A trip to the Californian dessert at Indian Wells Tennis Garden is usually one of the highlights of the year on the tour in March, due to Covid-19 it didn't happen this year and was called off the eve of the event in 2020. A trip to Indian Wells is back on the cards though... Continue Reading →
In a 91 year history in Rome there has never been a double bagel final, until the 16th of May 2021 where Iga Swiatek won 6-0 6-0 against 2019 champion and 2020 runner-up Karolina Pliskova. There are moments in tennis where you have to admire someones consistency in a match but also moments where it... Continue Reading →
As Serena Williams arrived at the Foro Italico the four time former champion said about practicing and playing: "I do feel like people are wondering if I'm playing and I have to say I always am. You just don't see it. I don't show what I do, I don't always show my cards, I just... Continue Reading →
In the Cauldron of the Caja Magica in Madrid we have seen some fantastic tennis, surprises and some leaving with more questions than answers. Daniil “I hate this surface” Medvedev World No.2 Daniil Medvedev’s love but mostly hate relationship with the clay courts continued in Madrid this time around. For the first time in his... Continue Reading →
By the time Rome begins it would have been 81 days since Serena Williams played a tennis match, the last match ended in defeat to Naomi Osaka and a warm embrace with the Melbourne crowd and an emotional press conference led to questions whether she would be back down under. Injury has meant that we... Continue Reading →
Earlier this year and for the fourth consecutive year Naomi Osaka has won a Grand Slam, all of which have been on the hard courts in either Melbourne or New York. The world number two is yet to crack the clay in her career. Before this week in Madrid during her career she has picked... Continue Reading →
In February 2020, Carla Suarez Navarro announced she will be retiring from tennis at the end of the year, the Spaniard planned to have a farewell tour and player her favourite events on more time. It was in March that tennis stopped, the covid-19 pandemic brought the world to a standstill, later in the year... Continue Reading →
In a few weeks time Iga Swiatek will return to Paris to defend her Roland Garros. Last year however we didn't see the 2019 defending champion Ash Barty in Paris to defend her title due to travel restrictions. Madrid and in just over a weeks time, Rome is a good dress rehearsal for Roland Garros... Continue Reading →
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... Continue Reading →
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... Continue Reading →
