First Round Battles in Rome

Roberto Bautista Agut vs Alex de Minaur It is going to be a good battle between two of tennis' toughest baseline players. I do think this could be a big opportunity for Alex to get a win and hopefully some momentum going, he impressed me in Barcelona recently but good runs are few and far...

Match Point from the ATP Cup

The ATP Cup has come into some criticism over the course of the last couple of weeks some fair and some unfair, since New Years Eve players from 16 countries have been competing to lift the trophy in Sydney. Tsitsipas' bizarre start to 2022... Stefanos is a nice guy and a team player but it...

Eight round one matches to watch at the US Open

Across two draws it will begin with 256 players and as time goes by it will whittle down to 2 eventual champions. As ever there are notable round one matches but who should we watch out for? Novak Djokovic 🇷🇸 vs Holger Rune 🇩🇰 The chase for history begins with an historic opening battle with...

A usual name or a new name to be etched into the record books? Who will mount a challenge at Roland Garros?

No matter what has happened over the last few weeks, I still am at the conclusion there will be four if a push five contenders in the main draw at Roland Garros. As the younger players continue to adapt and improve in the best of five format it asks the question, who will be the...

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...

Australian Open Day 2: Barty Party, Vika, Agut & Maria lose, Goffin shocked by Popyrin, Two Brits left standing and Kokkinakis returns with a win!

Another incredible day of tennis down at Melbourne Park saw some exciting tennis and memorable moments made in the Melbourne sun as round one came to a close The Barty Party is in full swing! After winning then first 16 points of the match and leading 4-0 it did look like being a long bit...

No Rafa? No Problem! Spain leave Australia with a mountain to climb at the ATP Cup

A match between Rafael Nadal and Alex de Minaur for the third year running in Australia got pulled at the eleventh hour ahead of Spain and Australia meeting in the ATP Cup once again! The news that Rafael Nadal had to sit out due to his back would have brought a bit of a smile...

ATP Cup Group B – Spain 🇪🇸, Australia 🇦🇺 & Greece 🇬🇷

in any group competition there is a 'group of death' and this one could deliver some incredible and exciting tennis over the week at Melbourne Park. It will see experience and youth clash and some rematches from 2020's edition of the ATP Cup. Group B Spain, Australia & Greece The standout here is of course...

Murray defeats Bautista Agut to his third Shanghai Masters title!

Throughout his career Roberto Bautista Agut had proved a problematic opponent for the best. 2016 was a phenomenal year for Andy Murray and Roberto who defeated Djokovic stood in his way of a third Masters 1000 in Shanghai but Murray added another Shanghai Masters to an incredible season! A closely contested half an hour left...

Seven men’s matches to watch at Roland Garros!

The opening round of a Grand Slam always throws up a few exciting round one battles but Roland Garros has heavily delivered on the mens draw. Jannik Sinner vs David Goffin Earlier on this year which seems like a lifetime ago now Jannik Sinner won his first match against a top ten player in Rotterdam...