The Overrule

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...

Sloane Stephens entering some of her most successful events as she tries to put bad form behind her following another lacklustre performance

Sloane Stephens winning the US Open seems a bit of a lifetime ago now. When I saw she was up against qualifier Leylah Fernandez in Lexington I did worry for her. Sloane's last match on the tour was a convincing defeat to the Canadian teenager and it was the same result on return. Leylah Fernandez...

The Overrule: Sloane secures first win, Vika returns but is set for time away & doubles disrespect?

Sloane Stephens digs deep to claim first win of 2020 but defeat to Fernandez a set back but doubles with Kim will help the American find fun on the court! It has been a tough time for Sloane Stephens but the American finally has her first win of the season as she defeated American wildcard in...

The Overule: Venus & Sloane await first wins, Kyrgios rightly unhappy, Kenin & de Minaur looking for rhythm and much more!

A mid-week version of The Overule with plenty of talking points on and off the tennis court where most are back in action following a short break after the Australian all hoping to kick off ahead of Indian Wells and Miami next month. Venus Williams still searching for her first win of 2020 as Kaja...

Who stole the headlines at the opening round matches at US Open?

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...

Monica Puig finds out via Tweet that her coach (Kamau Murray) and Sloane Stephens are back together days after he said he couldn’t join her in New York…

Sloane Stephens and Kamau Murray are back together. The split at the beginning of the year was a surprise but this reunion has put a few more questions out there. Sloane Stephens announced the other day on Twitter that her and Sven Groeneveld had split. The season has been one to forget for the American...

Who’s preparations for Flushing Meadows have been far from ideal?

The final major of the year is a chance to end the season on a high. Of course there is still a lot of tennis to be played once all has been said and done in New York but for preparations for an event they'd hope to compete at have been anything but ideal. Who...

Tsonga’s big win 💪🏻 Sloane, Keys & Gauff ❌ Chung returns 😌 Grigor fights back 🤩

The week is only a couple of days old and there have already been plenty of stories grabbing the eyes of the tennis world. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga is now stranger to a battle and I'm pleased to see the Frenchman win his first match against a top 20 opponent for the first time since 2017. The...

Time to believe; The remarkable run of Johanna Konta continues!

British number one Johanna Konta is into the last four at Roland Garros. Sorry? Yes, that's what I said. For the third time in her career she is in the semi-finals of a Grand Slam for the third time in her career and is the first female Brit in the semi-finals at Roland Garros for...

We have our final eight, but which ladies will make the final four?

We have our final eight. We have had some surprises along the way but the women's draw has delivered incredible stories and surprises on route to the business end and I don't think it will end there. So who will be hoping to make the final four? Marketa Vondrousova v Petra Martic (31) The unexpected...