Last year two of women's brightest tennis stars met in a match that would show the caring and togetherness of women's tennis. Naomi Osaka arrived in New York as defending champion and on a meteoric rise following her time in New York last year. Coco Gauff made the headlines at Wimbledon with her fearless approach... Continue Reading →
Coco Gauff at Wimbledon: Qualifying wildcard, beating Venus and winning from 3-6 2-5 and match point down!
Over the years there have been some quite memorable stories at Wimbledon. In 2018 the American won the junior singles at Roland Garros and since then noise picked up around Gauff. When the news broke of Gauff’s wildcard into qualifying at SW19 it was an opportunity to watch one of the tours brightest upcoming stars... Continue Reading →
Australian Open Day 7
Sunday at Melbourne Park was a pretty straight forward day, we now know half of the final eight as the top half of the women's draw and bottom half of the men's draw were in action. Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-4 6-4 Diego Schwartzman A good days work for Djokovic against the in-form Argentine. Diego has... Continue Reading →
Aus Open Day 5; Tsitsipas, Osaka & Serena out 😳 Barty, Novak & Kvitova cruise 😎Federer almost got stuck on 99 😬 Wozniacki waves goodbye 😢
Friday delivered. Has the Australian Open ever had a more chaotic day? I don't think so but before the chaos let's look for some normality. Novak Djokovic was in a ruthless mood as he defeated Yoshihito Nishioka 6-3 6-2 6-2. Ash Barty likewise took 78 minutes in a 6-3 6-2 win against Elena Rybakina Petra... Continue Reading →
Coco Gauff: Nervous in New York, Nerves of Steel in Melbourne!
Coco Gauff before the match spoke about the nerves she had in her third round battle with Naomi Osaka which was her first match on the Arthur Ashe stadium in New York at the US Open. The 15 year is so assured of herself on the main stage she said she knew what she needed... Continue Reading →
Coco’s comeback sets up another major meeting with Naomi Oaska!
At the US Open last year one of the stories of the year was the exchange at the end of the match between Coco Gauff and Naomi Osaka. The American teenager was upset and visibily not happy during the match with her level with Naomi who was the defending champion going about her business as... Continue Reading →
Aus Open Day 3; Comebacks, capitulations and normal service!
Day three down at Melbourne Park was pretty much straight. The top players orchrested themselves through to the next round and others went the long way round. Caroline Wozniacki is keeping her run going with a very comprehensive 7-5 7-5 win against the seeded Dayana Yastremska who herself had some goals for the event really... Continue Reading →
Australian Open – five ladies matches to watch in round one!
The first major of the decade is upon us. The draw is done and on Monday action begins at Melbourne Park, but what are the opening round one ladies matches to keep an eye on? Madison Keys v Daria Kasatkina Madison Keys has been in good form to begin the season. The American made it... Continue Reading →
Ten players to keep an eye on in 2020!
Hubert Hurkacz (22) - Polish A player who caught some headlines last year. Hurkacz had a good run at Indian Wells and Miami with some big performances. He saw off Tsitsipas in Rogers Cup, Thiem in Miami and Nishikori at Indian Wells last season. The Pole has a very strong game from the baseline and... Continue Reading →
The WTA rules which limits Coco Gauff’s tournament participation until she turns 18
Coco Gauff is on the rise. Having made it to the fourth round at Wimbledon, defeating Venus Williams in round one and winning her first WTA title in Linz last week the 15 year old is now ranked at 73 in the world. A week which saw her claim her first top 10 win (against... Continue Reading →