good to see the Frenchman win in his first Slam match back. He is very fun to watch and he was missed last year. He could cause some problems in his draw because he's full of talent and ability.
- Other notables advancing on the men's side: Gilles Simon, Marin Cilic, James Duckworth, Richard Gasquet, Marcel Granollers, Gilles Simon, Philipp Kohlschreiber, Jeremy Chardy, Richard Berankis, Andreas Seppi, Yen-Tsun Lu, Alejandro Falla, Denis Istomin, Blaz Kavcic (upsetting Thomaz Bellucci), and Florian Mayer. On the women's side, those notables who also won: Yanina Wickmayer, Sloane Stephens (one of my favs), Maria Kirilenko, Jamie Hampton (upsetting the 31 seed Urszula Radwanska), Svetlana Kuznetsova, Varvara Lepchenko, Roberta Vinci, and Lucie Safarova.
On day three, watch out for Lopez vs Stepanek, and young upstart Madison Keys. One of the better matches of the day could be Malisse vs Verdasco.
Monday, January 14, 2013
2013 Aussie Open Day 1 Recap
I am back to start off 2013 with a bang! Finally the first Slam of the year is under way! Some thoughts from the first day of action.
- Novak Djokovic got through a routine opener, taking out Paul-Henri Mathieu 62 75 64. The Serb was never in trouble and cruised on serve. He takes on Ryan Harrison in the second round, who won a 4-setter against the ever-inconsistent Santiago Giraldo. Logic dictates Djokovic handles Harrison handily, but Harrison could eek out a set if the stars line up for him ... they won't.
- #4 seed David Ferrer cruised by little Olivier Rochus 63 64 75 and he'll play American Tim Smyczek next, who defeated big Dr. Ivo. Looks very much like he will make the QF easily.
- Janko Tipsarevic got by Lleyton Hewitt 76(4) 75 63. The Serb went down a double break in the second set, but Janko on 7 of the final 9 games of the set to win it, which pretty much won him the match. Facing Lleyton at the Australian Open is difficult and Janko even admitted that the first two sets could have gone either way. As for Rusty, we are left wondering whether or not his 17th straight Australian Open appearance will be his last.
- Maria Sharapova blanked her opponent Olga Puchkova of Russia 60 60. No surprise there, of course, but Maria played very well. She is definitely motivated to win this tournament as she could gain the #1 ranking under the right circumstances. Maria has won Down Under once, in 2008, and behind Serena, she looks like the second favourite to win the title.
- Venus Williams routed her opponent, Kazakh GalinaVoskoeboeva 61 60, and she looked much more energetic than she did for much of 2012. A matchup with Sharapova awaits in the 3rd round, and that would be absolutely awesome to see. The past vs the present, almost.
- Samantha Stosur fought past a tough opening set, which she won in a tiebreak, to prevail in her first round 76(3) 63. Good win for her, but knowing the troubles she has had at her home Slam (lost last year in the first round), I can't see her making it past the quarters.
- Nicolas Almagro, the #9 seed, needed 5 sets to beat American Steve Johnson 75 67(4) 62 67(6) 62. The Spaniard plays another Spaniard in the 2nd round, Daniel Gimeno-Traver, who is not an easy opponent. That could go 4 or 5 as well if Nico isn't careful. With the draw he has, he could wind up making it to the quarterfinals against Ferrer (most likely), but now that he's had a 5-setter in the first round, it's unsure of how he'll respond. If he gets by DG-T, he could play Jerzy Janowicz in the 3rd round, which could result in an upset. You never know...
- Fernando Verdasco, the #22 seed and 2009 Australian Open semifinalist overcame a two sets to one deficit against David Goffin to win 63 36 46 63 64. After the disappointment of losing a two-set lead to Bernard Tomic last year, this has to be a confidence-boosting win against a player on the rise lke Goffin. Verdasco has being working hard in the offseason with former trainer to Andre Agassi, Gil Reyes, and he looked much more fit than he did last year. He plays the X-man, Xavier Malisse in the 2nd round, and if he gets by that, he'll likely play Kevin Anderson.
- Grigor Dimitrov, surprise finalist in Brisbane where he lost to Andy Murray, lost in straight sets to the 32nd seed Julien Benneteau 64 62 64. It will be a tough learning experience for the Bulgarian since he must have had high hopes heading into this Slam. Technically it isn't a bad loss since Benneteau is a very solid player but Grigor had to have wanted to go a bit deeper, like the 3rd or even 4th round. And he would have had his chance to if he had beaten Benneteau, with Roger-Vasselin or Bemelmans in the 2nd round and Lacko, Muller, Hewitt, or Tipsarevic in the 3rd round.
- Juan Monaco, the #11 seed, lost shockingly in straight sets to Andrey Kuznetsov. He lost the first set in a tiebreak but after that he lost two 6-1 sets. Quite the upset on day one, not only in the result but in the way it happened.
- Agnieszka Radwanska won the final 9 games of her match to beat Aussie Bojana Bobusic 76 60. She is on a 10-match winning streak to start this year. She looks really good and she could cement herself as one of the big 4 in the women's game with a final or even (gasp) a win.
- The Doctor himself, the Youz, Mikhail Youzhny, came back from two sets down to take out Australia's own Matthew Ebden. Great win for the Russian, and he's set to meet Kei Nishikori in the third round, which would be a great match-up.
- Young 17 year-old American Madison Keys advanced to the 2nd round. Patrick McEnroe and Mary Joe Fernandez held her in high regard as a key part of the future of women's tennis so she is someone to keep an eye on in the next half-decade.
- 2006 finalist Marcos Baghdatis came through in 5 against Albert Ramos 6-3 in the 5th. Bag is likely to go through to the 3rd round where he'll very likely play Ferrer.
- Ana Ivanovic, Li Na, Julia Georges, Angelique Kerber, Dominka Cibulkova, Marion Bartoli, Jelena Jankovic were also among the winners on the women's side. Tomas Berdych, Kei Nishikori, Sam Querrey (the only seeded American), Stan Wawrinka, Jurgen Melzer, Kevin Anderson, Feliciano Lopez and Brian Baker were among those that advanced on the men's.
The match of day two on the men's side could be Tsonga vs Llodra. With both guys being great shotmakers and enigmatic Frenchmen, it could be a good show. Also watch out for Monfils vs Dologopolov. Gael is back and he looks good and if he wins he could very well get to the 4th round and take on del Potro, which would be an awesome comeback to the tour. Also, Federer and Tomic start their road to each other
On the women's side on day two, watch out for Wozniacki vs Lisicki. If you recall, Sabine beat Wozniacki at Wimbledon in 2009 and Caroline could certainly go out in the first round yet again if Lisicki gets on a roll. Azarenka, Serena, Errani, and Kvitova should ease through.
Until next time,
Kyle.
- Novak Djokovic got through a routine opener, taking out Paul-Henri Mathieu 62 75 64. The Serb was never in trouble and cruised on serve. He takes on Ryan Harrison in the second round, who won a 4-setter against the ever-inconsistent Santiago Giraldo. Logic dictates Djokovic handles Harrison handily, but Harrison could eek out a set if the stars line up for him ... they won't.
- #4 seed David Ferrer cruised by little Olivier Rochus 63 64 75 and he'll play American Tim Smyczek next, who defeated big Dr. Ivo. Looks very much like he will make the QF easily.
- Janko Tipsarevic got by Lleyton Hewitt 76(4) 75 63. The Serb went down a double break in the second set, but Janko on 7 of the final 9 games of the set to win it, which pretty much won him the match. Facing Lleyton at the Australian Open is difficult and Janko even admitted that the first two sets could have gone either way. As for Rusty, we are left wondering whether or not his 17th straight Australian Open appearance will be his last.
- Maria Sharapova blanked her opponent Olga Puchkova of Russia 60 60. No surprise there, of course, but Maria played very well. She is definitely motivated to win this tournament as she could gain the #1 ranking under the right circumstances. Maria has won Down Under once, in 2008, and behind Serena, she looks like the second favourite to win the title.
- Venus Williams routed her opponent, Kazakh GalinaVoskoeboeva 61 60, and she looked much more energetic than she did for much of 2012. A matchup with Sharapova awaits in the 3rd round, and that would be absolutely awesome to see. The past vs the present, almost.
- Samantha Stosur fought past a tough opening set, which she won in a tiebreak, to prevail in her first round 76(3) 63. Good win for her, but knowing the troubles she has had at her home Slam (lost last year in the first round), I can't see her making it past the quarters.
- Nicolas Almagro, the #9 seed, needed 5 sets to beat American Steve Johnson 75 67(4) 62 67(6) 62. The Spaniard plays another Spaniard in the 2nd round, Daniel Gimeno-Traver, who is not an easy opponent. That could go 4 or 5 as well if Nico isn't careful. With the draw he has, he could wind up making it to the quarterfinals against Ferrer (most likely), but now that he's had a 5-setter in the first round, it's unsure of how he'll respond. If he gets by DG-T, he could play Jerzy Janowicz in the 3rd round, which could result in an upset. You never know...
- Fernando Verdasco, the #22 seed and 2009 Australian Open semifinalist overcame a two sets to one deficit against David Goffin to win 63 36 46 63 64. After the disappointment of losing a two-set lead to Bernard Tomic last year, this has to be a confidence-boosting win against a player on the rise lke Goffin. Verdasco has being working hard in the offseason with former trainer to Andre Agassi, Gil Reyes, and he looked much more fit than he did last year. He plays the X-man, Xavier Malisse in the 2nd round, and if he gets by that, he'll likely play Kevin Anderson.
- Grigor Dimitrov, surprise finalist in Brisbane where he lost to Andy Murray, lost in straight sets to the 32nd seed Julien Benneteau 64 62 64. It will be a tough learning experience for the Bulgarian since he must have had high hopes heading into this Slam. Technically it isn't a bad loss since Benneteau is a very solid player but Grigor had to have wanted to go a bit deeper, like the 3rd or even 4th round. And he would have had his chance to if he had beaten Benneteau, with Roger-Vasselin or Bemelmans in the 2nd round and Lacko, Muller, Hewitt, or Tipsarevic in the 3rd round.
- Juan Monaco, the #11 seed, lost shockingly in straight sets to Andrey Kuznetsov. He lost the first set in a tiebreak but after that he lost two 6-1 sets. Quite the upset on day one, not only in the result but in the way it happened.
- Agnieszka Radwanska won the final 9 games of her match to beat Aussie Bojana Bobusic 76 60. She is on a 10-match winning streak to start this year. She looks really good and she could cement herself as one of the big 4 in the women's game with a final or even (gasp) a win.
- The Doctor himself, the Youz, Mikhail Youzhny, came back from two sets down to take out Australia's own Matthew Ebden. Great win for the Russian, and he's set to meet Kei Nishikori in the third round, which would be a great match-up.
- Young 17 year-old American Madison Keys advanced to the 2nd round. Patrick McEnroe and Mary Joe Fernandez held her in high regard as a key part of the future of women's tennis so she is someone to keep an eye on in the next half-decade.
- 2006 finalist Marcos Baghdatis came through in 5 against Albert Ramos 6-3 in the 5th. Bag is likely to go through to the 3rd round where he'll very likely play Ferrer.
- Ana Ivanovic, Li Na, Julia Georges, Angelique Kerber, Dominka Cibulkova, Marion Bartoli, Jelena Jankovic were also among the winners on the women's side. Tomas Berdych, Kei Nishikori, Sam Querrey (the only seeded American), Stan Wawrinka, Jurgen Melzer, Kevin Anderson, Feliciano Lopez and Brian Baker were among those that advanced on the men's.
The match of day two on the men's side could be Tsonga vs Llodra. With both guys being great shotmakers and enigmatic Frenchmen, it could be a good show. Also watch out for Monfils vs Dologopolov. Gael is back and he looks good and if he wins he could very well get to the 4th round and take on del Potro, which would be an awesome comeback to the tour. Also, Federer and Tomic start their road to each other
On the women's side on day two, watch out for Wozniacki vs Lisicki. If you recall, Sabine beat Wozniacki at Wimbledon in 2009 and Caroline could certainly go out in the first round yet again if Lisicki gets on a roll. Azarenka, Serena, Errani, and Kvitova should ease through.
Until next time,
Kyle.
Friday, January 11, 2013
Quick Blog Update
Hey all,
I haven't been writing much in the offseason, and I have been mainly talking about tennis on Ru-an's blog and Jonathan's blog. In light of that, I am making this quick post t explain some things. First of all, if you don't already know, I am writing about tennis now at SportPulse.net, so in 2013 I won't be posting as much on this blog. The usual match reports won't be as frequent as I will be reporting at SportPulse every week for both the men and women's tours.
However, I will make it my mission to continue this blog going, so I'm changing things up a bit. From now on I'll be writing more or less from a point of opinion, and I'll be giving my thoughts in a more or less diary format. Anything from Roger's performances to the state of the game to giving thoughts to just about anything related to tennis.
Tomorrow I'll be giving my full and extensive thoughts on the Australian Open draw and what might be expected throughout the next fortnight. It is sure good to have tennis back, isn't it?
I haven't been writing much in the offseason, and I have been mainly talking about tennis on Ru-an's blog and Jonathan's blog. In light of that, I am making this quick post t explain some things. First of all, if you don't already know, I am writing about tennis now at SportPulse.net, so in 2013 I won't be posting as much on this blog. The usual match reports won't be as frequent as I will be reporting at SportPulse every week for both the men and women's tours.
However, I will make it my mission to continue this blog going, so I'm changing things up a bit. From now on I'll be writing more or less from a point of opinion, and I'll be giving my thoughts in a more or less diary format. Anything from Roger's performances to the state of the game to giving thoughts to just about anything related to tennis.
Tomorrow I'll be giving my full and extensive thoughts on the Australian Open draw and what might be expected throughout the next fortnight. It is sure good to have tennis back, isn't it?
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