155 days ago on the eve of Indian Wells competitive tennis came to end. This last week tennis returned in Palermo and now tennis returns to the USA ahead of the smaller than usually American hard court swing kicking off for the very first time in Kentucky followed by the New York double of Cincinnati... Continue Reading →
Johanna Konta wins Miami Open title!
In the latest of this tennis throwback it is to Crandon Park in Miami when Johanna Konta won her biggest title to date! Throughout her career Johanna Konta has made some incredible memories on the WTA tour not many will top her run to winning the Miami Open in 2017! Jo was seeded 10th in... Continue Reading →
The Overrule: Sloane secures first win, Vika returns but is set for time away & doubles disrespect?
Sloane Stephens digs deep to claim first win of 2020 but defeat to Fernandez a set back but doubles with Kim will help the American find fun on the court! It has been a tough time for Sloane Stephens but the American finally has her first win of the season as she defeated American wildcard in... Continue Reading →
The Overule: Djokovic & Nadal win, Watson stars in Acapulco, Monterrey field in need of wins and much more!
Another week has come to an end! Title winners, surprises, upsets, talking points and plenty of action from the week to have a look at! Next stop, Monterrey! Monterrey has quickly turned into the draw of players needing some wins. Not only is former world number one Kim Clijsters in action looking for her first... Continue Reading →
Injury ended Jo Konta’s 2019 season after the US Open but the British number one is winless in 6 months as she heads to Monterrey to take on a returning Kim Clijsters!
Four words. Not an ideal draw. British number one who is the second seed in Monterrey next week could have hoped for a better start as she tries to kick off her season. Knee injury forced her 2019 season to be cut short following her quarter final defeat to Elina Svitolina at the US Open.... Continue Reading →
The Overule: Tsitsipas struggles, Sock yet to win, Federer’s plans, Svitolina’s week, Andreescu to miss Dubai as Konta looks for a win!
Ranking-less Jack Sock still waiting for a win, should he be given ATP wildcards or should he work a bit harder? Jack Sock came back to tennis, it didn’t last long but I didn’t expect it to. Jack was once upon a time a top player, this was a brief moment. He finished 2019 without... Continue Reading →
So far in St. Petersburg…
St. Petersburg is that first chance after the Australian Open to see who is up to what on the WTA tour. With five of the top twenty in action as well as some of the tours more experienced players mixed with upcoming stars it has been a week so far full of stories and many... Continue Reading →
Brit’s in Melbourne, how will the seven singles players get on?
Over the course of the next couple of weeks 256 players will battle for the Australian Open titles. Out of the 256, 6 of them are Brits so who is playing down under? Kyle Edmund v Dusan Lajovic Kyle had a good week in Hobart making the quarter finals before losing to John Isner in... Continue Reading →
Having narrowly missed out on the WTA Finals twice before, Jo Konta now faces a tough fight to qualify in a season of inconsistencies
Jo Konta faces another battle to get to the WTA Finals. In 2016 The Brit missed out by 35 points to Svetlana Kuznetsova with it going down to the wire in Moscow. In 2017 Jo missed out by 185 points for a place in Singapore Now, Jo is close again but it will take some... Continue Reading →
Djokovic 🚑 Federer’s 56th QF 🏅 JoKo’s comeback 🤩 Serena’s 99th win ✅ No Barty party 🎉 Wang Qiang’s form 📈 Stan’s still the man 💪🏻 & Medvedev’s still making friends 👀
Sunday was not a day of rest at Flushing Meadows. Comebacks, surprises and for some business as usual ahead of the second week of the final major of 2019. Federer's 56th Major Quarter Final! Quite the record for Roger Federer, he may not have won at Flushing Meadows for 10 years but the former world... Continue Reading →