The first five months of the season was a car crash. Djokovic fell to Hyeon Chung in the fourth round of Melbourne and following then he had a break. What followed went from bad to worse. First round defeats in Miami and Indian Wells were followed by poor showings in Monte-Carlo, Barcelona and Madrid and... Continue Reading →
Sascha Zverev has had his biggest day in his tennis career. Following a routine rout by Novak Djokovic earlier on in the week the German spoke about how he'd been tired for the last two months and that the calendar was too long. Fast forward a few days he see's off Isner, Federer and Djokovic... Continue Reading →
Alex Zverev has said he is tired. He has claimed he has felt like it for the last two months and says the calendar is too full, that I agree with but you choose your tournaments. Obviously there are tournaments where you have to play in like Masters and Majors unless you have a very... Continue Reading →
8 have now become 4. Off goes Dominic Thiem, Kei Nishikori, Marin Cilic and John Isner to begin their off season. For Novak Djokovic, Kevin Anderson, Roger Federer and Alex Zverev the week is still alive. Over the coming days 4 will become 2 and then as the Spice Girls say, 2 becomes 1 but... Continue Reading →
Well, it's been an odd week of tennis. Kei Nishikori performed well to see off Roger Federer in straight sets to begin the week setting the cat amongst the pigeons but that win seems a lifetime ago now following a 6-0 6-1 defeat to Kevin Anderson and a 6-1 6-4 defeat to Dominic Thiem. Dominic... Continue Reading →
My title is What was Dominic trying to do? The answer? I don't know! The performance from Dominic Thiem was simply bizarre, I just didn't get it. Before the match his coach Gunter Bresnik was talking to SkySports following a practice earlier on that day and said the plan is to be aggressive and I... Continue Reading →
The only British representative this year in London is Jamie Murray and he and his Brazilian teammate Bruno Soares have qualified for the semi-finals following their straight sets win seeing off Cabal and Farah from Colombia 6-3 6-4 in just over an hour. The match began with an exchange of breaks between the fourth and... Continue Reading →
I have always found it difficult to engage on a fan level with Kei Nishikori. He is super talented but for me there is an issue which has been there for as long as I remember. The weight of the world is on his shoulders. The attention, expectations and pressure he has received during this... Continue Reading →
Wow, did you expect that? Tuesday afternoon I couldn't believe what I was watching. Peter Fleming on Sky Sports said after the first set it couldn't get any worse and well he wasn't wrong although it felt awkward. As ever in situations like this there is nothing more awkward than a massive cheer when a... Continue Reading →
It was always going to be the most complete performance of the week to date, you just had that feeling! Novak Djokovic put on a masterclass of a performance and the big standout for me was how he served and importantly how he returned serve. 1st serve points won - 26/30 87% 2nd serve points... Continue Reading →
