For many years the best in men's tennis have finished their season at the Tour Finals. In 2019 the Greek stole the headlines at the Australian Open. I was in Melbourne for the Australian Open and the city went mad for Stefanos. He turned up at one of the biggest stages in the world and... Continue Reading →
The 2017 ATP World Tour Finals were an example that the impossible is a possibility. Nadal and Federer led the line but soon things changed with Rafa pulling out injured, Roger making it to the final four and youngsters Zverev and Thiem falling in the round robin. Sixth seed Grigor Dimitrov danced his way around... Continue Reading →
Since 2004 Tennis has been dominated by Roger, Rafa and Novak, players have challenged but no one more consistent as Andy Murray who worked incredibly hard to match these guys. 2016 saw a new world number one in a phenomenal season and only the fourth different number one since February 2004 in Andy Murray who... Continue Reading →
When all is said and done and a discussion about the GOAT continues, a certain Novak Djokovic will be high up the list. Over the years Novak has grown on me and I think his brilliance is unmatched and for four consecutive years no one could stop him in London. Winning the tour finals is... Continue Reading →
One player I do miss on the tour is Agnieszka Radwanska. Her skills on the court were unmatched. For years the Pole won WTA Fans player of the year and of course shot of the year. A Grand Slam title never happened for her despite coming close at Wimbledon in 2012 but a few years... Continue Reading →
The best meet at the season finale. Over the past five years there have been five new winners of the WTA Finals but before that the dominance was from Serena Williams. In 2014 Serena joined Martina Navratilova and Monica Seles winning the finals on three consecutive occasions and in all of Serena’s five titles has... Continue Reading →
In these pieces I have said Shanghai brings out the best in people. It’s after the US Open, players have had time to reflect and build for the end of the season. At the stage Shanghai with the flair and brilliance of Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and you’ve got a dream pair. When you play against Rafa... Continue Reading →
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... Continue Reading →
2017 was a magnificent year for Grigor Dimitrov, not many would have expected the year to end with him winning the ATP Finals in London but before that there was some work to do. Down in Shanghai the Bulgarian missed out only slightly in an epic battle with Rafael Nadal! A place in the semi-finals... Continue Reading →
Matteo Berrettini had an incredible breakthrough season in 2019, the Italian rose to the occasion, took and created opportunities and sealed some big wins in a year which I described as a learning curve. One of which was a 7-6 6-4 win over Dominic Thiem in Shanghai. I thought the performance was very clever from... Continue Reading →
