Australian Open Preview
Australian Open Preview Melbourne, Australia– Just a few weeks removed from the world tour final, tennis is back in full swing with the first major of the year down under in Australia. Tweet
What You Can Learn From… Novak Djokovic’s Victory at the Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia- Serbian Novak Djokovic defeated Brit Andy Murray in convincing fashion to win his second Grand Slam title (2008 Australian Open) 6-4, 6-2, 6-3. Djokovic, also known as Nole, displayed a newfound maturity under the most intense pressure. Time after time Djokovic played his game and attacked with stinging Tweet
ChiChi’s Preview & Prediction for Novak Djokovic v. Andy Murray
Recap of the Women’s Final- Na Li had the match in her grasp at 63 32. She was dominating Clijsters serve games as was expected and making Kim make some uncharacteristic errors, which was expected due to her depth and power. Then the demons came out. Annoyed with the crowd, the ball balls for not [...]
ChiChi’s Recap of Day 11 at the Australian Open
Recap of Day 11 at the Australian Open- Kimmy came out very confident yesterday and it was obvious why. She knows every move the predictable Zvonereva is going to make and is very comfortable with Veras pace. I will never make that call again between the 2 players on hard court because Vera has no [...]
What You Can Learn From… Novak Djokovic’s Defeat of Roger Federer
What You Can Learn From… Novak Djokovic’s Defeat of Roger Federer Davis Cup champion Novak Djokovic defeated defending champion and world #2 Roger Federer in three scintillating sets 7-6(3), 7-5, 6-4. The level of tennis played tonight on Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia was simply championship quality. Two great competitors slugged it out point [...]
Chichi’s Preview & Predictions for Day 9 at the Australian Open
Recap of Day 8. Dolgopolov was a genius yesterday. I have been following his progress for the last year and believe in his talent but I didnt think he was going to be as “heady” as he was yesterday. Murray and Nadal ran a clinic and Kvitova is a force to be reckoned with, not [...]
Chichi’s Preview & Prediction for Robin Soderling v. Alexandre Dolgopolov
The ride ends here for the Ukrainian wonder. There are some parts of me that would love to see someone like Dolgo in the quarters of a slam and I think if he could play a smart match he could give Soderling fits with his unorthodox style but I just feel that the Swede is [...]
Chichi’s Preview & Predictions for Day 8 at the Australian Open
Recap of picks- Na Li was very impressive with her victory over Vika. She made it a bit easier than I expected. For now I see her going the distance. Sveta and Francesca played in an instant classic. They both played great tennis and both showed an incredible amount of heart and determination. Fed looked [...]
