Rafa reigns once again in Canada!

By no stretch of the imagination was Rafael Nadal at his best during this week in Toronto but the world number one has assured us of his hard court powers ahead of the US Open with wins against Paire, Wawrinka, Cilic, Kachanov and Tsitsipas. Rafa should and will take plenty of positives from this match...

Grigor Dimitrov 7-6 3-6 7-6 Frances Tiafoe – Bulgarian survives once again but the tests will get tougher!

For the second match running the Bulgarian has survived. As tight as his match was against Verdasco less than 48 hours ago this time against the young American Frances Tiafoe he was heavily tested once again and past the test but as tournaments progress the tests will ask bigger questions! Early on he looked locked...

Canada round-up! Wawrinka battles 💪🏻 Kiki’s big win 😁 Buzarnescu 🚑Raonic out ❌ Thiem’s unsurprisingly quick exit 🤔

In Montreal and Toronto it was a very busy day on Wednesday. Both sites were hit with rain but all men's matches got completed whereas for the ladies four of them will have to play twice on Thursday as four match are still yet to be completed. What were the stories from the day? Stan...

Time to kick on? Grigor Dimitrov shows his desire to dig deep with a big win in Toronto!

There is no hiding from the fact that 2018 has been a tough year for Grigor Dimitrov. A player I have followed closely throughout his career I have been vocal on issues with his game whether it is his ground strokes or second serve however one thing I'd never doubt is his desire to be...

Those Toronto and Montreal round one matches you cannot miss!

The first big tournament on route to New York is a trip to Canada for the Rogers Cup, this year the men will be in Toronto and the woman in Montreal. What are those early matches you cannot miss? Victoria Azarenka v Kiki Mladenovic A big tournament for both. Gathering momentum has been a big...

Andy Murray withdraws from Washington & Toronto as he recovers from his marathon week in time for Cincinnati and New York

Andy Murray last night withdrew from the Rogers Cup in Toronto next week as he continues his return to the tour. As expected the Brit also pulled out of his quarter final with Alex De Minaur which was expected as the he hinted that he could following a 3 am finish which was not ideal...

Why Toronto qualifiers might not be a bad thing…

Stan Wawrinka turned 33 earlier this year. The three time major champion has had two knee surgeries over the last 12 months missing most of last year with injuries and rehab from knee surgery is nothing easy. His comeback has proved that. A win/loss of 6/11 for the year shows that for Stan. I've watched...