The two same events, eight less players on the men’s draw but they had $4,662,372 more in prize money than the women…

The run-up to the US Open see’s players hit either Toronto or Montreal and then Cincinnati as part of the path to Flushing Meadows. Prize money at these events has never been close or as it should be ‘equal’ and in a Global Pandemic we have understandably seen prize money decrease across events but the...

Dominic Thiem mixed up his service return position at Cincinnati and got demolished, now he’s returned to his usual position and looks more at home but why is his deep return position criticised when Rafa & Stan do the same?

No top player played more tennis matches in lockdown than Dominic Thiem. In a 6-8 week period the Austrian played in around 30 matches but on his first match back on the ATP tour at Cincinnati which was held in New York no one probably played worse than he did. I can't think of many...

Vintage Vika; Azarenka wins her first title as a mum!

Just over a week or so ago I said Victoria Azarenka needed time to find some rhythm on the match court. In Lexington a couple of weeks back she lost 3-6 2-6 to Venus Williams in round one but didn't play bad at all. I referenced back to something she said in Melbourne last year...

Andy Murray makes a successful return to ‘Cincinnati’

Following a defeat to defeat to Milos Raonic in the third round at Cincinnati Andy Murray posted a sad face on his Instagram story. A 2-6 2-6 defeat is not the way he wanted his week to end but on the picture what a fantastic week it was for Andy who hadn't played an ATP...

Diego delights as Casper falls short in ‘Cincinnati’

Diego Schwartzman has successfully found his way into the second round of Cincinnati at Flushing Meadows. The Argentine who turned 28 last week took a few minutes to settle into the match but it felt like a matter of when until he found his feet and made a breakthrough. Schwartzman did break early on in...

Vika & Andy begin with a win in “Cincinnati”

The last time a joint mens and women's event went ahead was incredibly at the Australian Open. This week tennis continues it's return with the Western and Southern Open usually held in Cincinnati but in order to create a safer bubble for players the event which is owned by the USTA has been moved a...

Three tournament in thirteen months, Vika needs more time to find some rhythm!

When the Lexington draw came out there was a air of excitement but also the realisation a top player looking to find form would be going home and sadly that was Victoria Azarenka. It was a tough match for the Belarusian who fell 3-6 2-6 to Venus Williams and it's a case of back to...

Cincinnati (in New York)

In this unusual year The Western and Southern Open held in Cincinnati at the Lindner Family Tennis Centre since 1979 is being held in New York at Flushing Meadows to create a tennis bubble. The double header of Cincinnati and the US Open at Flushing Meadows came about because of the global pandemic and was...