Match Point from Birmingham & London

Simona Halep's grass court return You wouldn't think it had been three years since Simona Halep had played on grass, her last match before her opener in Birmingham was when she lifted the Wimbledon title in 2019 against Serena Williams. Since then we have been hit with a global pandemic and Simona herself suffered a...

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Seven Brits in London 🇬🇧 One of the exciting things of a home tournament is seeing those home players in action with seven British players in action. Cam Norrie vs Grigor DimitrovDan Evans vs Matteo BerrettiniAndy Murray vs Lorenzo SonegoLiam Broady vs Marin CilicJack Draper vs Taylor FritzRyan Peniston vs Casper RuudPaul Jubb vs Botic...

Simply outrageous, Carlos Alcaraz shines in rain delayed week in Barcelona to claim his 3rd title of the season

I don't think I've seen a teenager this good. It's crazy what Carlos Alcaraz is doing on a tennis court right now. He turns 19 in May and has won ATP 500 in Rio, Masters 1000 in Miami and now the ATP 500 event in Barcelona. The level of tennis he produces is outrageous. The...

6-4 5-7 6-2, Carlos Alcaraz takes out Stefanos Tsitsipas in thrilling battle of brilliance and a slight blip in the middle

An actioned packed day meant the match we anticipated in Barcelona was a late night showing. As the sun set around 9pm we finally got to see Stefanos Tsitsipas and Carlos Alcaraz come out on Pista Rafael Nadal for their quarter final battle. The sun quickly went in and day became night but there wasn't...

A successful season isn’t defined by a strong couple of months but this clay court season is pivotal for Casper Ruud to kick on at the highest level

Casper Ruud is one of the top clay court players in the world, he is definitely in the top five in that category and 2021 saw the Norwegian make the final four in Monte-Carlo and Madrid as well as winning three consecutive clay court titles in July that year. This clay court season comes with...

The Overrule – ATP Chief Andrea Gaudenzi calls for a “Stricter Stance” from officials but without immediate changes to the disciplinary process what effect if any will this have?

In a couple of pieces lately I have said, how bad do things have to get on the ATP Tour before some serious punishments are handed out? Based on the waffle from the ATP Chief, Andrea Gaudenzi some time away. https://twitter.com/jon_wertheim/status/1511409196612395023 Whether it has been during matches or videos on social media the behaviour of...

Joe Salisbury, mens doubles newest World No.1

On next weeks ranking there will be a new doubles number one and that is Britain’s Joe Salisbury. The Brit is a winner of eight titles including the US Open and Australian Open, his first two career titles in 2018 came in consecutive months with Ben Mclachlan and Neal Skupski respectively before teaming up with...

The narrative that Nick Kyrgios’ behaviour is ‘good for tennis’ is total nonsense, tennis will thrive without the circus, it has done and will do as a new era of tennis brilliance breaks through

At Indian Wells and Miami we saw some wonderful tennis from Nick Kyrgios like we did in Melbourne earlier in the year and then Tuesday night it simmered and eventually boiled over. I have supported Nick a lot and defended him at times in the past but we're now past that stage, it needs to...

A sporadic run of good results isn’t enough for Denis Shapovalov to kick on to the next level, the Canadian has averaged 1.53 wins per tournament since 2020 so what’s next with his game seemingly stuck at a crossroad?

Denis Shapovalov has the talent to be a top player, he does not have the consistency in his performances or game to be that next level. It has been an issue for a while now and it's slightly slipped under the radar probably because he does sit comfortably between 10-15 in the world and a...

Back for a third spell, what will Ivan Lendl bring to Andy Murray’s game?

It was one of tennis' great coach and player partnerships and now for third time three time major champion Andy Murray has teamed up with eight time major champion with a total of ninety four singles titles, Ivan Lendl. There has always been a special bond between the two, their personalities are different and similar,...