Wimbledon – Brit Watch

Andy Murray My question continues to be, what would constitute a successful Wimbledon for Andy Murray? https://tennistalkblog1.wordpress.com/2022/06/17/stuttgart-was-a-success-abdominal-injury-a-setback-but-what-would-define-a-successful-wimbledon-for-andy-murray/ Emma Raducanu The most important thing for me is to enjoy it, there is a lot of talk about pressure and expectation but we need to look at the season as a whole and with perspective. There is...

Brits in Melbourne

Harriet Dart vs Iga Świątek Another Brit who came through qualifying, Harriet Dart is back in the main draw of the Australian Open for a third time having come through qualifying on all three occasions. Dart has not had the luck of the draw in her time in Melbourne: 2019 - 0-6 0-6 vs Maria...

Match Point from the ATP Cup

The ATP Cup has come into some criticism over the course of the last couple of weeks some fair and some unfair, since New Years Eve players from 16 countries have been competing to lift the trophy in Sydney. Tsitsipas' bizarre start to 2022... Stefanos is a nice guy and a team player but it...

A strong team display sees Great Britain defeat Germany to begin their ATP Cup campaign

As Sunday mornings go it could not have gone better for Team GB in their opening ATP Cup match against Germany. Three ties which included two singles and one doubles saw the Brits win 2-1 against a German side led by Sascha Zverev. Dan Evans 6-1 6-2 Jan Lennard Struff A big result to begin...

Brit Watch at Wimbledon – Men’s Draw

Andy Murray vs Nikoloz Bashilashvili A first singles match at Wimbledon for Murray since 2017 when the Brit lost to Sam Querrey in the quarter finals and sadly limped off court. Nikoloz is in good form having made the final four in Halle lately and with two titles to his name this year. You can...

Monte-Carlo Review

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...

Dan Evans delighted in Monte-Carlo, we’ve seen his strengths on hard courts mirror on clay this week and is this the start for Dan on clay?

This week in Monte-Carlo we've been delighted by the beautiful tennis of Britain's Dan Evans on a surface he's not usually enjoyed his time on. Dan Evans before this last week hadn't won a tour match on clay for over four years and in his career had just won four singles matches on the surface...

Friday in Monte-Carlo

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...

Thursday in Monte-Carlo

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...

Dan Evans stuns Novak Djokovic in Monte-Carlo

It is one of the shocks of the year as Dan Evans has inflicted the first defeat in Novak Djokovic’ 2021 season with a 4-6 5-7 defeat to the British number one. Dan set out his intentions right away, the Brit was on the front foot as he raced to a 3-0 lead over the...