ESPN’s “Serena vs The Umpire” documentary is poorly (strategically) timed but still outlines an issue in the sport and maybe in Serena’s team?

I'll be interested to know what Serena and her camp think about the timing of the release of this documentary. Even at Wimbledon a couple of months back she was reluctant to take part in questions about a magazine article scheduled for release during the championships regarding what happened at the US Open. The article...

Rift in the camp? Serena can’t understand why Patrick said he was coaching when they’ve never used signals before

It does seem to be something that has been building throughout the season. Since the show Being Serena went on air we have seen this when they have spoken about fitness, breastfeeding and Patrick was quite firm getting his point across. Apart from the show we have also heard him being vocal at tournaments. Serena's...

3R exit in New York not an issue as Ivan Lendl will bring plenty of ideas!

Alez Zverev is a man with plenty of potential. We have seen that on the tour as he has propelled himself high up the rankings to a high of number three of late and has three Masters 1000 titles to his name. The challenge is to replicate this form into majors. Why can't Zverev find...

Most impressive comeback? Federer? Nadal? It’s got to be Djokovic!

Over the last 12 months we have seen some impressive comebacks on the men's tour. Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal came back after lengthy time away from the game and revisited their scheduling to improve their chances where it mattered and picked up major titles. Novak Djokovic missed the entire second half of last season...

Is Kei Nishikori any closer to a major win than he was 4 years ago?

4 years ago Kei Nishikori made the US Open final. Wins against fellow top 10 players Raonic, Nishikori and Djokovic saw him reach his first major final. His performances were exceptional as he made his first major final but is still searching for that big career title win. In the final against Cilic his game...

A different animal!

Novak Djokovic has done it again. As the fortnight at Flushing Meadows progressed it felt like it was going to happen once more. On Friday night he saw of Kei Nishikori with ease, a set was not dropped. Likewise tonight but the Argentine made him work a little bit harder but he didn't have to...

Composure at the highest level; Naomi Osaka is a Grand Slam champion!

Nothing quite like that has happened before! However, it should be about the tennis. Naomi Osaka who I wrote about the other day has won the US Open. In March she claimed the Indian Wells title with a stellar run seeing off many top players but also a few weeks later broke down in Charleston...

Another R1 exit at a major, what is lacking for Halep?

  Once again Simona Halep has lost in the first round of a Grand Slam. In what was her 34th major appearance since her main draw debut at Roland Garros this is the 12th time in her career she has fallen in round one. Now 7 of those losses came before her first major final...

Naomi Osaka; Indian Wells win, Charleston tears and waking up depressed, first major QF and tears of joy!

Back in March Naomi Osaka put on a fortnight of stunning tennis as she won her first big title at Indian Wells. In the Calafornian dessert the Japanese star defeated Sharapova, Radwanska, Pliskova, Halep and Kasatkina on route to winning the title without a set of tennis dropped. Following this win she felt the pressure...

Stunned! Federer and Sharapova out of US Open!

Well, if you had a ticket for Arthur Ashe last night you would not be short of drama. Maria Sharapova and Roger Federer were in action looking to secure their place in the quarter finals and lost. Maria Sharapova who had never lost a night match on Ashe in her career with a record of...