Since the beginning of 2018 Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from 19 tournaments. Majority of these have been on hard courts but still a high number. Rafa has had every injury possible it feels like but he never gives up. During this time he has had some tough matches as well. In 2018 he couldn't complete... Continue Reading →
It is that time of the year, time to rate their Roland Garros. Who impressed, surprised and didn’t really turn up over the course of the fortnight in Paris? Kei Nishikori - 5 Harsh? Maybe. Good to a point but to be honest I’m a bit bored of the theme at the moment for Kei.... Continue Reading →
For an incredible twelfth time it is Rafa's day in Paris. A valiant effort from Dominic Thiem who has had another incredible journey at Roland Garros wasn't enough to budge Nadal today. No one on the tour would have done better against Rafa today. These two were absolutely relentless today. It was so good especially... Continue Reading →
Ash Barty is a Grand Slam champion. It's been a hell of a journey to this moment in her career. In 2014 Ash Barty at the age of 18 made a decision to take a hiatus from Tennis. The Australian who made her debut at the age of 15 had been travelling around the world... Continue Reading →
Orchestrating a clay court win against Rafael Nadal is the most difficult task in tennis. No one has defeated Rafael Nadal more times on clay since the beginning of 2016 than Dominic Thiem. The Austrian has four wins against the Spaniard on this surface. However, no one has beaten Dominic Thiem more times on clay... Continue Reading →
Novak Djokovic came onto court on Friday afternoon as a man who did not look very happy. His semi-final against Dominic Thiem was in fact the final game of the day to begin at Roland Garros. Earlier on in the day we had seen Nadal take out Federer, Vondrousova defeat Konta and a rollercoaster between... Continue Reading →
It may be the early hours of Sunday morning in Ipswich, Queensland but I imagine many have stayed up across Australia to see Ash Barty win her first Grand Slam title. Ash's form on the tour this year season has been simply fantastic boasting one of the most impressive win/loss records for the year at... Continue Reading →
A match that has began almost 24 hours ago has finally come to an end. We have had rain, wind, flying umbrella's, unhappy Novak Djokovic and a bizarre cancellation of play but we now know our final line-up. Dominic Thiem will be taking on Rafael Nadal for the second consecutive year in the final. I... Continue Reading →
On Sunday Rafael Nadal will bid for his 12th Roland Garros final. He has an unmatchable 97.87 win percentage at Roland Garros winning 92 of his 94 matches. A 6-3 6-4 6-2 win against Roger Federer will leave to battle for another crown in Paris. The tennis was impeccable from the Spaniard who once he... Continue Reading →
It's difficult not to be disappointed. If you would have sat here five weeks ago and told me Johanna Konta would have made the final of Rabat, Rome and semi-finals of Roland Garros you would have laughed. Over these three tournaments she has picked up more points on clay than she has in her previous... Continue Reading →
