Roland Garros – The Contenders

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...

Match Point from Madrid

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...

Simona Halep secures her 30th in Madrid in straight sets against Coco Gauff despite trailing 1-4 in the second set

Simona Halep has safely orchestrated into the quarter finals to face the highest seed remaining Ons Jabeur without a set dropped following another impressive straight sets win. Halep's 6-4 6-4 win over Coco Gauff was her 30th at the Madrid Open for the two time champion and is now 7-1 against players who have been...

Masterclass at the Magica, Simona Halep takes out the top seed Paula Badosa in a dominating 6-3 6-1 win

The brief this year is to build up that ranking and to find her best tennis, the season has been positive and a 6-3 6-1 win over World No.2 Paula Badosa in Madrid has certainly signalled improvement and laid down a marker. As performances go it was one of my favourites from Simona Halep, that...

Madrid Preview – Paula Badosa vs Simona Halep

12 months ago this event was a fairytale for Paula Badosa where as the season for Simona Halep was a bit of a nightmare with injuries halting her season and dropping out of the top ten. This season both players have been in fine form, Paula returns as the World No.2 and Simona Halep has...

My time at the Madrid Open: Part 2

Following part one here is the second part of images and videos from my time at the Madrid Open in 2019 This piece will see silverware lifted and big battles won! If anyone is thinking about attending Madrid in the future then do have a read of my guide off attending the Madrid Open below:...

My time at the Madrid Open: Part 1

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...

Simona Halep hires Patrick Mouratoglou as her coach but for how long? What does this mean for Serena Williams who hasn’t played in over 9 months?

2022 has been a bit of a comeback year for Simona Halep, a torrid time with injuries saw the Romanian drop out of the top ten for the first time in over 8 years but in a year with not many points to defend the former number one is on the comeback trail. Since splitting...

A fourth meeting is as many years, Simona Halep & Iga Swiatek have been in great form this season but who will progress to Sunday’s showdown?

This will be the fourth meeting in the fourth consecutive year between the two, the first couple had a theme of being one-way traffic. In 2019 at Roland Garros the Romanian dropped one game in a 6-0 6-1 win, the following year at the same sight Swiatek returned the favour winning 6-1 6-2 against Halep...

Match Point from Adelaide & Melbourne

Thanasi Kokkinakis deep run in Adelaide There isn't many better sights in tennis than watching Thanasi Kokkinakis play but play in front of a home crowd. He has a wonderful connection with the Australian fans and the Aussie who picked up a wildcard for Adelaide this week. His run ended in the semi-finals but should...