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... Continue Reading →
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... Continue Reading →
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... Continue Reading →
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... Continue Reading →
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... Continue Reading →
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... Continue Reading →
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... Continue Reading →
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... Continue Reading →
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... Continue Reading →
With no tennis scheduled until at least July 13th there have been some updates over Easter Weekend with some key decisions to be made and also one tournament in August which is where I'll begin. Rogers Cup in Montreal cancelled for 2020! The Quebec government in Canada have announced all sporting events must be cancelled... Continue Reading →
