TweetJuan Martin del Potro’s comeback from injury will come up against its biggest challenge yet when he takes on Tomas Berdych (6) in the second round of the BNP Paribas Open. The Tennis Review looks at the Argentine’s chances of pulling off the upset. History: del Potro leads the head to head 4-2, but they […]
TweetNovak Djokovic (1) beat Tomas Berdych (4) 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 to win the 2015 ATP 1000 Monte Carlo Rolex Masters title. The win was the world No.1’s second Monte Carlo title, his 23 rd ATP 1000 trophy, and a fitting way to mark his 142nd week at No. 1 in the ATP rankings. First set […]
TweetDay ten of the BNP Paribas Open features one of the ATP’s best match ups, Roger Federer versus Tomas Berdych, a rare contest of two aggressive minded players. The Tennis Review looks forward to the quarter final action in Indian Wells, California, and predicts the winner. Federer leads the head to head 12-6, but hard […]
TweetTomas Berdych is quite the funny man. Here is his latest joking around when he compares some of the players on the tour to tortoises when it comes to keeping time between points. Wonder who he means?
TweetIt’s never too late for a February review so let’s look back on the best moments of the month in the tennis world, and, yes the list is biased and the rankings are in order of the tennis review’s discretion. 1. Marin Cilic tore up the tour. How else can we put it? Cilic came […]
TweetTomorrow’s ABN AMRO World tennis tournament final will see Marin Cilic clash with Tomas Berdych for the title. The two made it to the showpiece match in contrasting styles. Tomas Berdych tore through Ernst Gulbis 6-3, 6-2 in a remarkable display of clean hitting and aggression. Meanwhile Cilic was pushed to the limit by Igor […]
TweetStanislas Wawrinka has beaten Tomas Berdych to make his first Major final, and, from the smile on Berdych’s face at the net as the two shook hands, the Czech was as pleased to see the Swiss advance as the Swiss and his fans. Berdych will have appreciated just how well played the Swiss played in […]
TweetTomorrow Tomas Berdych has a chance to win the Davis Cup for the Czech Republic for the second consecutive year. How much of a chance will depend on how he copes with Novak Djokovic. Of the 16 times they have played, he has only coped with him twice. But one of those times was this year […]
Tweet(4)Rafael Nadal defeats (5)Roger Federer 5-7, 6-4, 6-3, Cincinnati Quarter-finals With Federer’s career on the rocks and Nadal’s recent hard court rejuvenation, predictions were rife that Nadal versus Federer part 31 was going to be as painful as the Italian final had been for Roger Federer fans, and neutrals. Federer was having none of it. […]
TweetThe draw could not have been tougher for fifth seeded Tomas Berdych: Gael Monfils in the first round. Perhaps cruel is a better word, considering Berdych’s recent fine clay form. The Frenchman in his home Major, the tournament where he has had his greatest successes, on a surface on which he plays better tennis than […]
