Daniil Medvedev's game is unorthodox but effective and in my opinion good on the eye. Some have said his tennis isn't attractive but how can you argue with a formula that has him with the most tour wins this year? He has a Masters 1000 title and a major final under his belt of late... Continue Reading →
Elina Svitolina may have had her greatest Grand Slam runs of late but it’s eluded to some issues in her game!
Semi-finals at Wimbledon and US Open have made a difficult season with injuries and inconsistencies a good one. Eli Svitolina is now in a race for Shenzhen where she is defending champion. Eli is world number three right now but tenth in the race to Shenzhen which won't do. Her runs to semi-finals of the... Continue Reading →
Nadal’s night in New York despite a spirited Medvedev fight!
Rafael Nadal is the US Open champion. I think I owe a slight apology as I did write off his chances right after his Rogers Cup win but as the best fell short he continued to deliver. A match that looked to be plain-sailing for the Spaniard up two sets to love and a break... Continue Reading →
Has the hunt for No.24 become an ‘if’ and not a ‘when’ ? Either way, four major finals since returning deserves respect and shouldn’t be deemed as a failure!
As a fan of Serena Williams I was sad that she lost the US Open final. As of fan of tennis I am pleased for Bianca Andreescu she continues to amaze. Saturday night after the match, I had Celeb's Go Dating on Netflix and had quick scroll through Twitter and saw a tweet which criticised... Continue Reading →
Bianca’s breakthrough year; Indian Wells 🏆 Miami 🏝Toronto 🏆 152 to 5 📈 Four months injured 🚑 US Open 🗽 45 wins ✅ 4 defeats ❌ 8-0 v Top 10 😲
Breakthrough year's don't get better than this. I honestly think we won't see anything quite like it again. The scary thing? The season isn't done yet. I really don't know where to begin, it's been an incredible journey so far and Bianca has rewritten history. She leaves New York with 43 wins and 4 defeats... Continue Reading →
US Open debutant Bianca Andreescu victorious in New York!
Number 24 is going to have to wait. A season of incredible results has delivered another memorable moment this time at Flushing Meadows. 12 months ago Bianca Andreescu was deep outside the 100 in the world and lost in the first round of qualifying at the US Open. Now, in her main draw debut she... Continue Reading →
Slow courts suit Daniil Medvedev but now you’re playing to Rafael Nadal’s rampant rhythm!
The slow courts have meant Daniil Medvedev can loiter around the baseline pretty unscathed however the toughest challenge is here, the man who plays to his rhythm and his only. Rafael Nadal. If I were to describe how both play but song, Medvedev would be Heroes by David Bowie (slow but effective) and Nadal's would... Continue Reading →
At 23, Matteo Berrettini’s journey has been totally different but is reaping the rewards of biding his time!
By the age of 23 many players on the tour have been knocking around for a good six years with a few hundred matches under their belt. It does have it's benefits, we have seen soo many players win big early in their careers but we have seen the struggles and the hard fight on... Continue Reading →
Win or Lose, Serena is set to shutdown her season after New York!
There has been no confirmation but the noise is that no matter what happens in the US Open final against Bianca Andreescu it will be the end of Serena Williams' season. The former world number one is set to shut down her season early once again. Obviously she didn't play after New York in 2017... Continue Reading →
The Final Two; Serena Williams v Bianca Andreescu
History is on the line. On Saturday evening we will be treated to an incredible battle out on Arthur Ashe stadium. Serena Williams who first won in New York twenty years ago will be chasing history looking for Grand Slam number 24. Her opponent wasn't even born when she first won the title and Andreescu... Continue Reading →