Not everything may always be as it once was, this can be said in sport and life but one thing stays the same is the tennis season kicking off down under. We never know what will unfold but what we do know is there will be plenty of questions, answers, expectations and some surprises along... Continue Reading →
14 players to keep an eye on in 2022…
Carlos Alcaraz Last season was fantastic, this season will be fascinating and hopefully even more fantastic. Carlos will be a seed at the Australian Open and he will have points to defend this year but I think these first 3-6 months of the season could be pretty special. He plays with a pace, acceleration and... Continue Reading →
Friday night at Indian Wells
It still feels a bit surreal that we are sat watching tennis being played in the scorching heat of Indian Wells in early October but here we are and on Friday night some of the stars in mens and women's tennis delivered! Simona Halep's return to the dessert It feels like a lifetime ago that... Continue Reading →
Six players to watch at Indian Wells
Cameron Norrie 🇬🇧 The Brit is in very good form this season and it is just a matter of time before he becomes the British No.1 on the ATP Tour over-taking Dan Evans who he beat in San Diego as well as a 6-3 6-1 win over Denis Shapovalov. In the recent run-up to the... Continue Reading →
The Race to Guadalajara…
There will not be a trip to Shenzhen once again this year to finish the year on the WTA tour but the tour finals will take place this year back in Guadalajara instead. World number one Ashleigh Barty is confirmed for the tournament as is Aryna Sabalenka and Roland Garros winner Barbora Krecijkova. Karolina Pliskova... Continue Reading →
Emma Raducanu, US Open Champion
I am lost for words, these woman have been spectacular. Just over 3 years ago Leylah and Emma played each other in the second round of Wimbledon Juniors and now in a major final. Day after day, match after match they have delivered. As the days went on the dream continued and for Emma Raducanu... Continue Reading →
The concrete jungle where dreams are made of, they have been and this will be spectacular but whose fairytale story will end the happiest ever after?
It's the City where dreams are made, A Grand Slam final in New York on the biggest stadium in Tennis on Saturday will see the battle of the teenagers. Leylah Fernandez only turned 19 a few days ago but is on a tremendous run here in New York, Emma Raducanu is the first qualifier in... Continue Reading →
Leylah Fernandez moves into her first Grand Slam final!
It just gets better and better, Leylah Fernandez on Saturday night will play in her first Grand Slam final. It has been quite a sensational run which has seen the teenager take the tennis world by storm. R1 - 7-6 6-2 vs Ana KonjuhR2 - 7-5 7-5 vs Kaia KanepiR3 - 5-7 7-6 6-4 vs... Continue Reading →
Leylah Fernandez continues to write thrilling chapters in her fairytale run at the US Open
Coming into the US Open it had been a difficult ride for Leylah Fernandez on the main WTA Tour. Having won the title in Monterrey she had slipped under the radar, the Canadian was struggling in some qualifying events and won just four of her previous eleven WTA main draw matches. Starting your US Open... Continue Reading →
US Open R3 Picks
Victoria Azarenka vs Garbine Muguruza We have seen glimpses over the course of the season of what Garbine Muguruza can do. I like her game but if you asked me to remember a match of hers from 2021 it would be the loss to Osaka in Melbourne despite having two match points. She was runner-up... Continue Reading →