Andy Murray will continue his comeback in Cologne this week, after his defeat to Wawrinka in Paris the Brit continued with preparations for two additional events added to the ATP Calendar. The plan is to play back to back events in Cologne on the indoor hard courts which is something Murray hasn't done for a... Continue Reading →
Roland Garros 2020 Preview
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 →
Wimbledon; Middle Monday Preview
On Monday, 16 men and 16 women will battle for a place in the quarter finals. 32 will become 16 but who will be the final eight on both the men's a women side? Women's Bottom Half Maybe looking ahead but a guarantee is that we will have a first time Wimbledon finalist! In the... Continue Reading →
Big battles on Day 3 at Wimbledon 💪🏻🎾
It's been a great the day at Wimbledon, some of the best have gone home and others have had to work incredible hard to battle their way through to the third round on Friday. Reilly Opelka 7-5 3-6 4-6 6-4 8-6 Stan Wawrinka Reilly's biggest win of his career out on Court 2 this morning.... Continue Reading →
It’s almost here… Monte Carlo Rolex Masters 😍
You could not ask for a more stunning location for a tennis tournament. April means a couple of things on the ATP tour. Clay court tennis returns and the annual love affair with the Monte Carlo Country Club is in full swing. Some have been on site for a while already and others are arriving... Continue Reading →
Dissecting the Draw’s – Queens Club & Birmingham
Well, the draw gods have treated us to some stunning round one match ups at the ATP 500 event in Queens Club and the WTA Premier event in Birmingham where I will be next week. So let's have a look? Queens Club Marin Cilic v Fernando Verdasco Top seed Marin Cilic takes on an unpredictable... Continue Reading →
Grigor Dimitrov 6-7 2-6 4-6 Fernando Verdasco – Passive performance sums up year to date for Bulgarian
6 months ago we watched Grigor Dimitrov lift the ATP World Tour Finals trophy in London and the conversation of Slam success began with his relentless tennis in 2017 however from relentless to passive the Bulgarian has struggled and with Wimbledon around the corner and being such a strong grass court player he needs some... Continue Reading →
Roland Garros Day 5 & 6 – Svitolina & Dimitrov out! Super Spaniards, Zverev survives (again), Wozniacki quietly progresses.
I do apologise for no writes over the last 24 hours, unfortunately I did have an accident with my eye but thankfully am completely ok! So back to the tennis! The last 48 hours have produced some stunning matches and upsets as the second week of the second slam edges closer. Elina Svitolina out! I... Continue Reading →
Back to the drawing board – Dimitrov, Muguruza & Konta all out of Indian Wells
It's fair to say this isn't a surprise. In the last 48 hours we have seen Grigor Dimitrov, Garbine Muguruza and Johanna Konta's campaign come to an early end in what turned out to be not tennis paradise for the three players. So, what went wrong and where do they go from here? Grigor Dimitrov... Continue Reading →
Schwartzman 6-2 6-2 Verdasco – Errors prove costly as Argentine picks up his biggest title!
25 year old Diego Schwartzman picked up the biggest title of his career tonight. Over the last 6 months the consistency has been there for Diego making the quarters in New York last autumn and has been steady ever since. Diego was strong from the off in this final against Verdasco. The first two games... Continue Reading →