Premiership - 27th September 2014

In this weekend Premiership games Arsenal drew one all with Tottenham Hotspurs. This was a very winnable match for Arsenal but somehow it did not happen. 

As soon as I saw the line up I knew it was going to be struggle. Arsene Wenger has a bad habit of putting Arsenal's best players on the bench and then bringing them on when it is too late and he did exactly that in this match so it was two dropped points for Arsenal. 

Liverpool drew one all with Everton and it was probabl a fair result but for either of these teams it does not really help their title aspirations. 

Liverpool did incredibly well last season and it was always going to be interesting to see if they could one better and win the title. But so far they have been very inconsistent. 

Chelsea beat Aston Villa by three goals to nil and they are back to their winning ways after last weeks draw with Manchester CityManchester City who beat  Hull City by four goals to two and they had to come back from two goals to nil. 

Manchester United also had a better weekend they beat West Ham by two goals to one. It would have been an excellent win if Wayne Rooney had not got sent off. 

But I am sure Luis Van Gaal feels like very relieved Man just to get this win under his belt. 

Premiership league - 20th - 21st September 2014

In last weekend's premiership games Arsenal beat Aston Villa by three goals to nil and it was a game that Arsenal even at a this stage every point is going is going to matter. 

Arsenal played much better than previous weeks and their passing game was much better. 

Elsewhere West Ham beat Liverpool beat by three goals to one. It was definitely a surprise result I did not see that coming at all. 

Manchester City drew one all to Chelsea and it was another surprise result. Chelsea had been doing so well and this was their first dropped points. 

In another shock result Leicester beat Manchester United by five goals to three. This was a surprise of the weekend for me as I did not see how Leicester could beat Manchester United let alone by two clear goals. 

This does now add pressure on Luis Van Gaal to get results because anymore bad results like that and tenure at Manchester United could be a short one. 

Premier League -13th September 2014

In the weekend premiership fixtures Arsenal drew two all with Manchester City. This was after Arsenal threw away two to one goal lead. 

Arsenal have got a new back four that have not completely gelled yet and hence why they have been conceding some silly goals. 

Chelsea beat Swansea City by four goals to two and it was a good win for Chelsea.

 Chelsea have got a really strong team with good players in each position and this will help to them to have a real chance of winning the premiership.

The surprise of the weekend was Liverpool losing by one goal to nil to Aston Villa. 

I did not see Aston Villa beating Liverpool if anything I thought that Liverpool where going to hammer Aston Villa.

 

Manchester United beat Queens Park Rangers by four goals to nil. This was a much needed win for Manchester United as they needed this win just to be in the top ten. 

I still think they are going to have a tough year and it's not going to be easy for Luis Van Gaal to emulate Sir Alex Ferguson . 

Day Fifteen - US Open

Day fifteen of the US Open and Marin Cilic beat Kei Nishikori in straight sets and it was a pretty routine win for Marin. 

Kei was unable to play the kind the tennis he had played in previous rounds and seemed a little overwhelmed by the occasion. 

Marin was able to hold his nerve and win the key the points and match. This win will change Marin's life as he has always been a good player but did not have any trophies to show for it. 

So I am sure he is hoping that  now he has won his Grand Slam that he will be able to win more Grand Slams in 2015. 

Day fourteen - US Open

Day fourteen at the US Open and the ladies final day and Serena Williams beat Caroline Wozniacki in straight sets.  

This was a pretty routine win for Serena however I was expecting a bit more from Caroline.

But she seemed a little overwhelmed by the occasion and did not really look like she had the game to trouble Serena. 

For Caroline she probably wished she had been a little more competitive and given a better account of herself. 

For Serena everything went according to plan and she was able to win her eighteen Grand Slam. She has now tied with Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova. 

So now the pressure is off and I hope she will be get back to playing free flowing tennis that I loved about her game. 

Day thirteen - US Open

Day thirteen of the US Open and it is men's semi finals day and Kei Nishikori beat Novak Djokovic in four sets to make to the final. 

This was definitely a totally unexpected win and somehow I kept thinking that Novak would come back but the come back never came. Kei was able to win this match and get into his first Grand Slam final. 

In the second semi final Marin Cilic beat Roger Federer in straight sets. It was another huge surprise first time that in about six years that Marin has defeated Roger. 

I thought with the favourable draw that Roger had he was dead cert to at least reach the final and claim his eighteen Grand Slam title. 

However this did not happen so the final will be between Kei Nishikori and Marin Cilic and I definitely did not see either of these two making to the final. 

To be fair neither of these players player exciting tennis so let's just hope the final is not boring. 

Day twelve - US Open

Day twelve at the US Open and it was ladies semi finals day. In the first semi-final Caroline Wozniacki beat Shuai Peng after Shaui retired in the second set. 

It was rather tragic way to get to the finals for Caroline but she played well and sized her opportunity. 

Second semi finals Serena Williams beat Ekaterina Makarova in straight sets and a Serena played a near perfect game of tennis to secure the win and move to the finals. 

Day eleven - US Open

Day eleven at the US Open and there two  men's quarter finals matches. Marin Cilic beat Tomas Berdych in three sets. This was big win for Marin and takes him  closer to being in the final. 

Roger Federer beat Gaels Monfils in five sets and it has been while since Roger has come back from two sets to love down to win a match. 

It was brilliant come back for Roger and only time will tell if the energy he expanded will hurt him in the later rounds. 

 

For Gaels he threw away a two sets to love lead away and it might haunt him in years to come. 

Day Ten - US Open

Day ten at the US Open and Serena Williams beat Flavia Pennetta and it was a routine win for Serena who is now into the semi finals. 

Ekaterina Makarova beat Victoria Azarenka in straight sets and it was great win for Ekaterina. Victoria is still coming back from injury and it will take time to get back into form.  

In the men's draw Kei Nishkori beat Stan Wawrinka in five sets and this a huge win for Kei against player that many including me thought Stan had an outside chance to win. 

In the other men's match Novak Djokovic beat Andy Murray in four sets and Andy his chance to take control of the match but he was unable to do so and lost the match. 

Day nine - US Open

Day nine at the US Open Shuai Peng beat Belinda Bencic in straight sets and this ended the good run that Belina had made. 

However this run that Belinda has been excellent for career and I am sure it will motivate her to work harder to get the top of the game. 

Caroline Wozniacki beat Sara Errani in straight sets and it was a very  uncomfortable for Sara and quite an embarrassing scoreline. 

In the men's draw Roger Federer beat Roberto Baustista Agut in straight sets and it was a fairly routine win for Roger against player that I have never heard off.

Like I said in my previous blog I think Roger has been a beneficiary of favourable draw and this may help him make it to at least the final. 

The surprise result of the day was Gael Monfils beating tournament favourite Grigor Dimitrov in straight sets. It was three very close sets with Gael winning the key points and the match. 

Day eight - US Open

Day eight at the US Open and Serena Williams beat Kaia Kanepi in straight sets and this was a hard fought win for Serena. Kaia made Serena work and fight for every point. 

This was a good strong win for Serena who is now in her first quarter finals of the year. 

Victoria Azarenka best Aleksandra Krunic in three sets and this was a good win for Victoria and she needs to make it to least the semi finals to ensure that she stays in the top twenty. 

In the men's draw Andy Murray beat Jo Wilfred Tsonga in straight sets and this was a good win for Andy as he lost to Jo Wilfred at Canadian Open. 

Kei Nishikori beat Milos Raonic in five sets and it was a surprise win as I was expecting Milos to make it to at least the semi-finals. 

Day seven - US Open

Day seven at the US Open and Caroline Wozniacki beat Maria Sharapova in three sets.

 This was a really good result for Caroline as I did not think she would have fire power to beat Maria.

It was a shocking result for Maria and a certainly a result that I did not see coming but Caroline has been playing for quite well for some time. 

Belinda Bencic beats Jelena Jankovic in straight sets and that this was a great win for Belinda and very much unexpected. 

Before this tournament I had not really heard of Belinda and I think it's good that she is having a strong tournament. 

But I am always little wary of players who have done nothing for the whole tennis year turn up at one a Grand Slam and all of a sudden are able to get amazing wins. 

It will be interesting to see if Belinda can go all the way in this tournament and these days with the women's draw never say never. 

In the men's draw Roger Federer beat Marcel Granollers in four sets and I really think Roger has had a good draw and surprised he dropped against Marcel. 

The surprise of the day was Giles Simon beating David Ferrer in four sets and I was not expecting David to win the title but was expecting him to get past Giles.