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US Open: Rafael v Roddick and more…

by the Abbot on September 9, 2011

in Tennis

U.S. Open action really heats up today & onward with a good number of top seeds through into the quarter-finals.

Rafael Nadal should kick the surprising Andy Roddick’s butt all over the court…if for no other reason than Roddick took a grueling 37 games to get past Rafa’s Spanish buddy David Ferrer, whereas Rafa himself didn’t need nearly as long to dispatch Gilles Muller from Luxembourg.

Roger Federer eliminated the pesky Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to earn himself a date with Novak Djokovic on Saturday. Roger’s going to be a sentimental favourite, but Djoko, at 64-2 this year, will prevail, we think.

In the women’s draw, the semis are set with Caroline Wozniacki v Serena Williams playing the winner of Sam Stosur v Angelique Kerber. Stosur’s looking great this week after finishing off world #2 Vera Zvonareva in straight sets, 6-3, 6-3.

Best Player predicts this:

  • a Nadal-Djokovic final with Djoko taking it in 4 sets
  • Stosur v Serena final – Stosur in a 3rd-set tiebreak

 

Tagged as: Andy Roddick, Caroline Wozniacki, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Serena Williams

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U.S. Open – who’s through?

by the Abbot on September 1, 2011

in Tennis

Andy Roddick (below) and the rest of the big boys are through round 1 of the U.S. Open. So far, the tournament is unfolding as we might expect, with top seeds (Djokovic, Nadal, Federer, Murray, Fish, Ferrer, Tsonga, Monfils, Berdych, et al) winning their first matches.

Things haven’t gone as predictably in the women’s draw. Top seeds Venus Williams, Li Na, and Marion Bartoli are all now packing picnic baskets and sunblock to watch the rest of the tourney. Well, Williams may not be courtside – apparently she’s suffering from an illness that forced her to withdraw from the competition.

Watch this space for more on this week’s exploits of the world’s best tennis players.

Tagged as: Andy Murray, Andy Roddick, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Venus Williams

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