The tears say it all. How she has fought and she has sacrificed for this moment. She never gave up and she deserves massive credit. First WTA title at the age of 17, first major final at the age of 18 and world number one for 67 weeks when she was 19! Success like this... Continue Reading →
Simona Halep has steel! This wasn’t always the case, the Romanian has always been a talented player but has sometimes lacked that mental steel in matches. Frustration would sneak into her game and it’s one of the toughest things in tennis to get rid of but the easiest to affect your game and we saw... Continue Reading →
Some stories always have a happy ending and this is one of the sports greatest stories of all time. Roger Federer at the age of 36 has not looked like slowing down over the past 12 months and since his comeback from injury the story has been greater than ever before! Majority of people in... Continue Reading →
Finals don't get bigger than this. Two ladies and a first Grand Slam on the line and of course world number one title but who would claim their first major at their third attempt? The Dane started the match in complete control. One of the highlights of her game this week has been her aggression... Continue Reading →
Almost two weeks ago 128 began now it is fitting that the final is between our world number one and world number two Simona Halep and Caroline Wozniacki. For both it is a case of third time lucky. Nearly has never been enough for both of them having made two finals in their respective careers... Continue Reading →
Maria Sharapova's return to the tour has in all honesty been very anti-climatic. Having been away from the game for long I think it is fair to say the return has been disappointing and I'm not talking about results but her game and performances. Looking at the bigger picture and with perspective it's all been... Continue Reading →
The conclusion of the Australian edges closer day by day but for some players it has come to a surprising end with Grigor Dimitrov, Rafael Nadal and Elina Svitolina's tournaments all coming to an end on the same day! Edmund stuns Dimitrov! Well, a first Grand Slam semi-final for Edmund who got it right from... Continue Reading →
With No Konta or Murray here in Melbourne not many would have predicted what has happened so far in Melbourne but Kyle Edmund is through to his first Grand Slam semi-final winning his first match against a top 10 player in Grigor Dimitrov in four sets. Edmund showed his intent in the first game of... Continue Reading →
Sometimes you watch a tennis match in dis-belief, sometimes you have to just say 'too good'. At times I felt like I was watching Djokovic from a couple of years ago when he was just irritatingly but brilliantly unstoppable and it was reminiscent of Novak. The shot making you just had to applaud it was... Continue Reading →
Not many tennis matches begin just after midnight but that was the case for Elina Svitolina and Denisa Allertova after a marathon day on Rad Laver Arena but after a shaky opening game from the Ukrainian it was a no nonsense business as usual match by the fourth seed. It can be difficult to prepare... Continue Reading →
