Three years ago I was in Madrid and attended the Mutua Madrid Open. It was a fun tournament and such a shame that unfortunately it won't happen this year. I saw some exceptional tennis and many and in these two parts here are some pictures and videos from my time there. If anyone is thinking... Continue Reading →
Every year the Laver Cup moves around the world. Prague, Chicago, Geneva, Boston and now London, an exhibition that sees Europe take on the Rest of the World led by Bjorn Bjorn and John McEnroe in the name of the great Rod Laver. The Laver Cup was founded in 2017, a combination of Roger Federer's... Continue Reading →
The Sunshine Double is one of tennis' toughest achievements, the month of March brings to the tour a trip to Californian Desert, Indian Wells and Miami, Florida. Only ten players on the WTA and ATP Tour have won both events in the same calendar year since 1991 when Jim Courier was the first to do... Continue Reading →
As ever the season begins down under, in the next few days thousands of players and their teams will head to Australia to kick off their season despite the growing concerns of the Omicron variant of Covid-19. Rules state that players must be vaccinated otherwise they will not be able to travel or compete in... Continue Reading →
Roger Federer who hasn't played since his Wimbledon exit to Hubert Hurkacz has called time on his season and will not play again this year. The 20 time Grand Slam champion has announced via a video on his Instagram that he has opted to have knee surgery once again to try and prolong his time... Continue Reading →
After winning the US Open for the fifth consecutive year back in 2008 we didn’t think that would be the last time we would see Roger Federer triumph at Flushing Meadows. Now the 40 year old who has been having some knee issues over the last year has pulled out of Toronto and Cincinnati putting... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
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