10 years ago in July 2011 catching Roger Federer seemed unlikely. Federer had 16 Grand Slam singles titles, he not long before took over Pete Sampras’ record of 14 and the chasing Rafael Nadal and the just getting started Novak Djokovic seemed miles away. Roger sealed No.17 at Wimbledon in July 2012 and that would... Continue Reading →
Winning Wimbledon is the most prestigious accolade in tennis. It takes skill, flair, elegance and a champions mind set. Over the years Roger Federer has found Wimbledon as a second home. People flock from all over the world to see him, he get's bums and seats and even sometimes receives more support than home players!... Continue Reading →
No matter the obstacle in-front of him Novak Djokovic has always risen to the challenge. In an era of the best in Federer and Nadal he has stood up, been counted and many times come through despite the odds and in some cases the crowd being against him. Wimbledon 2019... 4 hours and 9 minutes... Continue Reading →
Novak Djokovic has history in sight, in a couple of weeks' time the Serb could win Grand Slam singles title No.20 at Wimbledon and sit level with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. There will be no Nadal in London and realistically we would have to see Federer "pull up some trees" as the saying goes... Continue Reading →
“Disappointed” and “not good” in terms of attitude were words used by Roger Federer after his exit from Halle against a player who shares his birthday, Felix Auger Aliassime. After winning against 7-6 6-7 7-6 7-5 against Dominik Keopher in Paris the former numbers ones withdrawal raised questions over his participation essentially just using the... Continue Reading →
At 12:43am in Paris we saw Roger Federer begin on Saturday and end in the early hours of Sunday morning to beat Dominik Keeper 7-6 6-7 7-6 7-5 in a high intensity match in front of a just a handful of media and team members as the Parisian curfew continues. It was inspirational to see... Continue Reading →
Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic we’ll all be aiming to add to the Grand Slam titles in Paris. Federer and Nadal have 20, Djokovic is catching up but is on 18. Only one will have a chance of making the final in Roland-Garros as all three have been placed in the same half of... Continue Reading →
Geneva saw the return of Roger Federer back on a clay court and back home in Switzerland. The 39 year olds time at home didn't last long losing to Pablo Andujar in the first round, 4-6 6-4 4-6. Another Swiss player was in the main draw of an ATP event for the first time and... Continue Reading →
No matter what has happened over the last few weeks, I still am at the conclusion there will be four if a push five contenders in the main draw at Roland Garros. As the younger players continue to adapt and improve in the best of five format it asks the question, who will be the... Continue Reading →
It was almost a year ago when tennis stopped for around 6 months, now it is back and slightly different to usual but March is set to be a big month tennis as big players return, records are broken and of course titles are won. Roger Federer to return in Qatar! A couple of days... Continue Reading →
