Wimbledon – Ones to Watch

Nick Kyrgios You can't ignore him, he has a wonderful talent on a grass court he can be exceptional. Nick put himself in the top 5 of grass players on the tour and it's difficult to argue against it but bringing a bit of composure is the problem. The Aussie hadn't played since April due...

Roland Garros – The Ones to Watch

Casper Ruud I wanted to have Casper in my piece talking about contenders at Roland Garros but the form coming into Rome and the manner of the defeat to Djokovic raised a few eyebrows. Djokovic' performance was great but Casper couldn't consistently put a challenge together that would turn the tables. His success has come...

Match Point from Madrid

Ons Jabeur wins her first WTA 1000 title It has been quite the week for Ons Jabeur, the Tunisian has become the first African/Arab woman to win a WTA 1000 event following her three set win over Jessica Pegula at the Madrid Open. Ons plays tennis with precision and an array of beautiful shots which...

First Round Battles in Rome

Roberto Bautista Agut vs Alex de Minaur It is going to be a good battle between two of tennis' toughest baseline players. I do think this could be a big opportunity for Alex to get a win and hopefully some momentum going, he impressed me in Barcelona recently but good runs are few and far...

Concerns grow but who is in, out or a doubt for the Australian Open?

As ever the season begins down under, in the next few days thousands of players and their teams will head to Australia to kick off their season despite the growing concerns of the Omicron variant of Covid-19. Rules state that players must be vaccinated otherwise they will not be able to travel or compete in...

Roland Garros 2021: The opening week

Sinner escapes a tricky Herbert! For the first time in his career the young Italian, Jannik Sinner has won a best of five set match in tough conditions out on Court Suzanne Lenglen against Frenchman Pierre Hugues Herbert. It was a wonderful start from Sinner who was ruthless in the opening set and almost bageled...

Miami Open Roundup

It has been a fascinating couple of weeks of tennis down at the Hard Rock Stadium in Florida. High profile names were missing but that did not put a damper on proceedings at one of the biggest events on the WTA and ATP tours but what happened? Title, defended. A big week for World No.1...

Ash Barty defends her Miami Open title

The first of hopefully many meetings between Ash Barty and Bianca Andreescu played out in Miami on Saturday afternoon with a limited crowd as the defending Miami champion took on the defending Indian Wells champion for one of the biggest prizes outside of the majors. Ash Barty certainly led Andreescu know she is here to...

Barty vs Bianca – who will win in Miami?

The world number one and world number nine will go head to head on Saturday in the Miami Open Final. The defending Miami champion is up against the defending Indian Wells champion from 2019 with the Aussie, Ash Barty looking to become just the second player since the turn of the century to win back...

Australian Open Day 1 – Serena, Venus, Osaka & Halep dominate, Novak extends his winning run, Bianca’s return & Denis and Jannik put on a show!

Serena and Venus open with a win Serena Williams beginning her 20th campaign at Melbourne Park and Venus Williams beginning her 21st have both opened up with a win on the opening day of the 2021 Australian Open. Serena faced Laura Siegemund in round one and didn't take too long to begin her domination winning...