Andy Murray receives Cincinnati wildcard Former champion Andy Murray who won his first Masters 1000 title in Cincinnati back in 2008 will be returning after being granted a wildcard for the tournament. There was talk a week or so ago that Murray would be keener for a wildcard into qualifying as he wanted matches but... Continue Reading →
In this unusual year The Western and Southern Open held in Cincinnati at the Lindner Family Tennis Centre since 1979 is being held in New York at Flushing Meadows to create a tennis bubble. The double header of Cincinnati and the US Open at Flushing Meadows came about because of the global pandemic and was... Continue Reading →
The situation in America is not improving, New York does however have a greater hold on the situation than other states but there are serious concerns and doubts from the top players about heading to the US Open. The restrictions in place limit what the players can do when not competing on site, they only... Continue Reading →
A decision from the USTA is expected within in the next week or so regarding the US Open with a lot of fuelled rumours doing the rounds. It is understood the USTA have applied to the New York government to be able to stage the event behind closed doors. The USTA are also looking at... Continue Reading →
2005 was a special year at Roland Garros: ~ It was the first Grand Slam that Novak Djokovic made it past the first round ~ It was Stan Wawrinka's first Grand Slam appearance ~ It was Andre Agassi's last French Open appearance A player called Rafael Nadal from the small town of Manacor on the... Continue Reading →
A five set defeat to Lukas Rosol at Wimbledon ended Rafael Nadal's season in 2012. A serious knee injury forced Rafa off the tour for over 7 months. The Australian Open came too soon for the Spaniard who opted to begin his year at the Chile Open in early February. His week ended as runner-up... Continue Reading →
This time last year I was in Madrid and attended the Mutua Madrid Open. It was a fun tournament and such a shame that unfortunately it won't happen this year. I saw some exceptional tennis and many and in these two parts here are some pictures and videos from my time there. If anyone is... Continue Reading →
The Instagram Live game has been taken to another level. Rafael Nadal kicked it off on Monday and after taking an eternity to figure out how to add people but was at separate times joined by Roger and Andy! Here are just a few main talking points from the lives with the two players... Rafa... Continue Reading →
It’s that time of year known as the King of Clay’s time to shine but in the absence of live tennis instead I’ll be looking back at a dominance which will never ever be beaten and there is probably more to come! Can you even imagine playing 475 matches on clay, winning 436 and losing... Continue Reading →
Seven years ago the top men in world tennis arrived in Monte-Carlo, the first Masters 1000 on clay in the calendar year more in hope than expectation. For eight consecutive years there was only one winner at the Monte-Carlo Country Club and that was Rafael Nadal. During this eight year period he defeated everyone and... Continue Reading →
