The Overrule – ATP Chief Andrea Gaudenzi calls for a “Stricter Stance” from officials but without immediate changes to the disciplinary process what effect if any will this have?

In a couple of pieces lately I have said, how bad do things have to get on the ATP Tour before some serious punishments are handed out? Based on the waffle from the ATP Chief, Andrea Gaudenzi some time away. https://twitter.com/jon_wertheim/status/1511409196612395023 Whether it has been during matches or videos on social media the behaviour of...

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Wimbledon Wildcards (so far...) There are some names still to be announced for a Wimbledon wildcard but between the wildcards so far there are seven Wimbledon singles titles between two and those two are Andy Murray and five time champion Venus Williams. Other wildcards include: Katie BoulterCarlos AlcarazLiam BroadyJay ClarkeHarriet DartFrancesca JonesSamantha Murray SharanJack DraperEmma...

The Overrule – Away from Melbourne

Andy Murray to make 2021 bow, in Italy Having not been able to travel to Melbourne for The Australian Open due to a positive Covid-19 test the plans of Andy Murray were thrown into question and a calendar re-juggled but we now know where he will begin his 2021 season. A trip to Rotterdam or...

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Tennis is well and truly back, a lot is going out in the tennis world following a return to Grand Slam tennis in New York as well as the continuation of the resumption of the ATP and WTA tour in Europe but what has been happening? Kei Nishikori returns in Kitzbuhel After a year and...

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Three weeks of tournaments have been completed. The work done by tournaments to stage these events in the safest way possible for players has been absolutely exceptional but what have been the main stories from the last few weeks and ahead of the New York double. Jennifer wins her first title! The question for players...

The Overrule: Heading to New York

Andy Murray receives Cincinnati wildcard Former champion Andy Murray who won his first Masters 1000 title in Cincinnati back in 2008 will be returning after being granted a wildcard for the tournament. There was talk a week or so ago that Murray would be keener for a wildcard into qualifying as he wanted matches but...

The Overrule – No C Word

It's a time we were meant to be enjoying Wimbledon but the usual is not happening right now, I am a little bit fed up of the C-word (not that) so in this piece of the Overrule it is a C-word free zone! Serena's doubles partner? Serena Williams' preparations for the US Open have been...

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The return of normal tennis is still far off but across the world tennis has been returning and we will just have to get used to a new format for now with many countries putting on national tournaments. Despite no official competition a lot is happening at the moment, a lot is about to change...

The Overrule: The letter, Relief Fund, Restructuring and Tennis is returning…

The uncertainty in the resumption of the worldwide tennis circuit continues. Over the last week or so there have more developments around the world but also the main talking point is about a letter and it is where I will begin. The open letter... 21 year old Ines Ibbou from Algeria has published a video...

The Overrule: Murray wins Madrid, Serena & Venus, Covid-19 restrictions & Tennis Calendar update!

These unusual times continue and look set to continue for a while especially in the tennis world which is played worldwide week in week out. In this latest version of The Overrule I'll look at what players are up to during this break in the sport and lockdown from socialising and also an update on...