Camila Giorgi triumphs in Montreal!

On Saturday we saw Karolina Pliskova advanced to the final in Montreal following a stunning 80 minutes of tennis to see off Aryna Sabalenka. The Czech would've watched on from her hotel room knowing her opponent for the title would be a tough one for her, either Jessica Pegula or Camila Giorgi. Coming into the...

The two same events, eight less players on the men’s draw but they had $4,662,372 more in prize money than the women…

The run-up to the US Open see’s players hit either Toronto or Montreal and then Cincinnati as part of the path to Flushing Meadows. Prize money at these events has never been close or as it should be ‘equal’ and in a Global Pandemic we have understandably seen prize money decrease across events but the...

After a hat-trick of clay court titles, attention turns to hard courts for Casper Ruud who’s defeats on the surface outweigh his victories but can the Norwegian find consistency on the hard courts to keep his chance of playing in Turin alive?

Casper Ruud achieved a milestone recently that hasn't been done in almost a decade, the last time a player won three consecutive titles on the ATP tour was Andy Murray back in October 2011. In 2011 the Brit won three consecutive titles at ATP 250 then 500 and finishing with a Masters 1000 title during...

Simona Halep set to return in Montreal after three months out

We didn't know if we were going to see Simona Halep in Montreal, the Romanian who is a two time winner of the event didn't enter the event but did take a wildcard having not played since the withdrawal from Rome and the calf problem around three months ago. It will be good to see...

Having withdrawn from Toronto and Cincinnati, will we see Roger Federer in New York or again this year?

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...

Murray ends two year drought against Djokovic to win Montreal title!

2015 was a phenomenal year for Novak Djokovic, following an early exit in Qatar the world number one only lost in finals for the rest of a rampant season but one player who got the better of him was Andy Murray in Montreal. It was a fantastic and tense final, I didn't feel like Novak...

The finest or margins, the boldest tennis and big nerve! Simona v Sloane delivered in Montreal!

One of the highlights of the 2018 season was the final of Rogers Cup in Montreal. Simona Halep who had won Roland Garros met Sloane Stephens who went onto win the US Open following an exceptional run of form. The tennis both these ladies produced in Montreal was mad. It was probably one of my...

At 18, Belinda Bencic defeated six Grand Slam finalists to win Rogers Cup in Toronto!

In 2014 a 17 year old Belinda Bencic made it to the fourth round of the US Open on her debut. Months after turning 18 Belinda made the fourth round of Wimbledon and then later in 2018 in Toronto she made her debut at the Rogers Cup and it was absolutely out of this world!...

Competitive start but a crushing end. Rafa rampages to a record 35th Masters title

With that, I don't think Rafael Nadal will be in Cincinnati next week. The Spaniard stands alone with his Masters 1000 record of 35 titles and 381 Masters 1000 victories with now five of those coming in Canada. One man with six? Ivan Lendl. It was a competitive start to the match between Medvedev and...

An emotional ending to an incredible week of tennis!

It has been an incredible week of tennis of Toronto and it has come to an end. Sadly the final didn't go on for as long as we had hoped but in their respective paths Bianca Andreescu and Serena Williams delivered. It goes without saying that I hope Serena recovers from this back injury and...