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... Continue Reading →
Thanasi Kokkinakis It is a wonderful sight to see the Aussie back in form. One of the loveliest sights this year was watching the roar emotion on Thanasi's face after winning his first match at home at the Australian Open for the first time in six years. https://tennistalkblog1.wordpress.com/2021/02/09/thanasi-kokkinakis-returns-to-melbourne-park-in-style/ Since Melbourne he played well in Miami... Continue Reading →
On Wednesday, two generations of Spanish tennis will battle in one of the countries biggest tennis courts, the Manola Santana Stadium at the Caja Magica. 34 year old Rafael Nadal will be up against the birthday boy, Carlos Alcaraz who turns 18 on Wednesday, the day of his meeting with his idol Rafael Nadal. It... Continue Reading →
There are times in tennis when you just have to sit, watch and applaud and Monday afternoon in Madrid was one of those as 17 year old Carlos Alcaraz put on a show at the Caja Magica on his Madrid Open debut to win his first match at Masters 1000 level. The Spaniard's opponent was... Continue Reading →
Twelve months at the age of sixteen the Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz made his ATP debut in Rio de Janeiro. He defeated fellow Spaniard Albert Ramos Vinolas in three sets 7-6 4-6 7-6 last 3 hours and 36 minutes. Carlos is ranked at 146 in the world coming into Melbourne having qualified for a Grand Slam... Continue Reading →
Australian Open qualifying is now complete, kick off at Melbourne Park is for the first Grand Slam of the year is about a month away but we know who will make up the draw having come through qualifying but on a different continent. So, who stole the headlines? Carlos Alcaraz to debut in Melbourne There... Continue Reading →
Carlos Alcaraz has become the first player born in 2003 to win a Grand Slam qualification match. The Spaniard who burst onto the scene a year ago at the age of 16. On debut in Rio de Janeiro he put on some stunning clay court tennis including a 7-6 4-6 7-6 win against Albert Ramos... Continue Reading →
There have been many stories over the last few months on the Challenger tour and one player who has continued to write chapters in his journey up the rankings is Carlos Alcaraz. Since he made his ATP debut in February the focus on Carlos who was 16 at the time of his debut in Rio... Continue Reading →
Back in February which seems like a lifetime ago now over in Rio de Janeiro a 16 year old Spaniard called Carlos Alcaraz made the headlines with two very good performances which included a first round win against Albert Ramos-Vinolas. Carlos turned 17 a few months ago and was in action at his coach (Juan... Continue Reading →
Outside the four majors this is the one everyone looks to. The best men and women are set for Indian Wells which begins next week. A concern is the Coronavirus which is present in California which last week declared a state of emergency but measures and changes have been put in place to deal with... Continue Reading →
