Magda Linette stuns Ons Jabeur first up on Chatrier We all had Ons Jabeur in our list of contenders for the title, not many would have had the Tunisian out at the first hurdle. Magda Linette from Poland secured her biggest career win with a three set win over the Madrid winner and Rome runner-up... Continue Reading →
5 former champions but will anyone add another Roland Garros trophy to their collection? 128 will begin but who will contend for the title? Iga Świątek You can't look much further than Iga, she has been sensational this season, I've ran out of words. She has won 5 titles back to back and is on... 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 →
Ons Jabeur wins her first WTA 1000 title It has been quite the week for Ons Jabeur, the Tunisian has become the first African/Arab woman to win a WTA 1000 event following her three set win over Jessica Pegula at the Madrid Open. Ons plays tennis with precision and an array of beautiful shots which... Continue Reading →
On Friday in Stuttgart eight became four, some intriguing match-ups including firsts for some and missed opportunities for others unfolded in Germany. Missed opportunity for Jabeur as Badosa becomes No.2 It was one of those matches where the better player lost in my opinion, that is no disrespect to Paula Badosa but Ons Jabeur was... Continue Reading →
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 →
The week in Transylvania is coming to end, quite appropriately on Halloween and even in this late stage of the season there is a lot to play for and a lot riding on the final. It will be the top seed Simona Halep against the second seed Anett Kontaveit who has been in exceptional form... Continue Reading →
Hubert’s Heroics! The Pole’s run to the final four at Wimbledon was a tough path but one he executed with precision, accuracy and belief. A tough start against Lorenzo Musetti but the 24 year old won in straight sets as he did against Giron and then Bublik. On ‘Manic Monday’ you wouldn’t have blamed him... Continue Reading →
If all goes to plan on Manic Monday at Wimbledon we will whittle down from 32 singles players to 16 across the mens and women’s draws, but who should we be keeping an eye on? Karolina Muchova Muchova is a dangerous player when it comes to major, since the start of 2020 more than 50%... Continue Reading →
It has been a wonderful week of tennis on the grass courts across Europe as preparations for Wimbledon are a bit shorter and for some have been very good. In Berlin, Halle, Birmingham and London we have seen some of the biggest names in sport this last week, rising stars, home favourites and some surprises... Continue Reading →
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