A trip to Canada always kicks off the hard court season in full swing! The tournaments alternate destinations each year. This year the ladies will be back in Toronto and the men will be in Montreal. The draw is packed with many exciting round one match ups! So let's take a look... Milos Raonic v... Continue Reading →
Wimbledon; Middle Monday Preview
On Monday, 16 men and 16 women will battle for a place in the quarter finals. 32 will become 16 but who will be the final eight on both the men's a women side? Women's Bottom Half Maybe looking ahead but a guarantee is that we will have a first time Wimbledon finalist! In the... Continue Reading →
Benoit Paire – love/hate, undeniable brilliance & an unforgettable week in Paris!
Benoit Paire can walk away from Paris knowing he is feeling the love but it hasn't always been that way. It's fair to say it has been a love and hate relationship at times with the French crowd but he leaves Roland Garros this year with ultimate respect. However in February it was the opposite.... Continue Reading →
The Paire & Herbert show is what Roland Garros is all about!
Hats off 🎩 It's a shame that someone has to go home after a match like that but it was Benoit Paire who advanced to the third round after this thrilling encounter between the two Frenchman but credit to Pierre-Hugues Herbert for a valiant effort. I can't sit here and give a ball by ball... Continue Reading →
Benoit Paire smashes three rackets, throws them and kicks chair in less than 60 seconds. Fined £12,600, fair or soft?
Well, everyone was expecting one of the biggest fines in some time after a mad 90 seconds from Benoit Paire in Washington but only £12,600 seems a little short... Coming towards the end of the third set Benoit Paire went for an overhead and hit it into the net and then this unfolded; He smashed... Continue Reading →
Going five? All three survive!
Well the men's draw at Roland Garros nearly took a big hit this afternoon as Alex Zverev, Grigor Dimitrov and Kei Nishkori all went to five sets but walked away with the win. Grigor Dimitrov was the final player to finish his marathon of the three against the American Jared Donaldson who made the headlines... Continue Reading →
Rotterdam Preview – Benoit Paire v Marin Cilic
Sometimes I use the phrase you never know what you are going to get and I think this applies to both Benoit Paire and Marin Cilic. I watched Marin at the Australian Open and his defeat against Dan Evans was a bit predictable in how his game or lack of game plan evolved and subsequently... Continue Reading →
Roland Garros Day 1 – Rain.
Well it wouldn't be Roland Garros without a bit of rain however it literally didn't stop today in Paris as only a handful of matches were completed on the first day of the second Grand Slam of the year. Many matches were postponed, restarted and yes you guest it postponed again due to the weather... Continue Reading →
Marseille Preview – Benoit Paire v Marin Cilic
A place in the semi-finals is at stake. Benoit Paire produced a quite stunning performance (except for the second set) to get past top seed Stan Wawrinka on his home turf in Marseille and now faces former US Open Champion Marin Cilic for a place in semi-finals but who will win this encounter? Benoit is... Continue Reading →
Paris Masters 2015 Review
It was the last Masters 1000 event of the year there wasn’t really much to play for with the top eight confirmed prior to the tournament however it was a week of incredible tennis in the French capital which saw records broken, one of the greatest shots of all time as well as Andy Murray... Continue Reading →