Iga Swiatek, No.1 in the World and winner of the Sunshine Double

It has been quite a phenomenal season for Iga Swiatek and we’ve not stepped foot on clay yet. The 20 year old has powered her way to three consecutive WTA 1000 titles in Doha, Indian Wells and Miami becoming the 11th player and only the fourth woman to achieve this feat after Steffi Graf, Kim...

5-7 in the third, Emma Raducanu leaves America with regret but valuable lessons learnt ahead of a new chapter

Every time I write about Emma Raducanu I think it is easy for people to forget this is new to her, Emma will debut at over 80% of the tournaments she plays this year having never featured on the tour before. I also agree that winning a major comes with pressure and expectation and that...

Having found most of her success on the clay courts the question for 2022 was could Iga Swiatek bring this level to the hard courts? 3 months into the year and those questions are being answered in fine fashion

Before this year we had seen what Iga Swiatek can do on a clay court. A Roland Garros title in 2020 without dropping a set and the following year winner in Rome winning 6-0 6-0 against Karolína Plíšková. The 20 year old from Poland is one of the most exciting players on the tour and...

Paula Badosa is two wins away from retaining her Indian Wells crown, standing in her way of another final is Maria Sakkari who will be determined to end her semi-final duck

It was only about 5 months ago that Paula Badosa went on a wonderful run to win the Indian Wells title against Victoria Azarenka to top off a memorable season. The Spaniard has kicked on where she left off and a title defence is never easy as you are the name to beat but whatever...

A fourth meeting is as many years, Simona Halep & Iga Swiatek have been in great form this season but who will progress to Sunday’s showdown?

This will be the fourth meeting in the fourth consecutive year between the two, the first couple had a theme of being one-way traffic. In 2019 at Roland Garros the Romanian dropped one game in a 6-0 6-1 win, the following year at the same sight Swiatek returned the favour winning 6-1 6-2 against Halep...

An experience to learn from, Emma Raducanu leaves Indian Wells for Miami despite leading 5-4 in the third vs Petra Martic

After 2 hours and 34 minutes Emma Raducanu stepped out to serve for the match against Petra Martic at Indian Wells but it wasn’t meant to be. The last 150 minutes or so had been a tough battle with not much separating the two players. At 4-4 in the third the Brit broke the Croats...

A sad end to the days tennis at Indian Wells but a reminder why it is important to simply be kind whether as a spectator or on social media.

Naomi Osaka was the last on court on Saturday night at Indian Wells and her focus will now shift to Miami. A 0-6 4-6 loss to Kudermetova knocked out the former world number one in what was a difficult watch in difficult circumstances. A few minutes into the match someone in the crowd shouted a...

Garbiñe Muguruza won 9 games in a row but lost at Indian Wells taking her season tally to five wins and five defeats with the Spaniard at risk of falling out of the top ten

Garbiñe Muguruza finished 2021 as world number three and winner at the WTA Finals. 2022 was the season of 'kicking on' for the Spaniard following 42 wins (her second highest tally in a season) in 2021 but it's not happening. I didn't think her 2021 season was spectacular and highlighted a lack of consistency. She...

Harriet, Andy & Emma all open with wins at Indian Wells

Harriet Dart seals her biggest career win! Harriet Dart had a wonderful Friday night in the Californian Desert down at Indian Wells, the Brit will now become the British number two following a comeback win over Elina Svitolina. https://twitter.com/Some1NamedRyan/status/1502470302135042050 700 and not out, Andy Murray is forced to dig deep against Taro Daniel Andy Murray...

The Sunshine Double, who will be next to conquer both Indian Wells and Miami?

The Sunshine Double is one of tennis' toughest achievements, the month of March brings to the tour a trip to Californian Desert, Indian Wells and Miami, Florida. Only ten players on the WTA and ATP Tour have won both events in the same calendar year since 1991 when Jim Courier was the first to do...