Indian Wells will return in October but at what cost?

A trip to the Californian dessert at Indian Wells Tennis Garden is usually one of the highlights of the year on the tour in March, due to Covid-19 it didn't happen this year and was called off the eve of the event in 2020. A trip to Indian Wells is back on the cards though...

Rafael Nadal wins his 10th Rome title to equal Novak Djokovic’ record of 36 Masters 1000 titles

For the 57th time and for the 9th time in a Rome Masters final we were treated to one of the greatest match-ups of all time, Rafael Nadal vs Novak Djokovic. Djokovic came into the meeting leading their head to head at 29-27, and one above the Spaniard in Masters 1000 titles won (36 to...

A different path but the same destination, how will Matteo Berrettini get on in Paris after a good clay court season?

Matteo's rise to the top of mens rankings has been a different journey to most. Whilst many break out onto the tour from an early age it was the opposite for Matteo, the Italian in 2018 at the age of 22 was playing most of his tennis at either ATP Challenger or ATP qualifying level....

Elation and a Dancing Celebration, Lorenzo Sonego shined on a stunning week in Rome!

All the talk coming into Rome was about the crowd at the Foro Italico seeing the inform Matteo Berrettini, Jannik Sinner and Lorenzo Musetti in action and quite rightly so, all have been making headlines but the main headline maker was world No.33 Lorenzo Sonego. The Italian turned 26 during his fantastic week at home...

In a week which has seen Novak Djokovic & Rafael Nadal pull off great escape acts at the last second, now the top two will battle for the title in Rome

Throughout the clay court season there have been murmurs that the ‘Next Gen’ are stepping up their breakthrough, Djokovic and Nadal had far from ideal starts to the clay court season. Djokovic lost to Evans in Monte-Carlo, lost to Karatsev winning just 5 of 28 break points on offer, and skipping Madrid before showing his...

The Final Word on the Madrid Open 2021

In the Cauldron of the Caja Magica in Madrid we have seen some fantastic tennis, surprises and some leaving with more questions than answers. Daniil “I hate this surface” Medvedev World No.2 Daniil Medvedev’s love but mostly hate relationship with the clay courts continued in Madrid this time around. For the first time in his...

Monte-Carlo Review

The Monte Carlo Country Club, where dreams are made in one of the most beautiful picturesque settings in world tennis. The best in men's tennis come to Monaco to kick off their clay court season in style, despite no crowds we saw memories made, unexpected results and a new champion. Stefanos Tsitsipas "It all start...

Stefanos Tsitsipas wins his first Masters 1000 in Monte-Carlo

Just a couple of weeks ago in Miami the top two remaining seeds left were Stefanos Tsitsipas and Andrey Rublev, the pressure was on to win their first Masters 1000 titles but that didn't pan out for either. This week, day by day we have seen Djokovic, Nadal and Zverev amongst those who stumbled but...

Dan Evans delighted in Monte-Carlo, we’ve seen his strengths on hard courts mirror on clay this week and is this the start for Dan on clay?

This week in Monte-Carlo we've been delighted by the beautiful tennis of Britain's Dan Evans on a surface he's not usually enjoyed his time on. Dan Evans before this last week hadn't won a tour match on clay for over four years and in his career had just won four singles matches on the surface...

Poor performances are extremely rare for Rafael Nadal on clay but this early in the clay court season, is it a concern?

Friday night in Monte-Carlo concluded with a surprise exit from Rafael Nadal but an even more surprising performances from the eleven time champion, I'd go as far to say one of the most confusing I've seen on a clay court. Against Delbonis and Dimitrov he was sharp, with respect against Dimitrov he was helped out...