Over the last couple of days there has been some exceptional tennis played at Melbourne Park, the usual names have got the business done where as some have slipped up and some big battle have taken place. Cruise Control Round two for quite a few top seeds saw them navigate their way into the next... Continue Reading →
To be the player of the year in a year of mass disruption and remain consistent despite forced breaks is mightily impressive. Consistency on the tour moving tournament to tournament and country to country is difficult to come by but when you don't when your next tournament is an the usual structure pulled apart to... Continue Reading →
It has been a season hit by Covid-19 but in the early parts of the year and the Autumn we some incredible performances and stories unfold on the WTA tour but what stood out? Rally for Relief The year kicked off with tennis coming together to help raise funds for the Bush-fire relief in Australia.... Continue Reading →
Headphones on with Guns and Roses playing, baseball cap and ready to go. Iga Swiatek walks onto the tennis court with the aura of a player who isn't fazed by the big stages. Someone else who isn't fazed by much is Sofia Kenin, the 21 year old with the greatest of respect wouldn't have a... Continue Reading →
Two weeks of tennis in unusual circumstances at Roland Garros nears conclusion. Three weeks of tennis which began with qualifying has whittled down day by day from the 256 singles players who began at the beginning of the last week to the final four as this weekend champions will be crowned but who will it... Continue Reading →
There haven't been many better sights in tennis over the last few weeks that the quite incredible level of Victoria Azarenka. The Belarusian was exceptional in New York and despite a 4,279 mile trip to Rome from New York she has continued her exceptional form with wins over Venus Williams and Sofia Kenin. Not many... Continue Reading →
Winning the Australian Open earlier on in the season was one of the biggest surprises on the tour in many years but also totally deserved for Sofia Kenin. The American's rise on the tour over the last year or so has been magnificent and she continues to grow into being a top 20 and top... Continue Reading →
A mid-week version of The Overule with plenty of talking points on and off the tennis court where most are back in action following a short break after the Australian all hoping to kick off ahead of Indian Wells and Miami next month. Venus Williams still searching for her first win of 2020 as Kaja... Continue Reading →
32 players will head to Dubai this next week. The best in women's tennis will gather in the run up for Indian Wells and Miami and the draw in Dubai is pretty chaotic and brutal from the get go! The match ups in round one are quite incredible, the only two who won't be in... Continue Reading →
Having lead 2-0 by Friday night you would have expected a straight forward Saturday for the USA team to book their place in the Fed Cup Finals in April but it was far from that. Jelena Ostapenko and Anastasija Sevastova had other ideas! First up was Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin against Latvia's top seed... Continue Reading →
