Wimbledon – The Contenders

Could Novak Djokovic win a fourth consecutive Wimbledon title? Difficult to look past the Serb, he is one of only three former champions in the draw and is looking for his fourth Wimbledon title in a row. I look at the field and think, who could beat him here? I'm not finding many names but...

At 18, Coco Gauff’s consistency doesn’t get the praise it deserves, her Roland Garros run is another chapter in her story with a return to Wimbledon on the horizon

I don't think I will ever forget Coco Gauff's breakthrough on Centre Court at Wimbledon defeating Venus Williams in straight sets at the age of 15. It was a truly wonderful performance, the one that stood out for me was her comeback vs Polona Hercog in the third round having saved two match points. It...

6-1 6-3, Iga Świątek wins her second Roland Garros title

A fascinating finale to two weeks of high quality tennis at Roland Garros, a historic final with the youngest player since Maria Sharapova (Wimbledon 2004) making a major final in Coco Gauff and Iga Swiatek, the world number one in a league of her own. Both had wonderful tournaments, Gauff hadn't dropped a set but...

Iga Świątek vs Coco Gauff – who will be crowned champion in Paris?

A recently turned 21 year old Iga Swiatek on a sensational 34 match winning streak up against an in-form 18 year old Coco Gauff who recently graduated. It is a fascinating match-up with two of the stars of the game for the next decade or more, Iga is looking for her second major having won...

Roland Garros – The Final Four

128 down to 4 and on Saturday we will have a champion but who will fight for a place in Saturdays showdown match? Iga Swiatek vs Daria Kasatkina What else can you say about Iga Swiatek? She is in a league of her own at the moment, the world number one and on another level....

Coco Gauff & Leylah Fernandez book their place in the final eight at Roland Garros

Two teenagers left on the WTA side at Roland Garros have booked their place in the final eight, Coco Gauff is into the quarter finals for the second year running and Leylah Fernandez is into her second major quarter final and her first at Roland Garros. Coco Gauff d. Elise Mertens 6-4 6-0 It has...

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...

Simona Halep secures her 30th in Madrid in straight sets against Coco Gauff despite trailing 1-4 in the second set

Simona Halep has safely orchestrated into the quarter finals to face the highest seed remaining Ons Jabeur without a set dropped following another impressive straight sets win. Halep's 6-4 6-4 win over Coco Gauff was her 30th at the Madrid Open for the two time champion and is now 7-1 against players who have been...

Bad Homburg champion and fighting hard in London, Angie Kerber is the last former champion left at Wimbledon but now faces a tough test in Coco Gauff

There is only one former ladies champion left in the draw and that is Angie Kerber. If you would have said to me three weeks ago do I think Angie Kerber could win Wimbledon again, I wouldn’t of ruled it out but I would have been surprised. However, following her title win and the manner...

No defending champion, five former champions but will it be Wimbledon experience that will pull through or a new name on the honours list?

It is set to be another blockbusting two weeks of tennis at Wimbledon, the women's draw at Wimbledon could be more open than that at Roland Garros a few weeks back which saw Barbora Krejcikova defeat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova for the title. There will be no defending champion as sadly for Simona Halep her calf injury...