Day 5 at Melbourne Park saw a lot of drama and exceptional tennis for those in attendance ahead of there being no fans at Melbourne Park as the state of Victoria goes into lockdown. Doubts over Djokovic At two sets up, Novak Djokovic' pathway into the fourth round looked pretty plain sailing but an abdominal... Continue Reading →
Serena and Venus open with a win Serena Williams beginning her 20th campaign at Melbourne Park and Venus Williams beginning her 21st have both opened up with a win on the opening day of the 2021 Australian Open. Serena faced Laura Siegemund in round one and didn't take too long to begin her domination winning... Continue Reading →
First round of a major always brings out some interesting round one matches and The Australian Open has not failed to deliver. Denis Shapovalov who impressed at the ATP Cup but left winless is up against Jannik Sinner who was unbeaten all week picking up his second career title at 19 years old. It's a... Continue Reading →
After a successful inauguration in 2019 the ATP Cup will once again be a major season opener in Australia. Held in Perth, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne last year due to travel it will just be Rod Laver Arena at Melbourne Park which hosts this years edition. With a lot of tennis to play 24 teams... Continue Reading →
When it comes to Grigor Dimitrov finding his level of consistency that saw him get to world number three I am optimistic. I have followed Dimitrov throughout his career and three words stuck in my mind from August 2018... "Hope Dies Last" This is why I know he will always fight and never give up.... Continue Reading →
That period after the first major of the year is always one where players look to continue their good, begin their season or in the ladies case represent their country. Cordoba, Montpellier and Pune were the destinations for men this week except for Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal who played an exhibition in Cape Town... Continue Reading →
Oh Denis! He teased us with his mesmerising tennis at the back end of last season at the Paris Masters event really wheting the appetite for 2020. He turned up to Sydney and dazzled us with some fantastic wins against Tsitsipas and Zverev including causing De Minaur and Djokovic a bit of a headache. Melbourne... Continue Reading →
Rain fall down at Melbourne Park may of delayed proceedings a bit but the stories still came quick and fast as the first day of the first major of 2020 got underway. Serena Williams was not messing about as she won 6-0 6-3 against Anastasia Potapova in what was a landmark win for the American.... Continue Reading →
With Denis Shapovalov these electrifying performances are few and far between. Over the course of the last two years I'd say the Canadian has played maybe a little too much tennis when he needed to hold back. Since the beginning of last year he has played 176 matches with 101 of them in 2019 which... Continue Reading →
Novak Djokovic may have battled through illness this week but the Serb has found a way day by day as he picks up his 34th Masters 1000 title, just one behind Rafael Nadal now. In three of the opening four rounds the four time former champion needed to orchestrate his way through a tricky opening... Continue Reading →
