Casper Ruud I wanted to have Casper in my piece talking about contenders at Roland Garros but the form coming into Rome and the manner of the defeat to Djokovic raised a few eyebrows. Djokovic' performance was great but Casper couldn't consistently put a challenge together that would turn the tables. His success has come... Continue Reading →
Iga Świątek defends her title in Rome Another wonderful week, a week of winning and dominating performances from Iga Swiatek who won her fifth consecutive title and 28th consecutive match having not lost since February. Iga saw off Ruse, Azarenka, Andreescu, Sabalenka and Jabeur without dropping a set in a tournament she has dominated at... Continue Reading →
It was only about 5 months ago that Paula Badosa went on a wonderful run to win the Indian Wells title against Victoria Azarenka to top off a memorable season. The Spaniard has kicked on where she left off and a title defence is never easy as you are the name to beat but whatever... Continue Reading →
A week that Denis Shapovalov needed despite ending in defeat Denis Shapovalov should definitely look back on his week in Dubai and be content with it, I do think it was a week of tennis the Canadian needed, there does seem to be a bit of a hangover continuing to brew following his time in... Continue Reading →
At the start of the year we didn't know if we would have a WTA Finals or where it would be. A late announcement for Guadalajara saw the top players in women's tennis race for a spot at the season ending finale and it was a total success of a tournament with an awesome atmosphere,... Continue Reading →
It is quite unusual for players to get to the WTA Finals without a trophy however it is done on points. You could argue that Karolina Pliskova and Maria Sakkari have consistently picked up points this season but will have regrets. Karolina Pliskova - 3 Finals, 0 Titles Pliskova was runner-up at Wimbledon, she took... Continue Reading →
10 past 10 at night in New York, 10 past 3 in the morning back in the UK, Emma Raducanu took on Maria Sakkari for a place in the US Open Final. A sentence I wouldn't have even dreamt to have said a couple of weeks ago. For the Greek it would be a second... Continue Reading →
We know we will have a new Grand Slam champion on Saturday, but who will that be? The last Grand Slam champion left standing Iga Swiatek who is the defending champion was knocked out in straight sets by the 17th seed Maria Sakkari. After a phenomenal 11 consecutive wins and 22 consecutive sets of tennis... Continue Reading →
It has been a fascinating couple of weeks of tennis down at the Hard Rock Stadium in Florida. High profile names were missing but that did not put a damper on proceedings at one of the biggest events on the WTA and ATP tours but what happened? Title, defended. A big week for World No.1... Continue Reading →
Another incredible day of tennis down at Melbourne Park saw some exciting tennis and memorable moments made in the Melbourne sun as round one came to a close The Barty Party is in full swing! After winning then first 16 points of the match and leading 4-0 it did look like being a long bit... Continue Reading →
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