Premiership review - 29/01/14

In yesterday premiership games Manchester City beat Tottenham Hotspurs by five goals to one. 

It was a definitely a five star performance from Man City and top of getting hammered Spurs finished the game with ten men. 

For Man City this win has put them top of league and it was a good away win. I am sure this will help to reaffirm their belief that they can win the title. 

For Spurs this would have been an embarrassing loss at home. After all the money that they spent on players last summer their fans might start to feel a little short changed. 

By contrast Chelsea drew nil nil to Cardiff City. This was a  game that Chelsea where expected to win. So Chelsea fans will see this as dropped points especially as they played at home. 

So Manchester City are the new league leaders with Arsenal a point or so behind.

Premiership review 28/01/2014

Premiership returned last night and Arsenal drew two all with Southampton. This was a bad draw from Arsenal's perspective as Arsenal need to beat teams like Southampton if they are to win the league. 

Arsenal next game is Crystal Palace at home and it is a must win game. After this game Arsenal have some very tough matches ahead.

Hopefully Arsene Wenger has learnt his lessons from last night and will put out a stronger team against a resurgent Crystal Palace.  

By contrast Liverpool beat Everton by four goals to nil and it goes show what a strong team Liverpool has and they could still win the league. 

Manchester United also beat Cardiff City by two goals nil and they played their new signing Juan Mata. This was a good win for Man United and will help them to get at least a Champions League place. 

So Arsenal are still top of the league but Manchester City and Chelsea play tonight so it could all change. 

Review of the Australian Open from the sofa!

This years Australian Open was interesting to say the least. The adverse weather conditions meant players where playing tennis in forty two degrees heat. 

These weather conditions lasted for almost the first week of the slam and resulted in players getting dehydrated, vomiting or some even passing out. 

The second week started with a shock when the women's favourite for title Serena Williams was beating by Ana Ivanovic. 

Serena's exit of the tournament was closely followed by Maria Sharapova and Victoria Azarenka's exits. This ultimately lead to Li Na beating Dominika Cibulkova in the final. 

The men's draw was much more stable and than the women's. It was only final that had me most surprised when Stanislas Wawrinka beat Rafael Nadal. 

The Aussie fans where particularly vocal in the men's final and had some point sections in the crowd where booing Rafael Nadal for his injury time out. Which I thought was particularly unpleasant and was totally uncalled for. 

Some of the men's matches where played until 01.30 in the morning which I thought was a little strange. 

Overall I was surprised by wins of Li Na and Stanislas Wawrinka which I did not see coming. I guess that is why I love tennis because sometimes it can be unpredictable. 

However I can bet a bottom dollar that the players who under performed at this tournament will have a bigger impact in the remaining Gram Slams. 

FA Cup - Fourth round

The fourth round of FA Cup took place over the weekend and Arsenal beat Coventry City by two goals to nil.

It was a routine win for Arsenal who where up against a Championship side at home. It would have been a huge surprise if Coventry had got the win.

Arsenal are now becoming a lot more consistent, however they do have a very tough February month coming up. 

Liverpool beat Bournemouth FC by two goals to nil in a match that they where also expected to win. However they face Arsenal away in the next round. 

Chelsea beat Stoke City by a goal to nil and they face Man City in the next round. Man City where losing to Watford by two goals to nil but managed to win it by four goals to two. 

Australian Open - Day Fourteen- Men's Final

Day fourteen at the Australian Open and Stanislas Wawrinka beat Rafael Nadal in four sets to win the men's final. 

Rafa later on stated in his press conference that he hurt his back in the warm up. Which got progressively worse with each game. 

Rafa did his best to compete but the back injury made it difficult for him to serve or run. So it was amazing that he was able to get the third set. 

Stanislas served very well and was hitting winners everywhere and this was made easier by the fact that Rafa could not get to half the balls. 

So it was a gripping final but I am sure it would have been better if Rafa had not got injured. 

Australian Open - Day thirteen - Women's final

Day thirteen of the Australian Open and in today's women's final Li Na beat Dominika Cibulkova in straight sets. 

The first set was very competitive but in the second set Li Na imposed her authority and Dominika was unable to step up to the challenge. 

For Dominika it has been a great tournament and I am sure at the beginning of the tournament she probably didn't see herself in the final. 

So getting to the final would have improved Dominika's ranking and she will hopefully build on this success to win a grand slam soon. 

For Li Na she would have come into this tournament at least expecting to get to the semi-finals. 

So winning her second grand slam I am sure exceeded her expectations and she will hoping to build on this success for the remaining grand slams of the year.

It was by no means a classic final but aLi Na was fortunate enough not to face a top twenty player on route to the final. But all that means is the draw opened up in favour and made this win possible. 

Australian Open - day twelve

Day twelve of the Australian Open and in the second men's semi- finals, Rafael Nadal beat Roger Federer in straight sets. 

This result did not come as a huge surprise to me as Roger is not getting any younger and as much as some  tennis pundits still think of him as world number one. 

 

I think Roger's time has come and gone and he is not getting any younger and yes he is supremely talented. 

But it is asking too much to expect him to compete and beat men that are five years younger than him now that he is a step slower.   

So the men's final will be between Stanislas Wawrinka and Rafael Nadal. This is a match that I think Rafa should win quite comfortably. 

League Cup - Semi-Finals

The League Cup semi-finals have took place over the last few days and Man City beat West Ham by three goals to nil and by nine goals to nil over all. 

This was a a very good win for Man City and an embarrassing loss for West Ham. However it does mean that West Ham can completely focus on their league battle and get out of the relegation zone. 

In the second semi-final Sunderland drew two all with Man United on the night but then beat on penalties. 

This was a shock result and I thought Man United would have won on penalties. But their penalty taking was woeful and Sunderland where the deserved winners.    

Australian Open - Day Eleven

Day eleven at the Australian Open and it is ladies semi finals day. Li Na beat the young Canadian Eugenie Bouchard in straight sets. 

This result was not a surprise as Eugenie did incredibly well to get to this stage and I am sure in a few years time she will be winning grand slams. 

Dominika Cibulkova beat Agnieszka Radwanska in straight sets and this result was a surprise as Agnieszka is the higher ranked player. 

But at the same time Agnieszka has played a lot of three set matches and it was only matter of time before her energy levels dropped. 

So the women's final will be between Li Na and Dominika Cibulkova. 

In the men's draw Stanislas Wawrinka beat Tomas Berdych in four sets and he is now through to the final where he will face  either Roger Federer or Rafael Nadal. 

Australian Open - Day Ten

Day ten at the Australian Open and Agnieszka Radwanska beat the Victoria Azarenka in three sets. 

It definitely was a surprise for me as I thought that as Victoria had been playing reasonably well and I had expected her to least get to the final. 

Agnieszka has done a lot better than I expected but she has played a lot of three set matches at this tournament so don't think she will have any energy left if she does make it to the final. 

Dominika Cibulkova hammered Simona Halep in straight sets. This result was not too much of a suprise as Dominika has a good all round game which is slightly better than Simone's game. 

In the men's draw Rafael Nadal beat Grigor Dimitrov in four sets. Although Grigor pushed Rafa I would have been surprised if Grigor had won. 

Roger Federer beat Andy Murray in four sets. The first two sets where not competitive but Roger played incredibly well. However the third and fourth set where very different. 

In the third set Roger made more unforced errors which helped Andy to win the set.

 But in the fourth set Andy's lack of match fitness started to tell and Roger went on to win the set and the match. 

Australian Open - Day Nine

Day nine at the Australian Open and Ni La beat Flavia Pennetta in straight sets. This result was not a surprise as Ni La has been playing very well and did not really give Flavia the opportunity to really get into the match. 

Eugenie Bouchard beat Ana Ivanovic in three sets. Bearing in mind that Ana beat Serena Williams in the previous round. I would have thought Ana would have beat Eugenie. 

However Eugenie battled through to victory after losing the first set and she will now play Li Na for a place in the final. 

In the men's draw Tomas Berdych beat the number three seed David Ferrer in four sets. This was a surprise result for me as David has been playing well so I thought he was going to win the match. 

The shock result of the day was Stanislas Wawrinka beating Novak Djokovic in five sets.It was a pulsating match that had twists and turns.

 Stanislas just seem to play the bigger points better and had the marginal advantage of serving first in the fifth set. Novak made to very costly errors which cost him the game and the match. 

Australian Open - Day Eight

Day eight at the Australian Open and Dominika Cibulkova beat Maria Sharapova in three sets. 

This result was not a huge surprise for me as Maria has been struggling with her serve for a while now and against a player like Dominika it is understandable that her serve would break down. 

 

Victoria Azarenka beat a very poor Sloane Stephens in straight sets. Sloane was desparately disappointing and did not mount any kind of significant attack on Victoria's serve. 

Victoria now goes through to face Agnieszka Radwanska who beat Garbine Muguruza in straight sets. 

In the men's draw Roger Federer beat Jo-Wilfred Tsonga in straight sets. Jo- Wilfred did not play badly just that Roger was able to win those big points when it mattered. 

Andy Murray beat the 'lucky loser' Stephane Robert in four sets and he will now play Roger Federer in the quarters for a place in the semi- finals.

Rafael Nadal beat Kei Nishikori in three marginally close sets to make it to the quarter finals. 

Kei had chances to win at a least set and he could not take them as Rafa was always able to raise his level and win the match. 

 

Premiership review - 18th/19th January 2014

The Premiership games where played over the weekend and Arsenal beat Fulham by two goals to nil. 

It was a tense match and the goals where scored quite late in the match by Santi Carzola and he is one of my favourite players. 

I strongly believe that he is one of  the players that holds the keys to Arsenal sucess this season. 

Man City beat bottom of the league Cardiff City by four goals to two. Man City are really playing free flowing football and are scoring goals at will. 

However there problem is that they don't have a great defence so they have to constantly score more goals than they will concede. 

Liverpool drew two all at home to Aston Villa and they will probably see that as two valuable points dropped. However they are still top four so they still have it all to play for. 

 

Tottenham beat Swansea by three goals to one to keep them top five. They still are in with a good chance of bagging a Champions League spot. 

 

Chelsea beat Man United by three goals to one and this loss has effectively ended Man United chances of winning the league. 

 

For Chelsea this was a great win and Samuel Eto scored a hat trick! Samuel might be older now but he is good player to have in your team and I think Jose Mourinho has finally started playing him more. 

So Arsenal are still top of the league but only by the narrowest of margins, so there is still all to play for. 

Australian Open - Day Seven

Day seven at the Australian Open and Ana Ivanovic beat the favourite and World Number One Serena Williams in three sets. 

It was certainly a shock for me and I was disappointed to see Serena tamely returning the balls and not really going for winners. Apparently she had a back injury  which explains the tameness in her game. 

However Ana served and returned the ball well and she could do very well at this tournament if she keeps playing with this level of consistency. 

Eugenie Bouchard beat Casey Dellacqua in three sets. Eugenie started off a little slow but by the third set the momentum she had all the momentum. Eugenie now plays Ana Ivanovic for a place in the semi- finals. 

Flavia Penetta beat Angelique Kerber in three sets it was a surprise result as Angelique has been playing well. 

Ni La beat Ekaterina Makarova in straight set and it was a very solid win for Ni La who now faces Flavia Penetta in the quarter finals. 

In the men's draw, Novak Djokovic beat Fabio Fognini in straight sets. It was a very comfortable match for Novak who was never really danger of losing the match. 

Australian Open - Day Six

Day six at the Australian Open and Victoria Azarenka hammered Yvonne Meusburger in straight sets. 

It was a very routine win for Victoria who played well but didn't have to over extend herself to win the match. Next she plays Sloane Stephen and this match could be a very good match. 

Maria Sharapova beat Alize Cornet in straight sets. But Maria was made to work considerably harder in the second set.

In the men's draw, Rafael Nadal beat Gael Monfils in straight sets. It was the kind of game where Rafael was in completely in control and never any worry about him losing.

Andy Murray beat Feliciano Lopez in straight sets it was a comfortable victory and nothing like the mini drama he had in previous match. 

 

Australian Open - Day Five

Day five of the Australian Open and Serena Williams beat Daniela Hantuchova  in straight sets. To be honest it was quite a boring match and Serena did not need to get out of second gear to win. 

I think if Serena had been super motivated the scoreline would have been a little more embarrassing for Daniela. 

Ni La beat Lucie Safarova in three sets and after losing the first set badly Ni La regrouped and was able to win the remaining sets. 

However if Ni La struggled to beat Lucie then winning the Australian Open has just become an even bigger challenge.

Eugene Bouchard beat Lauren Davis in straight sets to make it to the fourth round. 

Eugene is doing really well at the moment only time will tell how well she is doing when she meets tougher opponents.  

In the men's draw Novak Djokovic beat Denis Istomin in straight sets. So far in this tournament Novak has not really been stretched and that can sometimes work against a player in the later stages of the slam. 

David Ferrer also recorded a straight sets win against Jeremy Chardy to make to the third round. 

He is making is way through the draw largely unnoticed and has a great chance to win his first grand slam. 

Australian Open - Day Four

Day four of the Australian Open and Sloane Stephens beat Ajla Tomljanovic in three sets. Sloane has not be firing on all cylinders and has been fortunate to make it this far.  

Maria Sharapova beat Karin Knapp in three sets and she really struggled with her serve and was fortunate to win in tight third set. 

In the men's draw Andy Murray beat Vincent Millot in straight sets. However the scoreline does not tell the story of this match. 

As Andy was five games to one down in the third set but somehow managed to regroup win the set and the match.

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal also won in straight sets and with a little less drama than Andy's match. 

 

Australian Open - Day Three

Day three at the Australian Open and Serena Williams beat Vesna Dolonc in straight sets. Serena played well and will now play Daniela Hantuchova in the next round. 

Jie Zheng beat the talented American Madison Keys in three sets. For Madison this will be a learning curve and as she was leading by four games to one the third set. 

These are kind of losses that Madison will learn from and will hopefully come back stronger. 

Sam Stosur hammered Tsvetana Pironkova in straight sets which included a six love second set. It was a suprise result considering that Tsvetana won the Sydney tournament over the weekend. 

Another surprise result was Monica Niculescu beating Sabine Liscki in three sets. I still feel that Sabine saves all her best tennis for Wimbledon and is not that motivated for the other slams. 

In the men's draw Novak Djokovic and David Ferrer both recorded straight sets wins to progress to the third round. 

Australian Open Day Two - A very hot day!

Day two at the Australian Open was all about the hot weather. It got has hot as forty two degrees and yet the tournament Doctor thought it was safe to carry on playing. 

Sloane Stephens beat Yaroslava Shvedova in straight sets. However it was no ordinary straight sets victory and in the first Sloane got off to a very slow start and had to come back from being five games to one down to win the set.

Sloane was able to win the match but it was not a very convincing win and she really need to step it up in the next round. 

Victoria Azarenka and Maria Sharapova both recorded straight sets victories to put them in the next round. 

In the men's draw both Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal recorded wins. Rafael was up against Bernard Tomic and some pundits where hyping this match up. 

However it never really an exciting match as Bernard retired with an injury after the first set. 

Premiership review -11th to 13th January 2014

Now that the Xmas and New Year games are completed. There is literally a point or two between the top five teams. 

So with the pressure very much on for the top five teams there where more points up for grabs. 

Man United beat Swansea City by two goals to nil and this win has taken the pressure of David Moyes for the time being. 

Tottenham Hotspurs also recorded a two nil win and this win was vital and helps to keep them top six. 

Elsewhere Liverpool, Chelsea and Man City all recorded wins. Arsenal played there game on Monday evening and this heaped the pressure on Arsenal's shoulders. 

Arsenal beat Aston Villa by two goals two one. In this game Theo Walcott took no part in as he was injured in the previous game and is now out for six months!

It was an important win for Arsenal and this win put them back to being top of the league and there literally a hairs breath between Arsenal and Man City. 

Australian Open - Day One - Men's Draw

Day one at the Australian and Novak Djokovic beat Lukas Lacko in straight sets. 

 It was a nice first round match for Novak who is the defending champion. 

He worked had but did not have to really stretch himself to win the match. 

The shock result for me was Ivan Dodig beating Ivo Karlovic straight sets.

 It was match that I thought was going to be at least four sets. 

 

So I was surprised by the comprehensive manner in which Ivan beat his fellow country man Ivo. 

Australian Open - Day One - Women's Draw

The Australian Open started today and it is the first grand slam of the tennis season.

Daniela Hantuchova beat Heather Watson in three close sets. Heather played well in most parts but her unforced error counts where the most telling. 

Daniela was able to use her fourteen years of tennis experience to win this match. Using tactics like the moon balls which I have not seen for a while. 

Heather will drop even lower in the rankings but she can use this performance in a positive way and the good results will soon come. 

Kirsten Flipkens beat Laura Robson in straight sets. It was a poor match from Laura's perspective and she simply did not look match fit. 

I always thought it was going to be a tough match for Laura but this was not helped by her lack of match fitness. 

Ekaterina Makarova beat Venus Williams in three close sets and in what was a very high quality match.

Serena Williams beat seventeen year old Ashley Barty in straight sets. However played well and she is definitely one to watch for the future. 

The shock of the day was Petra Kivitova losing to Luksika Kumkhum in three close sets. 

Luksika has never played a top ten player but she was able to match Petra's power and win the match. 

Australian Open - Preview

The Australian Open starts tonight and it is the first grand slam of the tennis calendar. 

In the women's draw Serena Williams is the hot favourite to take the title. As was the case last year but Victoria Azarenka ended up winning it. 

This year barring injury I can't imagine Serena not winning this title. Outside of Serena, Victoria Azarenka could still retain her title.  

Elsewhere Heather Watson made it to the main draw after winning three qualifying matches. 

Her first round is against the former top five player Daniela Hantuchova. This will be a tough match for Heather but if she keeps her unforced errors down she will prevail.

Laura Robson faces 18th and Wimbledon semi-finalist Kirsten Flipkens in the first round. 

This will be tough match for Laura especially as she is recovering from a wrist injury. 

 

The men's draw is a little more open than the women. As there is a number of men that can realistically win the title. 

Last years champion Novak Djokovic has the ability to retain his title. US Open champion Rafael Nadal has a big shot at this title but he has a very tough draw. 

Roger Federer probably as an outside chance of winning but personally I think it is an outside shot. 

Lastly the current Wimbledon champion Andy Murray as a chance at this title. However he did spend the latter part of the year injured so I am not sure if he is match fit. 

My prediction is that Serena Williams will win the women's title and Novak Djokovic will win the men's title. 

What are your predictions? 

AIPA International, Sydney - Final

The APIA International took place in Sydney and Tsvetana Pironkova beat Angelique Kerber. 

It was surprise result however when Tsvetana is playing well she is difficult to beat. This win sets up Tsvetana nicely for the Australian Open. 

For Angelique going into this match she was favourite and the higher ranked player. 

So even though I am sure she was disappointed, Angelique is probably now focusing on the Australian Open. 

APIA International, Sydney - Semi-Finals

The semi-final matches took place yesterday and in the first semi final Tsvetana Pironkova beat Petra Kivitova in straight sets. 

This was an unexpected result as Petra is  a grand slam winner Tsvetana is currently ranked outside of the top 100.

 So the points gained from beating Petra will really help Tsvetana ranking and also give her some much needed confidence. 

In the second semi-final Angelique Kerber beat Madison Keys in straight sets. To be honest the bigger surprise would have been Madison beating Angelique. 

Madison is still learning and she has gained from valuable ranking points for reaching this stage. 

Angelique is an experienced player and rarely loses to lower ranked players. So though it would been nice to see a Madison grab a set. I was not overly surprised by the result.

So the APIA International final will be between Tsvetana Pironkova and Angelique Kerber. 

I suspect it will be a three set match and I think Angelique will win it. 

APIA International, Sydney, - Quarter - Finals

The quarter finals for the APIA International took place yesterday and Madison Keys played Bethanie Mattek Sands.

Sadly Bethanie was unable to complete this match due to an injury. I felt bad for Bethanie who had come through some tough qualifying matches and beat the defending champion Aganieska Radwanska in the first round. 

Bethanie retirement from the match meant that Madison progressed to the semi-finals.

 For Madison it has been a great start to the tennis year and at this stage she has nothing to lose so she can really go for it in semi-finals. 

Elsewhere Tsevtana Pironkova beat Sara Errani in straight sets. This was good win for Tsevtana who tends to shine at Wimbledon so it's good to see she has playing so well and early in the season.

Angelique Kerber and Petra Kivitova are made it to the Semi-Finals and both won their quarter final matches in straight set. 

League Cup - Semi - Final, First Leg

The League Cup semi-final first leg were played in the last couple of days. Sunderland beat Man United by two goals to one. 

This has heaped even more pressure on David Moyes as Man United fans are getting a little restless. 

Despite the fact that Sunderland are struggling in the league, I was not surprised by this result.

 As I suspect Man United our probably going through a crises of confidence. However it is only the first leg and I am sure they will turn it around in the second leg. 

Elsewhere Man City beat West Ham by six goals to nil and it only the first leg! Unstanderbly the hammers are furious right now. I think it only matter of time before Sam Allerdyce is sacked.  

FA Cup - third round

The FA Cup games took place over the the weekend and Arsenal beat Tottenham by two goals to nil. 

 

I think what surprised me about Arsenal's  win was the ease in which they beat Tottenham. Normally game against Tottenham would be pulisating end to end stuff. 

However this match was not and Arsenal where very much in control of the match. The Tottenham Manager, Tim Sherwood did not come across to me someone who would have known how to turn this match around. This does not bode well for the rest of Tottenham's season..

Elsewhere both Liverpool and Chelsea recorded wins. But the FA Cup shock of the third round was Manchester United losing by two goals to one to Swansea City and at Old Trafford. 

This has put the pressure back on United's Manager David Moyes. To be honest I don't believe that David Moyes will turn this round. 

He doesn't even know how to win trophies and it was a big mistake to give him the job and I think some Man United fans are realising that now. 

WTA Brisbane International, Australia - Final

The Brisbane International final was played over the weekend and Serena Williams beat Viktoria Azarenka in straight  sets. 

It was a topsy turvy match and as the first final of the tennis season for both players where a little rusty. 

However Serena overcame her rustiness to reclaim the title she won in 2013. Despite Serena's rustiness she played well. 

Serena knows how to beat Viktoria, Maria and Aga and I think it will take an injury or an unknown player to beat Serena this year. 

 

Serena is still very motivated and shows no signs of slowing down and with her ever increasing fan base.

I think that 2014 could prove to be a very successful year for Serena and I hope that she continues to be motivated and injury free.

WTA Auckland International, New Zealand- Final

The final of the Auckland International took place over the weekend and Ana Ivanovic beat Venus Williams in three sets. 

It was a pulsating match which could have gone any way. As I was watching the match I couldn't help but think how fortunate the Auckland crowd where to witness this and two former grand slam champions battling so hard for this title. 

For Ana it was her first WTA title in two years and you could tell she was nervous as the would have renewed the somewhat stalling career. 

For Venus the win would have been huge as she is battling a debilitating illness that saps her of her energy, so the win would have been huge for her. 

However for Venus it was not meant to be but the way she is fighting this debilitating illness is very inspiring. 

The fact is Venus has seven grand slam titles and has made over twenty nine million dollars in prize money.

 The fact that she refuses to give up and is playing top level tennis at thirty three years old is truly amazing. 

Well done to Ana for winning this title hopefully this win enable her to have a much more successful 2014. 

Premiership review - New Years Day

The New Years Day fixtures where tense and highly entertaining.

Arsenal beat manager less Cardiff City by two goals to nil. It was a tense match and Arsenal scored both their goals in the last five minutes. 

This win helped Arsenal to retain their position at the top of the league. There where also wins for the chasing pack of Manchester City, Chelsea and Liverpool. 

Tottenham beat Manchester United at Old Trafford by two goals to one. It was most entertaining match of the day and lived up to its early evening billing. 

That lost to Tottenham has severely dented Manchester United chances of retaining their title. However it's only the second day of January, so there is still everything to play for. 

WTA Tennis 2014

Ladies and gentlemen I am soo glad to say that tennis is back!

Already it has already been a great start to the year. In the WTA Brisbane International quarter finals Serena Williams beat Dominika Cibulkova in straights. 

Serena will now play Maria Sharapova and Maria beat Kaia Kanepi in three sets to make  it to the semi finals. 

It has been ten years since Maria beat Serena and for Maria it has been ten painful years. 

Maria has now started discussing Serena's private life in public so I am sure Maria must now be feeling very confident out beating Serena.

Elsewhere Auckland International Venus Williams beat Garbine Muguruza Blanco in a straight sets quarter finals win. 

This was another fantastic win for Venus who now plays a fellow American Jamie  Hampton for place in the final.

This should be a very good match which could either way but I am guessing that Venus will win in three tight sets 

WTA tennis review of 2013

So much happened in the tennis world in 2013, some good some not so good. 

The main highlight  for me was watching Serena Williams clinically win the French Open. 

One of the lows was the decline of Britain's Heather Watson who has gone from a pontential top twenty player to outside of the top one hundred. 

A player I think did very well in 2013 was Canada's Eugenie Bouchard. She had a strong end to 2013 and has lot potential to do well in 2014.

Predictions 2014 

I expect Serena to win at couple more grand slams and surpass both Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert. 

I think this year the teengers are going to have a real influence on the grandslams. Therefore I am expecting Sloane Stephens, Eugenie Bouchard or Jamie Hampton to do well this year.