IOC President Thomas Bach has said “Neither the word cancellation nor the word postponement were mentioned today.” in regards to postponing the 2020 Tokyo Olympics due to Coronavirus outbreak but surely a plan must be in place?

The small city of Lausanne in Switzerland is home of the International Olympic Committee headquarters and on Wednesday a press conference was held and all noise from IOC President Thomas Bach points towards Tokyo 2020 taking place as planned despite the global outbreak of Coronavirus. As expected a lotto the questions thrown the way of...

Russia banned from sporting events by WADA following failure “to pull a rabbit out of the hat.” Where does this leave Tennis at the 2020 Olympics?

The World Anti Doping Agency have banned Russia from major sporting events for four years. The ban has come after an investigation into Anti-Doping in Russia following an investigation against RADA (Russia Anti-Doping Agency) were deemed non-compliant for manipulating data handed to investigating team in January. Investigators said back in September that they would have...

Olympic Tennis Qualification; How do you qualify? 🧐 Russia await fate 😬 Thiem is staying at home 🇦🇹 Why Venus might miss out! 😮

The 2020 Olympics are still a while away. At the end of July the top men and women will head to Tokyo to compete for their country but there are some rules which could cause qualification to be tricky and some issues to overcome. Russia could be expelled from the 2020 Olympics and 2022 World...

Major tennis authorities should be singing from the same hymn sheet but it’s far from it!

This is something I have wanted to write for some time and I didn't know where to begin. During the two weeks of Wimbledon I always like listening to Martina Navratilova and she used a phrase all week and that was "Father Time will catch up." It's true, it will and the best the game...

Why Monica Puig’s triumph in Rio will never be topped!

Tennis has produced hundreds of brilliant stories in the past but there is one that tops them all and may never be topped and it involves a lady called Monica Puig from Puerto Rica. In January Puig began the season ranked at 92 in the world and quickly made a mark on the tour qualifying...

Tennis proved it does belong at the Olympics!

Prior to the Olympic Games there were questions on whether Tennis belonged at the event with a high number of high profile withdrawals for a various number of reasons  but oh my didn’t it prove itself! No prize money or points on offer this year but go and ask Del Potro, Puig, Murray, Nadal, Kerber...

Andy Murray wins Olympic Gold again!

Once again Andy Murray has made the dream a reality. The world number one two has become the first player to ever defend an Olympic title which is a magnificent achievement. I think it’s fair to say the last week has been a bit of a Murray coaster after sailing through the first two rounds...

Monica Puig from Puerto Rico creates history in Rio!

At the beginning of the week I began with the word opportunity now I finish with the phrase ‘opportunity taken’ as Monica Puig ranked at 34 in the world became the first Puerto Rican women to win an Olympic medal let alone a gold medal and the lowest ranked tennis player to ever win Olympic...

Murray leaves it late to see off unpredictable Fognini!

And breathe... Well sometimes tennis just does that to you. A match that started so well for Andy Murray took an unexpected turn as Fabio Fognini turned up. https://twitter.com/IainFordyce/status/763780730870755328 Murray strolled to a 5-0 lead and to be honest didn't have to break a sweat in the opening set as he took it 6-1 against...

Monica Puig advances to Olympic semi-finals!

Puerto Rico is a country with a population of about 3.5 million and one of those writing the headlines and looking to make history is Monica Puig. The 22 year old is probably one of the most down to earth and likeable players on the tour. Puig has been on a rise since Eastbourne where...