The expectation is always on Serena Williams. Win after win and title after title the whispers began, could Serena become the first player since Steffi Graf in 1988 to complete the calendar Grand Slam. The final four in 2015 were world number one Serena Williams, Roberta Vinci, Flavia Pennetta and world number two Simona Halep.... Continue Reading →
The last two Grand Slam tournaments have ended in heartbreak for Serena Williams. The semi-final loss to Roberta Vinci in New York was probably the biggest upset in tennis and then in Melbourne last week Angelique Kerber stunned the world number one in the final but despite this heartbreak in the major tournaments she’s still... Continue Reading →
Caroline Wozniacki was the fourth seed going into the US Open and ranked at fourth in the world but the Dane who made the final last year was defeated in the second round in a three set match against Petra Cetkovska with this being only her second main draw win of the year with her... Continue Reading →
Over 1160 days ago Roger Federer defeated Andy Murray at Wimbledon in 2012. Since then he has made three Grand Slam finals and has lost all three to Novak Djokovic of course but will Roger ever win another Grand Slam title? Roger is still playing at an exceptionally high level however he has only won... Continue Reading →
After a good few hours of rain in New York tennis did finally get underway last night with Great Britain’s Jordanne Whiley taking on her doubles partner Yui Kamiji who she has won 6 Grand Slam titles with her but this time were at the opposite ends of the tennis court as they met in... Continue Reading →
Sunday night under the lights in New York with history set to be made. Even before the match history was made as it was announced the chair umpire for the match was Eva Asderaki-Moore who became the first women to chair umpire a men’s US Open final which is great to see! At the same... Continue Reading →
Martina Hingis has been quite busy over the last couple of days. Not only did she win the mixed doubles title with Leander Paes but has now won the women's doubles title with Sania Mirza their second Grand Slam title in a row having won Wimbledon and the first time since 1998 that Martina has... Continue Reading →
For the 1327th time (sarcasm) Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic will go head to head again on the tour as both look to win the title for the first time in a long while. Roger’s last title in New York was seven years ago back in 2008 when he beat Andy Murray with Novak’s last... Continue Reading →
Firstly I should start off with congratulating Flavia on such an incredible couple of weeks in Flushing Meadows with wins against Petra Kvitova and Simona Halep before defeating Roberta Vinci to claim her first ever Grand Slam final. Not long after winning the title before the trophy presentation was due to take place Flavia announced... Continue Reading →
The other night were witnessed potentially the biggest upset in tennis history. Serena Williams was just two wins away from completing the calendar Grand Slam and winning her 5th Grand Slam title in a row however she can up against Roberta Vinci a player who had never before these two weeks had never made it... Continue Reading →
