2019 ended on a bit of a slump for Novak Djokovic. Following Wimbledon he won in Japan and Paris but had some issues in Cincinnati & Shanghai sandwiched between a retirement to Wawrinka in the fourth round at the US Open. His season ended surprisingly going out in the round robin of the World Tour... Continue Reading →
Nick Kyrgios delivered, for his country and for his team
Nick Kyrgios has always divided opinion. I’ve always loved watching Nick play tennis. I find him imaginative and flawlessly brilliant. Not only has Nick showed up for his country in ATP Cup but he has used his voice to help those in crisis following the bush fires across Australia and deserves credit. Nick himself has... Continue Reading →
Serbia win the ATP Cup!
It has been an incredible 10 days of tennis. Played across Perth, Brisbane and the final eight coming together in Sydney the new format has proved incredibly popular with fans and players alike with over 220,000 fans attending the event. To begin the day Roberto Bautista Agut extended his winning record to 6-0 for the... Continue Reading →
Djokovic Delivers; would you have expected anything else?
When the pressure is on, when it is win or bust there is only one man to call. Novak Djokovic' perfect performance against Rafael Nadal in ATP Cup will go down as one of the matches of the year. His relentless fight is unmatched and has taken his record to a quite outstanding 8 matches... Continue Reading →
Reliable Roberto unbeaten at ATP Cup as he begins his season in perfect fashion!
Roberto Bautista Agut is Mr Reliable. There seems to be something about the month of January that brings out the very best in the Spaniard. Four of his last seven titles on the tour have some in the month of January and last year made the quarter finals in Melbourne for the first time. What... Continue Reading →
The relentless runner chasing down dreams with his jaw-dropping tennis!
It was about two years I watched Alex De Minaur for the first time. Brisbane against Milos Raonic and I knew from the first couple of minutes, this guy has game. I've said this before but the shout of "OH YEAH" on the service return winner he hit is one of those things you just... Continue Reading →
ATP Cup is a team game but which individuals stood out?
124 players were nominated to represent their country over the course of the inaugural ATP Cup in Perth, Brisbane and Sydney. It is a team game after all but bare from the usual suspects, which individuals stood out? Casper Ruud - Norway Casper has been one of my favourite players to watch come up through... Continue Reading →
Rafael Nadal turns it on late to see off a relentless Alex de Minaur!
For two sets of tennis Alex De Minaur was the better player. The 20 yearly was simply relentless in his shot making as he continued to press the world number one. All the traffic was coming off the racket of the Australian who gave Rafa nothing to work with. It was a very good performance... Continue Reading →
The flawless final hour that saw Novak Djokovic dispatch a stubborn Daniil Medvedev
Novak Djokovic just defined what he is all about in 167 minutes of exceptional tennis but the final 60 were flawless. Novak Djokovic had it on his racket but we know something about Daniil Medvedev is that he never goes away and forced a third set. Following his win Novak Djokovic had this to say... Continue Reading →
Were Tsitsipas and Medvedev lucky not to be disqualified in ATP Cup?
Tempers at times have reached boiling point. We have seen plenty of smashed rackets over the course of the ten days but two players sailed very close to the wind but should they have been disqualified? Let's look at the two situations! Stefanos Tsitsipas Stefanos was not too happy at being broken in his match... Continue Reading →