Aegon Classic Birmingham, Great Britain [CR3] Simona Halep (ROU) vs. [CR43] Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) There was frustration, fierce competition and nerves in this battle between Mladenovic and Halep. Halep came…
Continue reading →Aegon Championships, London [CR14] Feliciano Lopez (ESP) vs. [CR18] John Isner (USA) There was not much separating these two players. They are similar in age and rank. Lopez had a very…
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Aegon Classic Birmingham, Great Britain [CR7] Ana Ivanovic (SRB) vs. [CR135] Michelle Larcher de Brito (POR) The pressure of expectations and the consequences of that pressure were on full display today. Ivanovic was…
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Gerry Weber Open, Halle [CR27] Ivo Karlovic (CRO) vs. [CR81] Alexander Zverev (GER) I have been following Zverev since July of 2014. Despite all the attention being given to a few…
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Aegon Championships, London [CR10] Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs. [CR79] Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) Are we surprised or stunned that Nadal lost this match? I was neither stunned nor surprised because the…
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Topshelf Open, Netherlands Men’s Final: [CR15] David Goffin (BEL) vs. [CR97] Nicolas Mahut (FRA) The score line was almost identical to that of their only encounter, won by Goffin. Mahut…
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