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 →
Novak Djokovic will head to Indian Wells with three titles, eighteen wins (seven of those against top ten opponents) and undefeated. It wasn't almost the case. Djokovic led his head to head with Gael Monfils at 16-0 and we all expected a routine seventeenth victory for the Serb against the in-form Frenchman. The world number... 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 →
It’s been a very good season for British players and another excellent week has added to an impressive start heading into the sunshine double next month. Heather Watson Heather Watson until this year has not won 10 or more matches before the end of February since 2014. Five of them that year were on the... Continue Reading →
Novak Djokovic was lucky to escape the grasp of Gael Monfils on Friday night in Dubai. The world number one was in a giveaway mood as he feel 2-6 1-3 down to the Frenchman looking for his first win in seventeen attempts against The Serb. In the second set tie-break Djokovic saved three consecutive match... Continue Reading →
Gael Monfils had never beaten Novak Djokovic, The Serb was 16-0 coming into their 17th meeting. Following his quarter final win the Frenchman was asked if he knew his plan for Djokovic but said "well the previous 16 hadn't worked." 40 years ago a certain Vitas Gerulaitis who sadly passed away aged 40 in 1994... Continue Reading →
In a piece the other day I said that Stefanos Tsitsipas looked in the mood the moment he turned up in Marseille following a difficult start to 2020. The Greek defended his title in France, hopped on a plane to Dubai and hasn't looked back since! Coming into this one I expected Dan Evans to... Continue Reading →
Dan Evans has booked his place into a semi-final at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis this week following a string of fantastic performances. With this run which is not over yet the Brit will debut on Monday at a career high ranking of around 27 in the world. His first match he came from a... Continue Reading →
What I like about Novak Djokovic is that he will look back at this season with probably a sense of disappointment on some levels despite some success. There were moments in March and coming into the US Open where there was a dip in form which he will look at improving in 2020. Titles in... Continue Reading →
A final fit for Dubai royalty. If you ever had doubts over what Stefanos can do I think what he has achieved so far this season is magnificent and no matter what happens now in Dubai he has laid down a serious marker. Roger Federer is no stranger to laying down markers and is now... Continue Reading →
