The opening round of a Grand Slam always throws up a few exciting round one battles but Roland Garros has heavily delivered on the mens draw. Jannik Sinner vs David Goffin Earlier on this year which seems like a lifetime ago now Jannik Sinner won his first match against a top ten player in Rotterdam... Continue Reading →
Italian players playing at the wonderful site of the Foro Italico in Rome always brings a crowd. A rearranged event and the current situation around the world with Covid-19 meant that Lorenzo Musetti who turned 18 in March debuted in Rome in unusual circumstances. A lot is anticipated of the teenager who has been great... Continue Reading →
Tennis is well and truly back, a lot is going out in the tennis world following a return to Grand Slam tennis in New York as well as the continuation of the resumption of the ATP and WTA tour in Europe but what has been happening? Kei Nishikori returns in Kitzbuhel After a year and... Continue Reading →
A trip to the Roquebrune-Cap-Martin in France is always one of the highlights of the ATP tour. The best in men’s tennis kick off their clay court season at the Monte-Carlo Masters. It was founded in 1897 and is one of the oldest tournaments on the tour. Unfortunately this year there will be no Monte-Carlo... Continue Reading →
Kei Nishikori is out of the ATP Cup and Australian Open. The former US Open finalist was due to play in Hawaii the other day but didn't and the decision has been made that he will not feature in January. Kei in a message said it was discussed with his team and a decision was... Continue Reading →
Kim targeting Monterrey, but Miami? Kim Clijsters planned comeback too tennis has been delayed. It was announced a while back that a knee injury had forced her out of the Australian Open but her first planned tournament looks set to be Monterrey in February. The former number one has received a wildcard for the event... Continue Reading →
Kei Nishikori is on the search for a new coach. After 9 years together it has been announced via Kei's Twitter that he and coach Dante have gone their separate ways. https://twitter.com/keinishikori/status/1183932071896440832 Former French Open champion Michael Chang who celebrated 30 years since his triumphant win in the French capital has been a part of... Continue Reading →
The race for London has not been as tight as this for some time. Nadal, Djokovic, Federer, Medvedev and Thiem are in. Stefanos Tsitsipas’s qualification is all but confirmed. The top eight qualify which leaves two spaces left. A week in Shanghai should put a little daylight between some and there is still plenty of... Continue Reading →
2019 marks five years since Kei Nishikori made it to the final of the US Open. Kei of course lost in straight sets to Marin Cilic on that day and since then hasn't been back since. Kei has had his second best run at majors this year with fourteen wins over the four events with... Continue Reading →
Alex De Minaur's season has picked back up. He started his year well and won his first title in Sydney which was backed up recently by the title in Atlanta. I watched De Minaur live against Nadal at the Australian Open and to watch him live was something special! His game is one that is... Continue Reading →
