Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares are safely through to the semi-finals in Monte-Carlo. The third seeds who have needed all three sets so far in their opening two victories down in Monte-Carlo only needed two sets to see off Joao Sousa and Diego Schwartzman who usually play their trade on the singles tour. For the... Continue Reading →
Yesterday was a day of withdrawals on the WTA Tour as as Cibulkova, Svitolina, Sloane, Collins and Maria Sharapova all withdrew from Stuttgart. Yesterday morning I did hear that Maria would not compete in Stuttgart and questioned if she would if she felt she could not compete at the highest level and has decided not... Continue Reading →
Sascha Zverev is set for his biggest challenge yet. Almost twelve months ago he made the second week of a major for the first time, not long after then he hired Ivan Lendl before the US Open but left New York in the third round but finished his season with four top ten wins in... Continue Reading →
It actually annoys me to write this. At the World Tour Finals in London in 2017 I wrote a piece about Dominic Thiem which said; “Style but no substance” It was frustrating then and even more so now as he has improved but that performance against Dusan Lajovic lacked any substance. Where was the power?... Continue Reading →
The quarter finals are set. It was another day of stunning clay court tennis in Monaco as 16 became 8 as the first clay Masters event of the season delivered once again. Djokovic 6-3 6-0 Fritz A very good performance from Novak, once he got going he really got in the groove and began to... Continue Reading →
In an Instagram Q&A a month ago the former world number one was asked by a fan if she would be taking part in Stuttgart to which she replied; "Doing my best to be ready for it, but it might be too soon" Since then, we haven't seen much of the Russian on a tennis... Continue Reading →
The best will be there. WTA Stuttgart at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix always proves to be one of the highlights of the season in the lead up to Roland Garros. This is a time to really put down a marker and many players will be looking to kick off their clay court season in... Continue Reading →
Last month Stan turned 34 and his career of late has been halted with injuries. At the end of 2017 he had a knee injury which bothered him at Wimbledon and last year missed over 3 months of tennis and struggled with the comeback to the tour. This year has likewise been a struggle so... Continue Reading →
Novak Djokovic is just about through to the third round in Monte Carlo. The win down on the coast was his 850th in his career and it was a big one. Now you may look at the win and think well he defeated Kohlschreiber in three sets but we know that he is capable of... Continue Reading →
