WTA Miami Open - Day two

Day two at the Miami Open and Virginie Razzano beat Heather Watson in straight sets. This was a bad loss for Heather who is desparately trying to climb the rankings. 

After the match she confirmed that she had been suffering from a shoulder injury. So this could take her out for a good few weeks. 

Madison Keys beat Anett Kontaveit in straight sets and this was a good win for Madison against Anett who was given a wild card to compete at this tournament. 

Kiki Bertens beat Victoria Duval in straight sets and to be honest Victoria very young. 

It is about getting the experience and hopefully at some point competing and winning at the highest level. 

Champion League - review 18/19 March 2014

In this weeks Champions League games Barcelona beat Manchester City by two goals to one on the night and overall by four goals to one. 

It was always going to be a tough ask for Manchester City to turn around a two goal deficit and going down to to ten made their mission impossible. 

However Man City can now focus all their efforts on winning the Premiership where they have a two game advantage.

Elsewhere Manchester United beat Olympiakos by three goals to nil and winning the tie by three goals to two. 

To be fair I would have been really shocked if Olympiakos had beaten Man United at Old Trafford. 

This win did ease the pressure on David Moyes as some fans don't believe that he will bring Man United silverware.

 So this win was a stay of execution for David Moyes the problem for him is the battle gets even tougher from here. 

Premiership review - 15th/16th March 2014

In the weekend premiership games Aston Villa beat Chelsea by a goal to nil. Chelsea pain was also compounded by finishing the game with nine men.  

Chelsea's loss was a real gift to Man City,  Liverpool and Arsenal. It's a match that Chelsea where expected to win and it would have consolidated their lead at the top.

Man City beat by Hull City by two goals to nil and having played two games less than the other top four teams. 

Man City are certainly sitting pretty and if they can win all their remaining games then the title will be there's. 

The shock of the weekend was Liverpool beating Manchester United by three goals to nil. 

It was an embarrassing loss as this game took place at Old Trafford. The win meant that Liverpool have now got a realistic chance to win the title.

Elsewhere Arsenal beat Tottenam by a goal to nil and this was not a pretty win. Tottenham had most of the possession and where probably tad unlucky not to get a draw.

But Arsenal did what they needed to do to win the match and it was certainly three much needed points and most importantly keeps Arsenal in the title race. 

Indian Wells - WTA Final

The final at Indian Wells and Flavia Pennetta beat Agnieszka Radwanska in straight sets. 

Aga appeared to have both a knee and ankle injury but that should not take anything away from Flavia's win. 

Flavia is one of a growing number of players over the age of thirty that have been winning titles. 

Admittedly this was one title that once Aga reached the final and injury free she probably would have won it so Flavia's win came as a surprise to me. 

Although Aga was injured I still think she will struggle to win tier ones and Grand Slam titles. 

She does not have the power of a Serena, Maria or Victoria and prefers to go for placement instead of winners. 

It was a great win for Flavia and I am sure she is hoping this win will give her confidence to improve her win tally in future tier one's and Grand Slams tournaments. 

Indian Wells - Day eight and nine

Day eight at Indian Wells and Agnieszka Radwanska beat Jelena Jankovic in three  sets. 

Aga's game seems to be really coming together and now she has made it to the semi finals she has every chance of winning it. 

Day nine and Ni La beat Dominika Cibulkova in three sets and Dominika played well but in the third set Ni La was able to win the big points and the game. 

Flavia Pennetta beat Sloane Stephens in three sets. Sloane did not look 100% fit and was making some really basic errors. 

Flavia was very consistent and could have won the match in two sets but I guess her persistence and patience paid off in the end. 

Champions League - Review 11th/12th March 2014

Champions league returned this week and Arsenal drew one all on the night but lost the tie by three goals to one. 

Arsenal played reasonably well but to be fair it was always going to be an uphill task to beat Bayern Munich let alone with at least three first team players missing. 

All it means is that Arsenal now focus on hopefully winning the FA Cup and the Premiership and with a more realistic chance of winning the FA Cup. 

Elsewhere Barcelona beat Manchester City by two goals to one on the night but by four goals to one overall. 

Manchester City where a little bit unlucky to go out of the competition but it means they can focus all their energies on trying to win the Premiership.

Indian Wells - Day seven

Day seven at Indian Wells and Sloane Stephens beat Alisa Kleybanova in straight sets to make it to the quarter finals. 

Sloane is having a great tournament and has had some great wins. Now we are the business of the tournament where she has a every realistic chance of winning the tournament.

Simona Halep beat Eugenie Bouchard in three sets and this match would have been a great learning curve for Eugenie. 

It would give a better idea of where and how she needs to improve her game to become a top ten player. 

Also good win for the Australian finalist Dominika Cibulkova who beat Petra Kivitova in three sets. 

Dominkia has good tournament and I would not be surprised if she makes to the final.