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 →
Djokovic calls out “witch-hunt” which may be correct from some corners but is a point still being missed?
During his isolation period it has been quite quiet from Novak Djokovic who returned to the tennis court on Tuesday for the first time since his positive test for Covid-19. https://www.instagram.com/p/CCWYxqwgvxK/ Djokovic was back on court at his own academy which hosted the first leg of the now cancelled Adria Tour with Viktor Troicki who... Continue Reading →
Australian Open Day 7
Sunday at Melbourne Park was a pretty straight forward day, we now know half of the final eight as the top half of the women's draw and bottom half of the men's draw were in action. Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-4 6-4 Diego Schwartzman A good days work for Djokovic against the in-form Argentine. Diego has... Continue Reading →
Aus Open Day 5; Tsitsipas, Osaka & Serena out 😳 Barty, Novak & Kvitova cruise 😎Federer almost got stuck on 99 😬 Wozniacki waves goodbye 😢
Friday delivered. Has the Australian Open ever had a more chaotic day? I don't think so but before the chaos let's look for some normality. Novak Djokovic was in a ruthless mood as he defeated Yoshihito Nishioka 6-3 6-2 6-2. Ash Barty likewise took 78 minutes in a 6-3 6-2 win against Elena Rybakina Petra... Continue Reading →
Aus Open Day 3; Comebacks, capitulations and normal service!
Day three down at Melbourne Park was pretty much straight. The top players orchrested themselves through to the next round and others went the long way round. Caroline Wozniacki is keeping her run going with a very comprehensive 7-5 7-5 win against the seeded Dayana Yastremska who herself had some goals for the event really... Continue Reading →
Who will be the King at Queens?
Only three former champions are here at Queens Club. Defending champion Marin Cilic who has had a rough season is in the draw as is 2017 winner Feliciano Lopez and 2014 winner Grigor Dimitrov. Former finalist Kevin Anderson and Milos Raonic who have been hit by injury this year are also back in action. Stefanos... Continue Reading →
Grigor fights to a much needed win!
Whatever happens from here on in Grigor Dimitrov can walk away from Roland Garros with his head held high. In round one he led Tipsarevic by two sets and slipped up and recovered in the 5th set to advanced to a much needed win but this win against Marin Cilic felt like a more important... Continue Reading →
4 & 4; Marin Cilic leaves Miami with more to ponder
Marin Cilic' year has gone from bad to worse. The Croat will head into the clay court season with a win/loss of 4/4 for 2019. Statistically his game is where you'd expect and where it normally is for the season so far the only thing that really pulled him down was points won on second... Continue Reading →
Deserting the Desert; Djokovic, Halep, Osaka, Nishikori & Cilic all out!
Well, Tuesday was a hell of a day at Indian Wells. The odd upset comes as a surprise but to see Novak Djokovic, Simona Halep, Naomi Osaka, Kei Nishikori and Marin Cilic pack their bags on the same day was quite a surprise. The biggest shock came from Novak Djokovic. It had been 10 years... Continue Reading →
Who needs a good Indian Wells?
That time from Melbourne to Indian Wells is always a time for players to look at what they need to do going forward. It's amazing how quick the season has gone and some need a good fortnight to really kick off their season, but who? Caroline Wozniacki I watched Caro live in Melbourne and even... Continue Reading →