Italian men's tennis has a lot to shout about at the moment, a new era of tennis led by Matteo Berrettini and with two impressive teenagers continuing to make noise on the tour. 19 year old Jannik Sinner who has won two titles, runner-up in Miami, quarter finalist here in 2020 and has recently broken... Continue Reading →
After 2 hours and 48 minutes of wonderful tennis, the noise from the crowd on Court 7 rang around the Roland Garros complex in Paris as Lorenzo Musetti went up a break of serve in the deciding set. Having a fallen a set down to fellow Italian and semi-finalist from a few years back Marco... Continue Reading →
Sinner escapes a tricky Herbert! For the first time in his career the young Italian, Jannik Sinner has won a best of five set match in tough conditions out on Court Suzanne Lenglen against Frenchman Pierre Hugues Herbert. It was a wonderful start from Sinner who was ruthless in the opening set and almost bageled... Continue Reading →
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga vs Yoshihito Nishioka This should be a fun match between the two, Jo hasn't played much this year due to injury and a chronic back condition he has been suffering for 14 months with. He has won just one match on the hard courts of Marseille back in March. It is good to... Continue Reading →
It is one of my favourite times of year, hard tennis has come to an end until the end of July and around Europe the covers come off the clay courts and it all kicks off at the Monte Carlo Country Club. It is one of the dream locations for tennis in the world on... Continue Reading →
Thousands of miles away but over three continents we saw some exceptional tennis whether it was in St Petersburg, Acapulco, Monterrey or Dubai. We saw first time title winners, resurgent title winners and some surprises before most headed off to Miami. Daria Kasatkina back in winners circle 23 year old Daria Kasatkina from Russia continued... Continue Reading →
Italian players playing at the wonderful site of the Foro Italico in Rome always brings a crowd. A rearranged event and the current situation around the world with Covid-19 meant that Lorenzo Musetti who turned 18 in March debuted in Rome in unusual circumstances. A lot is anticipated of the teenager who has been great... Continue Reading →
