A week that Denis Shapovalov needed despite ending in defeat Denis Shapovalov should definitely look back on his week in Dubai and be content with it, I do think it was a week of tennis the Canadian needed, there does seem to be a bit of a hangover continuing to brew following his time in... Continue Reading →
Thousands of miles away but over three continents we saw some exceptional tennis whether it was in St Petersburg, Acapulco, Monterrey or Dubai. We saw first time title winners, resurgent title winners and some surprises before most headed off to Miami. Daria Kasatkina back in winners circle 23 year old Daria Kasatkina from Russia continued... Continue Reading →
Another week has come to an end! Title winners, surprises, upsets, talking points and plenty of action from the week to have a look at! Next stop, Monterrey! Monterrey has quickly turned into the draw of players needing some wins. Not only is former world number one Kim Clijsters in action looking for her first... Continue Reading →
Nick Kyrgios splits opinion. I love Nick, I hate the saying 'good for the game' or 'bad for the game' who is the person who judges this? There are good and bad in this sport but I can safely say Nick is not bad for the sport. He's made mistakes but haven't we all? Nick... Continue Reading →
Following his win in Toronto and Milan the question was could Tsitsipas back it up this year? So far this year he has had early exits in Rotterdam and Sofia but already taking part in 6 tournaments this year finding consistency is tough but in Melbourne, Marseille and Dubai the Greek star has shown us... Continue Reading →
I think we all just want a bit of a moan to be honest. Rafael Nadal and fans all over the world seem to be offended by a legitimate tactic. Rafael Nadal is well know for sitting far behind the baseline to return serve so what did Nick Kyrgios do? He brought out the underarm... Continue Reading →
It wouldn't be Acapulco without some drama. Nadal v Kyrgios and it had it all. Nick managed to rile Rafa with an underarm serve even though it was out it annoyed the Spaniard but it is in the laws of the game and it was clever of Nick as Rafa does camp behind the baseline... Continue Reading →
The men's field in particular at Indian Wells isn't very strong. With Nadal, Wawrinka and Murray missing and concerns over the form and preparation of other top stars one gentle giant has sent out a gentle reminder that he will be at Indian Wells and Miami to compete. This week in Acapulco was by far... Continue Reading →
Acapulco is a tournament that continues to grow on the tour. Once again it has attracted some of the biggest names in men's tennis to the Mexican coast with some cracking round one matches in store as the fight begins for the Sombrero won last year by Sam Querrey. Rafael Nadal v Feliciano Lopez Two... Continue Reading →
Novak Djokovic has twelve Grand Slam titles and has participated in over 900 tennis matches but Nick Kyrgios did something that has never been matched before but two players in Roger Federer and Fabrice Santoro have come close. On route to defeating the world number two in their first meeting on the tour Djokovic astonishingly... Continue Reading →
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