Miami Open - Day five

Day five in the Miami Open and Serena Willliams beat Caroline Garcia in a titanic three set victory. 

Serena had to dig really deep to put away twent year old Caroline. In the end I think Serena's experience at this stage is what probably helped her to close our the match and win.

Coco Vanderweghe beat Samantha Stosur in anther titanic three set match. This was a surprised as I thought Samantha was going to win this match. 

Coco played well at the key points and was able to win the games and the match.

Miami Open - Day four

Day four at the Miami Open and Venus Williams beat Anna Schmiedlova in straight sets. This was a very good second round victory as she continues to gain momentum. 

Elsewhere Agnieszka Radwanska beat  Romina Oprandi in straights to move the third round. This should mean that the injury that hampered her in the final of the Indian Wells is behind her.

Sloane Stephens beat Zarina Dyas in straight sets and this was quite a routine win for Sloane but tougher opponents await her. 

Caroline Wozniacki beat Monica Puig in three sets and a good run in this tournament and Caroline will be back in the top ten.

Premiership review - 22nd/23rd March 2014

In the weekend's premiership games Chelsea beat Arsenal by six goals to nil. This was one of the most humiliating losses I have watched. 

What surprised me the most was Arsenal's inability to at least score a consolation goal. 

 

The scoreline was not helped by Arsenal going down to ten men and the referee send off the wrong player. 

However Arsenal where already a couple goals down when the sending of Kieran Gibbs took place. 

On a positive note, however bad the scoreline was Arsenal still have a lot to play for. So the team needs to regroup as the games will be coming thick and fast. 

Elsewhere Liverpool beat Cardiff City by six goals to three and they came back from being two nil down. 

This win helped Liverpool to consolidate their second place and possibly win the premiership. 

Man City had even more compelling win they beat Fulham by five goals to nil. This win have also increased Man City chances winning the premiership. 

The fight for the European Cup intensified over the weekend as Everton, Manchester United and Tottenham Spurs all had good wins, so there is everything to play for. 

WTA Miami Open - Day three

Day three at the Miami Open and Serena Williams beat Yaroslava Shvedova in straight sets. However the first was very competitive and could have gone either way. 

But Serena asserted her authority in the second and it was really a one way traffic. It was a good test for Serena to have and will hopefully have prepared her for further tough matches.

 

Elsewhere Sabine Lisicki just about beat Nadia Petrova in three sets. Sabine needs to really pull together a good run and maybe a realistic chance to at least make  the final.

Maria Sharapova beat Kurumi Nara in straight sets and this wasa good first round match for Maria. As she knows that there will be much tougher matches to come.   

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.