Borna Coric is a man finding form. Extended season in Davis Cup and illness meant that his pre-season didn't really get going until after Melbourne where his pre-season begun and says he has been working on everything. His performances so far in Dubai have been inspiring. You could look at the performances of Borna so... Continue Reading →
Borna Coric 1-6 6-1 7-6 Tomas Berdych – Borna recovers from passive start to secure a big win!
Down 0-5 it looked like being a quick evenings work for Tomas Berdych as Borna Coric was not alive in the match. Borna has been talking a lot this week and mentioned he didn't really have a pre-season training block longer than 10 days due to being unwell and hence why after Melbourne he had... Continue Reading →
Dimitrov off to Indian Wells with thinking to do after poor performance in Dubai defeat!
Grigor Dimitrov' stint in Dubai is over. The man who won the world tour finals in November put on a simply bizarre and poorly planned performance as he lost to 34 year Malek Jaziri who recorded the biggest win in his career. Early on in the match I was tweeting and I said this is... Continue Reading →
Murray wins in Dubai to seal 45th career title!
Preparations for Indian Wells could not have gone better for Andy Murray. The British number one announced at the beginning of the week he had been suffering from shingles but was fit and firing once again as he lifted his 45th career title. During the first couple of games the two exchanged breaks until the... Continue Reading →
Murray 7-5 6-1 Pouille – Pouille ran out of ideas as Murray raced to victory after close first set
It's not the first time I've watched Lucas Pouille and thought he's ran out of ideas. The Frenchman has come far over the last year or so but when the pressure moments came panic settled in and went for shots that in all honesty weren't on. Murray edged ahead in the first set immediately but... Continue Reading →
Wawrinka falls short in Dubai!
Defending champion Stan Wawrinka’s run in Dubai ended before it got going. The Swiss number one fell short to Damir Dzumhur with a lack lustre performance ahead of Indian Wells. Anywhere but there! How many times do you watch a tennis match and see a player approach the net and think hit the ball anywhere... Continue Reading →
Donskoy stuns Federer in Dubai!
Wow. Just when you think you have seen it all Evgeny Donskoy ranked at 116 in the world comes up with something unbelievable to see off Roger Federer. The Australian Open champion looked set to be on route to another win in Dubai after taking the first 6-3 against the Russian and the cement was... Continue Reading →
Missed opportunity for Berdych as Kyrgios moves into the semi-finals!
The third meeting between Nick Kyrgios and Tomas Berdych this year was certainly bizarre. Nick stormed to a 2-0 lead in the match but something seemed to be bothering Nick. The Australian looked to be suffering with a back injury and was in pain and as a result wasn’t serving too great to begin with... Continue Reading →
Dubai Preview – Nick Kyrgios v Tomas Berdych
Were only a couple of months into the season but for the third time this year Tomas Berdych and Nick Kyrgios will meet this time in Dubai after ties between the two in Marseille, Melbourne but who will walk away victorious and in the semi-finals of Dubai? Within the first few points of their match... Continue Reading →