Tennis Al Dannity Last Updated: October 4, 2017 Tennis: Petra Kvitova Becomes Wimbledon’s First Finalist of 2011 Petra Kvitova became the first Czech to reach the women’s Wimbledon final since 1998 by beating Victoria Azarenka in three sets on Centre Court. Al Dannity analyzes Kvitova’s rise to prominence and looks ahead to Friday’s men’s semi finals. Kvitova shows her class At the start of Wimbledon I predicted Petra Kvitova to make the...
Tennis Al Dannity Last Updated: October 4, 2017 Tennis: Tsonga shocks Federer but Djokovic Defuses the Tomic Bomb Jo-Wilfried Tsonga overpowered Roger Federer in a five set thriller on Centre Court to make the semi finals for the first time ever. Meanwhile, qualifier Bernard Tomic gave Novak Djokovic a fright in the Wimbledon quarter finals but the big Serbian did enough to win through in four sets on Court 1. Fearless Frenchman It’s...
Tennis Al Dannity Last Updated: October 4, 2017 Tennis: Sabine Lisicki is Wimbledon’s Wild Card Wonder Wimbledon hasn’t seen a wildcard go this deep since Goran Ivanisevic won the men’s title back in 2001. Al Dannity says the Sabine Lisicki show is just getting started. Germany’s new Queen of Grass Sabine Lisicki is 11-0 on grass in 2011. That’s not a Djokovic-esque streak but it’s one worth noting. The German, who...
Tennis Al Dannity Last Updated: October 4, 2017 Tennis: Venus Williams Wins Epic Against Kimiko Date-Krumm For most of the day it was the only match being played at Wimbledon but it didn’t matter. Venus Williams and Kimiko Date-Krumm delivered one of the most dramatic encounters ever to grace Centre Court. Not bad for a second round game. Williams survives but only just The combatants had a combined age of 71,...
Tennis Al Dannity Last Updated: October 4, 2017 Tennis: Serena Williams Comes Good to Beat Rezai at Wimbledon The first two days of Wimbledon have been littered with slow starts for the big names but none enjoyed quite the charge of comeback queen Serena Williams. A champion rises Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson has made a habit of promoting the #teambringit hashtag on Twitter. Serena Williams clearly smelt what he was cooking as a...
Tennis Al Dannity Last Updated: October 4, 2017 Tennis: Marathon Men Isner and Mahut Meet Again at Wimbledon It was good news for the top seeds at the draw for the Men’s Singles at Wimbledon but two familiar rivals won’t be happy to see each other again. Clear your calendar It took 11 hours and 5 minutes of Tennis, played over 3 days, to finally separate John Isner and Nicolas Mahut in the...
Tennis Al Dannity Last Updated: October 4, 2017 Tennis: Williams Sisters Cause Havoc in Women’s Wimbledon Draw Get ready for upsets a plenty during the early rounds of the Women’s Singles at Wimbledon. Al Dannity says the draw has almost guaranteed havoc early with plenty of big names in danger of early exits. Serena should stroll The draw has been particularly kind to the defending champion and #8 seed Serena Williams. The...
Tennis Al Dannity Last Updated: October 4, 2017 Tennis: Williams Sisters Return to Action at Eastbourne Serena Williams and her big sister Venus are finally back in action. After lengthy lay-offs, the duo are primed to challenge at Wimbledon. First however they must tackle a tricky field at the WTA event in Eastbourne. Al Dannity says their performances here could be great indicators about what to expect at the All England...
Tennis Al Dannity Last Updated: October 4, 2017 Tennis: Djokovic and Nadal Can Win Through to French Open Final The top four seeds have won through to the semi-finals of the Men’s Singles in the French Open and Al Dannity says it will be all chalk in the final four. Just like he predicted at the start of the tournament, Al says Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal will meet in the final at Roland...
Tennis Al Dannity Last Updated: October 4, 2017 Tennis: Maria Sharapova Stands Tall in French Open Defending champion Francesca Schiavone has fought hard to make the semi-finals but it’s another grand slam caliber player that has stolen the spotlight at Roland Garros. Al Dannity previews the prospects for Maria Sharapova and Schiavone as they prepare for their semi-final matches in the French Open. Return to prominence Having struggled against Caroline Garcia...
Tennis Al Dannity Last Updated: October 4, 2017 Tennis: Wozniacki and Clijsters Out But Other Seeds Struggle On Kim Clijsters and Caroline Wozniacki suffered stunning defeats in the Women’s French Open and Al Dannity says we can expect more upsets as the first week of play in Roland Garros comes to a close. Absence costs Clijsters I warned Tennis betting fans to steer clear of Kim Clijsters but I didn’t expect her to...
Tennis Al Dannity Last Updated: October 4, 2017 Tennis: Del Potro Looks to End Djokovic’s Winning Streak With two titles to his name in 2011, Juan Martin Del Potro is the sexy pick to end Novak Djokovic’s winning streak later today. Al Dannity has one simple message for anyone thinking of backing the Argentinian: It’s not going to happen. The stumbling comeback After hitting the high of defeating Roger Federer in the...
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