Casper Ruud vs Jo-Wilfried Tsonga A farewell for Jo, he has been incredible for the sport over the last 18 years. He made his Roland Garros debut in 2005 and this will be his 13th and final match of a wonderfully exciting career. It probably isn't what Casper Ruud needs. It will be an atmosphere... Continue Reading →
Roland Garros – The Ones to Watch
Casper Ruud I wanted to have Casper in my piece talking about contenders at Roland Garros but the form coming into Rome and the manner of the defeat to Djokovic raised a few eyebrows. Djokovic' performance was great but Casper couldn't consistently put a challenge together that would turn the tables. His success has come... Continue Reading →
Match Point from Melbourne Park
Madison Keys leaves Australia in fine form after a difficult couple of years A title to begin her season and leaving Australia with 11 wins under her belt including a run to the quarter finals of the Australian Open. Madison saw her ranking plummet and it’s amazing what a good couple of weeks can do... Continue Reading →
Day 1 & 2 down at Melbourne Park
Cam Norrie leaves Melbourne looking for his first win in 2022 following crashing exit to Seb Korda This was one of my matches to keep an eye on coming into the first round down at Melbourne Park and the American Seb Korda who was making his Australian Open debut and beginning his 2022 season at... Continue Reading →
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... Continue Reading →
Serena, Venus & Vika lead the line-up in Lexington but only one will make it to the final eight
155 days ago on the eve of Indian Wells competitive tennis came to end. This last week tennis returned in Palermo and now tennis returns to the USA ahead of the smaller than usually American hard court swing kicking off for the very first time in Kentucky followed by the New York double of Cincinnati... Continue Reading →
Ten players to keep an eye on in 2020!
Hubert Hurkacz (22) - Polish A player who caught some headlines last year. Hurkacz had a good run at Indian Wells and Miami with some big performances. He saw off Tsitsipas in Rogers Cup, Thiem in Miami and Nishikori at Indian Wells last season. The Pole has a very strong game from the baseline and... Continue Reading →
Kenin, Anisimova, Fritz, Gauff & McNally; American’s looking to make a mark in New York!
The highest ranked American on the combined tours right now is Serena Williams but despite being 37 the 23 time major champion is still on top but sadly won't be here forever. Who should we be looking out for in the future but also at the US Open? Sofia Kenin The 20 year old is... Continue Reading →
Donna, Felix, Matteo, Belinda & Amanda
We are over the half way mark now in the season. It’s been full of incredible moments and many more are to follow but who should we watch out for in London? Donna Vekic Donna arrives into London pretty much sick of British weather. Having played the majority of her time in Nottingham indoors she... Continue Reading →
Ash Barty wins rollercoaster match against Anisimova 🎢😮
Well that was exciting. I don't really know where to begin. I think maybe a congratulations to Ash Barty for making it to her first Grand Slam final and also to Amanda Anisimova who can leave here with her head held high following a stunning two weeks from the teenager. So, where to begin. Ash... Continue Reading →