Two wins in five from the Greek to kick off 2020 coming into Rotterdam knowing a win was needed against the birthday boy Hubert Hurkacz. It was the recently turned 23 year old who was much quicker settling into the match. He began to work off both wings and really pushing Stefanos back behind the... Continue Reading →
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 →
124 players were nominated to represent their country over the course of the inaugural ATP Cup in Perth, Brisbane and Sydney. It is a team game after all but bare from the usual suspects, which individuals stood out? Casper Ruud - Norway Casper has been one of my favourite players to watch come up through... Continue Reading →
Volume 2 of Caught The Line talks about all things, Wimbledon. With week 1 (and what a week) over, what caught the eye during the first week in London? Hurkacz again! The Pole really impressed me at Wimbledon. He went down with a fight against Djokovic and in Vol.1 we saw that dive volley in... Continue Reading →
Novak Djokovic v Philip Kohlschreiber I suppose opening rounds don’t get tougher than this. Novak will be looking at this one and the first thing that will be on his mind will be the defeat to Kohlschreiber at Indian Wells 6-4 6-4 earlier on this year. The good news for Novak is that since then... Continue Reading →
Borna Coric has managed to orchestrate his way into round two in Madrid. The Croat was under pressure throughout as the Pole kept coming back despite in all honesty not being near his best and through in some surprise rain down at the Country Club really did add to the issues for the 9th seed.... Continue Reading →
You could not ask for a more stunning location for a tennis tournament. April means a couple of things on the ATP tour. Clay court tennis returns and the annual love affair with the Monte Carlo Country Club is in full swing. Some have been on site for a while already and others are arriving... Continue Reading →
The sunshine double has come to an end. Two weeks at Indian Wells and Miami have provided us with some great memories but who surprised us during this month of tennis? Bianca Andreescu I can't really start anywhere else, Bianca won Indian Wells and continued her good form in Miami before pulling out injured. Most... Continue Reading →
Disappointing is the word I'd use, surprised? Definitely not and that is no dis-respect to Thiem but Hurkacz did have a very good run at Indian Wells with wins against Shapovalov, Nishikori and Pouille as well as pushing Federer. I felt like Hurkacz did his homework, he played a very good match and his movement... Continue Reading →
