Sabalenka falls as the 31st seed, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova wins her 36th match vs top 10 opponent Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova is a player you just don't write off. The Russian has been beating top 10 ranked opponents since 2009 and for the seventh time in a major. It is also the Russian's first time into the fourth... Continue Reading →
Aslan Karatsev The Russian’s meteoric rise has been nothing but incredible. Having stumbled in qualifying 9 times he then debuted in Melbourne and made the semi-finals of the Australian. His form continued, he went onto win the doubles in Qatar with Rublev, won his first title in Dubai and was runner-up in Serbia but has... Continue Reading →
With Roland Garros around the corner it is a very good time to find form, it is also a perfect time to pick up a trophy and quite a few did that this week. Paula Badosa - Belgrade It has been a week of rain in Belgrade which meant on the Saturday players had to... Continue Reading →
This time of year where clay court tennis comes thick and fast is one of my favourite. We see those clay specialists shine on the dirt across Europe and there are not many better than Casper Ruud. The 22 year old from Oslo, Norway who has spent a lot of his early career at the... Continue Reading →
In the Cauldron of the Caja Magica in Madrid we have seen some fantastic tennis, surprises and some leaving with more questions than answers. Daniil “I hate this surface” Medvedev World No.2 Daniil Medvedev’s love but mostly hate relationship with the clay courts continued in Madrid this time around. For the first time in his... Continue Reading →
The Monte Carlo Country Club, where dreams are made in one of the most beautiful picturesque settings in world tennis. The best in men's tennis come to Monaco to kick off their clay court season in style, despite no crowds we saw memories made, unexpected results and a new champion. Stefanos Tsitsipas "It all start... Continue Reading →
As the finale on Sunday edges closer we will officially have a new Masters 1000 champion on Sunday but before semi-finals kick off on Saturday, who got there and how? Casper takes out defending champion Fabio After I praised such a strong start to his week and did say he had not been tested but... Continue Reading →
Dan Evans stuns Novak Djokovic Where else do we start? British number one Dan Evans who hadn't won a match on clay before this week in 1448 days but is now through to the final eight of a Masters 1000 for the first time in his career. It was a fascinating match which saw Dan... Continue Reading →
Djokovic extends 2021 record to 10-0 Any early concerns that Novak Djokovic not being up to scratch after almost two months off have been put to bed with an impressive and well controlled 6-4 6-2 win over Jannik Sinner to extend his winning run this year to ten wins and zero defeats. I liked what... Continue Reading →
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... Continue Reading →
