It still feels a bit surreal that we are sat watching tennis being played in the scorching heat of Indian Wells in early October but here we are and on Friday night some of the stars in mens and women's tennis delivered! Simona Halep's return to the dessert It feels like a lifetime ago that... Continue Reading →
Victoria Azarenka vs Garbine Muguruza We have seen glimpses over the course of the season of what Garbine Muguruza can do. I like her game but if you asked me to remember a match of hers from 2021 it would be the loss to Osaka in Melbourne despite having two match points. She was runner-up... Continue Reading →
First round matches in New York have never been easy for Simona Halep, it is a Grand Slam of course but her opponents have been tough. The Romanian had just won only one of her last four matches at the US Open and in the past has had some difficult opponents in Maria Sharapova and... Continue Reading →
Across two draws it will begin with 256 players and as time goes by it will whittle down to 2 eventual champions. As ever there are notable round one matches but who should we watch out for? Novak Djokovic 🇷🇸 vs Holger Rune 🇩🇰 The chase for history begins with an historic opening battle with... Continue Reading →
Having missed three months of tennis and her chance to defend her Wimbledon title the 2 time major champion Simona Halep now faces a race against time to be ready for the US Open. Halep was forced out with a calf tear picked up in Rome up a set and level at 3-3 with Kerber... Continue Reading →
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... Continue Reading →
When it comes to me previewing a tournament I always say the same about Simona Halep, see how the first couple of rounds go. This is not a criticism but a mark of respect for Halep’s game. I like that Halep feels her way into a tournament and a challenge early on is usually good... Continue Reading →
A couple of years ago we saw Simona Halep dismantle Serena Williams winning 6-2 6-2 against the 7 time champion in a phenomenal performance to lift her second Grand Slam trophy. https://tennistalkblog1.wordpress.com/2019/07/16/on-the-run-%f0%9f%8f%83%f0%9f%8f%bb%e2%80%8d%e2%99%80%ef%b8%8f-the-spectacular-tennis-of-simona-halep/ On the 12th of May and leading Kerber 6-1 3-3 in Rome the third seed retired with a calf injury which turned out... Continue Reading →
Predicting who will lift the Coupe Suzanne Lenglen has proved to be one of the most difficult tasks in women’s tennis. Over the last seven years there have been seven different winners at Roland Garros, only three players since 2005 have won on three separate occasions: Justine Henin, Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams, so will... Continue Reading →
A trip to the Foro Italico is the perfect last preparation ahead of a trip to Paris not too far down the line. The sight at the Foro Italico is one of the most beautiful in tennis, the centre piece of Court Centrale and one of the most picturesque in tennis, the Pietrangelli stadium court... Continue Reading →
