Denis' first! It has been coming and I'm pleased it did. After seven semi-final defeats on the trot for Denis Shapovalov the Canadian went not one but two better. Not only did he make his first ATP tour final but he won his first title against Filip Krajinovic in Stockholm ending his week without a... Continue Reading →
I think it is fair to start off with the fact that no one was expecting Denis Shapovalov to defeat Novak Djokovic in Shanghai with a 1-11 top ten win record since the beginning of last year but was that performance worrying? In a word, yes. 6-3 6-3 to Djokovic, score-lines can be deceiving but... Continue Reading →
That was flat. A few weeks ago I said Denis' performance against Felix Auger-Aliassime was what we had been waiting for and this was far from it. Even against his defeat to Monfils in New York it was better. Denis was the highest seed left in Chengdu and now he will head to Beijing thinking... Continue Reading →
Well, I didn't see it coming but I'm pleased it happened. Denis Shapovalov dropped just six games in his demolition you could call it of his friend and fellow countryman Felix Auger-Aliassime. The season felt like it was plodding along. I remember watching Denis against Pierre-Hugues Herbet the other week and he won in straight... Continue Reading →
It has been an incredible couple of days down in New York. With round one now over who has caught the eye down at Flushing Meadows? Vasek Pospisil 4-6 7-5 7-5 4-6 6-3 Karen Khachanov Vasek has his first main draw win in a year following a rough time with injury. Karen Khachanov will be... Continue Reading →
Round one at Flushing Meadows has some incredible line-ups but the attention will be on one meeting in-particular... Serena Williams v Maria Sharapova A rivalry continued. Since 2004 there have been 21 meetings. 22 if you count the walk-over at Roland Garros last year with Serena's withdrawal. The head to head was once led by... Continue Reading →
The other day I did go in a little on Denis Shapovalov for his form this year. His performance against Juan Martin Del Potro at Queens was much better but still problematic. Relaxed and patient are two words I would use to describe Juan Martin Del Potro's performance. The Argentine did his bit well, he... Continue Reading →
Frances Tiafoe, Alex De Minaur, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Felix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov are all in action in London next week. Monday see's the beginning of Queens Club with these five all hoping to impress here and at Wimbledon. Stefanos Tsitsipas Stefanos is the top seed here. World number six who this time last year was... Continue Reading →
Following a difficult grass court week in Nottingham the tours now move to Birmingham and London as the men and women on the look to enhance their Wimbledon chances but what opening round match-ups do we have early on? Queens Club - Stefanos Tsitsipas v Kyle Edmund You probably couldn't have drawn a tougher opening... Continue Reading →
Denis' season has potential to fizzle out. You could argue it hasn't even ignited bar a semifinal appearance at Indian Wells. Denis himself said he was exhausted at the back end of last year. The Canadian who recently turned 20 took part in 29 tournaments last year ending up pulling out of the Next Gen... Continue Reading →
