Miami Open Roundup

It has been a fascinating couple of weeks of tennis down at the Hard Rock Stadium in Florida. High profile names were missing but that did not put a damper on proceedings at one of the biggest events on the WTA and ATP tours but what happened? Title, defended. A big week for World No.1...

World No.1 and without a doubt, Ash Barty had nothing to prove and deserves her place at the summit of the WTA rankings

It has felt for some time that Ash Barty has had to prove her worth as world number one, but why? The ranking freeze obviously meant that Ash kept hold of her number ranking in a time where points could only be gained and not dropped.  Ash herself though did not return when tennis did...

Hubert Hurkacz wins his first Masters 1000 title in Miami

He may have only been to Miami twice in his career but 24 year old Hubert Hurkacz from Poland has a bit of a love affair with one of the most prestigious Masters 1000 events on the tour and has won it in his second appearance! Hubi has only known Miami at the Hard Rock...

Seb Korda impresses once more after making the final eight in Miami

One of the stories of the two weeks in Miami was the form of Sebastian Korda who made it to the quarter finals on his debut in Miami, a tournament in which his dad was once a semi-finalist in 1993. On the back of his run to the fourth round of the 2020 French Open...

Ash Barty defends her Miami Open title

The first of hopefully many meetings between Ash Barty and Bianca Andreescu played out in Miami on Saturday afternoon with a limited crowd as the defending Miami champion took on the defending Indian Wells champion for one of the biggest prizes outside of the majors. Ash Barty certainly led Andreescu know she is here to...

Spectacular Jannik Sinner becomes the youngest Masters 1000 Finalist in 16 years

Matches against Roberto Bautista Agut can be quite tough, we have seen some of the best troubled by the persistent Spaniard who acts like a brick wall on the baseline. Friday night in Miami saw Agut up against first time Masters 1000 semi-finalist in teenager Jannik Sinner and the performance from the 19 year old...

Opportunity knocked but Stefanos’ stumble highlighted a problem he is yet to overcome…

For Stefanos Tistipas the wait to a first Masters 1000 title goes on. Opportunity knocked this week with a number of profile players not in Miami and early exits for Medvedev and Zverev left the Greek as the top seed remaining at a stage in tournament but his run was ended before the semi-finals by...

Barty vs Bianca – who will win in Miami?

The world number one and world number nine will go head to head on Saturday in the Miami Open Final. The defending Miami champion is up against the defending Indian Wells champion from 2019 with the Aussie, Ash Barty looking to become just the second player since the turn of the century to win back...

After a strong start the lack of pace and conviction in Kerber’s forehand cross court really showed as Azarenka recovered from a slow start

Saturday afternoon entertainment in Miami gave us an intriguing battle between Angie Kerber and Victoria Azarenka. Despite a good start from the German it was quite comfortable for Vika in the end who extended her winning run to 9-1 over the German so what went wrong? On her day we know Angie can beat anyone,...

Miami Open – Victoria Azarenka 7-5 6-2 Angelique Kerber

Out on Grandstand on Saturday afternoon in Miami saw two former world number one and Grand Slam champions Victoria Azarenka and Angelique Kerber lock horns. This week we had already see Angie bulldoze through Renata Zarazua 6-0 6-0 in singles and win with Halep in doubles where as Saturday was the first sighting of Vika...