Across two draws it will begin with 256 players and as time goes by it will whittle down to 2 eventual champions. As ever there are notable round one matches but who should we watch out for? Novak Djokovic 🇷🇸 vs Holger Rune 🇩🇰 The chase for history begins with an historic opening battle with... 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 →
It has been a week of fascinating tennis so far at Flushing Meadows and the upcoming stars on the ATP and WTA tour have really impressed at the US Open. Three winners on Friday included Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Caty McNally and Iga Swiatek advancing to the second week. One player who didn't win on Friday... Continue Reading →
155 days ago on the eve of Indian Wells competitive tennis came to end. This last week tennis returned in Palermo and now tennis returns to the USA ahead of the smaller than usually American hard court swing kicking off for the very first time in Kentucky followed by the New York double of Cincinnati... Continue Reading →
Caty McNally at one point was looking down the prospect of dumping out Sam Stosur 6-1 6-1 but despite a one-sided scoreline of 6-1 6-4 it was anything but straight forward for the American. Sam Stosur as you would expect did put up a good fight against the American qualifier McNally. The American like her... Continue Reading →
The highest ranked American on the combined tours right now is Serena Williams but despite being 37 the 23 time major champion is still on top but sadly won't be here forever. Who should we be looking out for in the future but also at the US Open? Sofia Kenin The 20 year old is... Continue Reading →
The path to New York is on course and the last week across the world left us with plenty of talking points! Dominic Thiem was a title winner for the 14th time in her career and the third time this year. The Austrian opted to go home to Kitzbuhel finally winning the title there on... Continue Reading →
As opening round matches go you not have asked for a tighter set. Some had finished their match by the time that Heather Watson and her American opponent Caty McNally had concluded the first set. It was a nervy, cagey affair from both players for the entirety of the opening set. In the first game... Continue Reading →
