WTA Championships - Final

The WTA championships final took place yesterday and as widely expected Serena Williams beat Li Na in three sets to retain her title. 

It was not easy for Serena who was fighting fatigue and she lost the first set, then had to dig deep to win the remaining two sets. 

Li Na played well but I am not really sure she believes that she can beat Serena. 

 Li Na has not had a great year so reaching the final has hopefully set her up for better year next year. 

By contrast Serena has had a good year and at thirty two she is not getting any younger, but hopefully she will have a good 2014 and make even more history and break more records!

WTA Championships - Semi Finals

The semi-finals of the WTA championships took place yesterday and in the first semi-final Li Na beat Petra Kivitova in three sets. 

This was a really good win for Li Na who hasn't really had a great year. However in the final she faces the formidable Serena Williams.

Serena Williams beat Jelena Jankovic in three sets to make the final. It was a weird match in that Serena appeared to be injured. 

However on the on-court interview she said that it was tiredness that affected her game. 

So the final between Ni La and Serena Williams will be interesting as Serena is battling fatigue so this could be Li Na's best opportunity to beat her. 

WTA Championships - day three

Day three of the WTA Championships and Serena Willams beat Petra Kivitova in straight sets. 

Petra was trying so hard to win every point but Serena is just the better athlete and more comfortable in these pressure situations. 

In both sets Serena played flawless tennis hopefully she can keep this level up for the semi-finals.

Na Li also managed a very good win over Jelena Jankovic. It was a hard fought match in which Na Li eventually on in three sets.

But the shock so far of this tournament was Angelique Kerber beating  Aga Radwanksa in straight sets. 

This means that Aga goes out of this tournament with no wins and three losses. 

It was definitely a surprise for me as I didn't expect Aga lose so early. It also means she can go home get some rest and prepare for 2014.

Champions League - 24/10/13

On Wednesday both Man United and Man City played their Champions League games. 

Man United beat Real Sociedad by a goal to nil and curtesy of an own goal. Although Man United fans will be grateful for the three points, this will not help the fans to get behind David Moyes. As Man United are used to more convincing wins.

Man City beat CSKA Moscow by two goals to one. However the main talking point of this game was the racist chants directed at Man City player Ya Ya Toure. 

Toure would like football governing bodies to take stronger stand against these clubs. Whilst Toure has a valid point getting the governing body to listen and act upon Toure's recommendations will be a challenge in its self. 

But from a footballing point of view both Man United and Man City had a good night and this takes them one step closer to qualifying for the knockout stages. 

WTA Championships - day one

WTA Championships started yesterday and Serena Williams beat Angelique Kerber in straight sets. 

Serena was in fine form and barely gave Angelique an opportunity to get into the match. 

Petra Kivitova beat Aga Radwanska in straight sets. Petra was also in fine form and kept her errors down. 

Aga was apparently in tears after match and took this loss pretty badly. 

Champions League - 22/10/13

The Champions League returned yesterday and Arsenal lost at home to Borussia Dortmund. Arsenal lost the game two goals to one and after dominating for long spells. 

It all went wrong withcentral defence pairing of Mertesacker and Koscielny who both seem to go missing. 

This is because Mertesacker lacks pace and Koscielny often makes tactical errors in the big matches. 

All is definitely not lost and we can still qualify for the knock out stages. Arsenal are away to Borussia Dortmund in the next match and ideally we need to get at least a draw out of that match.

Elsewhere Chelsea beat FC Schalke 04 by three goals to nil. It has put them top of the table and in a good position to qualify for knock out stages. 

WTA end of year tour championships - Podcast

Please click on the link below to listen to my preview of the end of year championship.

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