By the end of the week players will have boarded a flight to Melbourne. Flights chartered by Tennis Australia will depart from Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Doha, Singapore, Los Angeles, Antalya and Miami but some won't be heading straight to Melbourne. In the last couple of the days the Adelaide six have been announced, six players... Continue Reading →
Simona Halep was mine and many peoples favourite to go onto lift her second Roland Garros title next weekend but as we have found out over the course of the week, expect the unexpected. Following the exit of Garbine Muguruza late on Saturday night another former champion in Simona Halep has also packed her bags... Continue Reading →
It has been a wild opening day at Roland Garros in the Autumn, history has been made as the first match was played under the new Phillipe Chatrier roof on a day of upsets, bad weather, big performances and even a walk-off! Vika sails through despite walk-off After taking a 2-1 lead early this morning... Continue Reading →
It isn't the usual time of year to be heading to Roland Garros but with players taking the mandatory photos of the Eiffel Tower from their hotel room in this late September time the usually second major of the year is about to get underway. image credit - Getty It is set to be an... Continue Reading →
One of the most incredible Grand Slam performances came at Roland Garros a couple of years ago. Simona Halep having been a finalist on two occasions in Paris and earlier on in the year in Melbourne in 2018 turned up with questions asked of her and she answered them with a phenomenal fortnight of incredible... Continue Reading →
If a US Open draw with many top players was open then a Roland Garros with a few more names but some significant ones missing could be even more open but who is a genuine contender? We have seen a lot of tennis over the last few weeks and some will arrive in Paris hoping... Continue Reading →
For the first time and at third attempt, Simona Halep has won her first title in Rome. Not many players have completed the heavy schedule of Madrid, Rome and Roland Garros titles in their careers but Simona Halep who first made the semi-finals there back in 2013 finally has her hands on the title she... Continue Reading →
Simona Halep is into her third Rome final after a hard-fought win over Garbine Muguruza with a smallish crowd of a socially distanced 1000 on Court Centrale for the final few matches. Matches between Simona and Garbine are always fascinating, coming into the match it was the Spaniard who led the head to head 4-2... Continue Reading →
Three weeks of tournaments have been completed. The work done by tournaments to stage these events in the safest way possible for players has been absolutely exceptional but what have been the main stories from the last few weeks and ahead of the New York double. Jennifer wins her first title! The question for players... Continue Reading →
177 days ago Simona Halep was the champion in Dubai. The two major champion has returned to tennis in Prague this week and has been a woman on a mission as she has picked up her 21st career title and back to back titles either side of a six week forced break. Halep was down... Continue Reading →
