A few years ago I described Dominic Thiem's tennis tour as a series of Coach Trip trying to visit everywhere in a short amount of time. His scheduling has gotten better and he has been challenging at the highest level in mens lately but I'm still surprised as to why he decided to play on... Continue Reading →
Carlos Alcaraz, the Spanish teenager with a mature game stars on ATP debut in Rio de Janeiro!
Carlos Alcaraz has really made an impression on the ATP tour this week in Rio. The 16 year old Spaniard sealed a first win on the tour on his debut at 3:00am in the morning down in Brazil and has created many records this last year. Last year at the age of 15 he defeated... Continue Reading →
Thiago Seyboth Wild; Brazilian teenager from Marcehal Cândido Rondon has kicked off his 2020 season in style in Rio de Janeiro!
Last year Thiago Seyboth Wild became the first Brazilian teenager since 2012 and just the fourth since 1989 to win an ATP Challenger Event. Thiago won in Guayaquil, Educador at the backend of last year. He record five wins on the bounce against players ranked higher than him including Brazilian number one Thiago Monteiro. In... Continue Reading →
Carlos Alcaraz Garfia joins prestigious Spanish club on ATP debut in Rio!
Carlos Alcaraz began this week ranked at 406 in the world, the Spaniard was rewarded with a wildcard into his first ATP event on the clay in Rio de Janeiro The 16 year old has been in fantastic form this year, having won his first two events in Mallorca on the hard court on the... Continue Reading →
Dominic Thiem taken the distance in Rio by debutant by Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues Alves
In some peoples eyes February is a little to early for a clay court tournament but who can resist the beauty and heat of Rio de Janeiro. Dominic Thiem is one of those that always heads to Rio following the Australian Open bidding to pick up his title of the year. Brazilian tennis isn't known... Continue Reading →
The Overule: One week, four tournaments in four continents
Four tournaments spread across four continents. Rio de Janeiro, Dubai, Delray Beach & Marseille. Only one of these events is a WTA event this coming week that is because of a mix-up and the WTA didn’t book the Debrecen facilities for the event so no tournament can take place, however there is still plenty of... Continue Reading →