Match Point from Rome

Iga Świątek defends her title in Rome Another wonderful week, a week of winning and dominating performances from Iga Swiatek who won her fifth consecutive title and 28th consecutive match having not lost since February. Iga saw off Ruse, Azarenka, Andreescu, Sabalenka and Jabeur without dropping a set in a tournament she has dominated at...

Novak Djokovic completes a historic week with winning his 38th Masters 1000 title

Novak Djokovic has won his first title of 2022 following his straight sets win over Stefanos Tsitsipas in Rome ahead of Roland Garros. It has been a record breaking week for Novak Djokovic who won his 1000th match against Casper Ruud, has now won his 38th Masters 1000 title and earlier on in the week...

Match Point from Madrid

Ons Jabeur wins her first WTA 1000 title It has been quite the week for Ons Jabeur, the Tunisian has become the first African/Arab woman to win a WTA 1000 event following her three set win over Jessica Pegula at the Madrid Open. Ons plays tennis with precision and an array of beautiful shots which...

4 wins and 4 defeats in as many weeks, Casper Ruud’s clay court form is not as we anticipated with Roland Garros on the horizon

There was an expectation that Casper Ruud would challenge during this clay court season but so far that hasn’t materialised. 6 of his 7 titles have come on clay, he has broken into the top ten and made strides on the hard courts coming into the clay court on the back of finishing runner-up at...

A meteoric rise beyond belief, Carlos Alcaraz knocks out Rafael Nadal & Novak Djokovic in consecutive days to book his place in the Madrid final

Not many teenagers get a standing ovation at a Masters 1000 event let alone two on the bounce. His name was continuously sung around the Caja Magica and Spain has seen the coming of age of the incredible Carlos Alcaraz. The teenager has become the first player to defeat Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic in...

First Round Battles in Rome

Roberto Bautista Agut vs Alex de Minaur It is going to be a good battle between two of tennis' toughest baseline players. I do think this could be a big opportunity for Alex to get a win and hopefully some momentum going, he impressed me in Barcelona recently but good runs are few and far...

It’s a process that takes time but would Dominic Thiem’s time be better off away from Rome and Paris?

Having Dominic Thiem back on the tennis court is wonderful for tennis and himself. Returning to the tour, finding your feet and match rhythm is tough. Dominic has played in Marbella, Belgrade, Estoril and Madrid winning zero of his four matches. No one ever expects a player to return after almost a year out and...

Chapter 37: Andy Murray sets up first meeting in 5 years with Novak Djokovic following impressive wins over Dominic Thiem and Denis Shapovalov in Madrid

It wasn’t that long ago that there was criticism of Andy Murray for accepting a wildcard into Madrid having originally opted not to play on the clay. The Brit was due to play on hard courts in either USA or Korea on the Challenger circuit but these events were pulled meaning Murray headed back to...

Madrid Preview – Andy Murray vs Dominic Thiem

It isn't bad for round one of a Masters 1000, a two time finalist in Dominic Thiem against 2015 champion Andy Murray at the Mutua Madrid Open. Both players are unfortunately far from their past glory but aiming to get back to that level and maybe this could be a pathway to finding some match...

The title defence I didn’t expect but was this Stefanos Tsitsipas’ biggest and most important week in tennis?

I'm pleased for Stefanos, my view of "damage limitations" at the beginning of the week was because of the form. I have seen him in Melbourne and Madrid when he beat Federer and Nadal and the performances were exceptional. The way he went about his tennis this week was "business like" and it felt like...