It has been an incredible couple of days down in New York. With round one now over who has caught the eye down at Flushing Meadows? Vasek Pospisil 4-6 7-5 7-5 4-6 6-3 Karen Khachanov Vasek has his first main draw win in a year following a rough time with injury. Karen Khachanov will be... Continue Reading →
The week is only a couple of days old and there have already been plenty of stories grabbing the eyes of the tennis world. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga is now stranger to a battle and I'm pleased to see the Frenchman win his first match against a top 20 opponent for the first time since 2017. The... Continue Reading →
Hyeon Chung is out of luck at the moment. The Korean made his name in 2017 and ended the year winning the inaugural Next Gen Finals in Milan. Roll on a few months later and he saw off Novak Djokovic in Melbourne as he progressed to the semi-finals of the first major of the year.... Continue Reading →
R1 is done. We have seen big upsets, comebacks, withdrawals and much more over the last 48 hours, so what are the stories? Halep out! This is the main story, Simona Halep has been dumped out of Flushing Meadows by Kaia Kanepi who was too strong from the baseline and Halep could not shift the... Continue Reading →
Performances don't get much better than what Juan Martin Del Potro did against Hyeon Chung in Cincinnati. We praise performances on a basis mostly on aesthetically pleasing tennis but when a play completely nullifies a players weapons it should be met with as high praise. Del Potro can sometimes put on these performances without breaking... Continue Reading →
The journey to Flushing Meadows begins. The US Hard Court Series kicks off in Atlanta 862 miles south-west of the Billie Jean King Tennis Centre, so who will be kicking off in Atlanta? Nick Kyrgios Nick is the second seed here in Atlanta so the pressure is on! He had a good grass court season... Continue Reading →
The Mutua Madrid Open is a staple event on the tour. 2018 celebrates 10 years as a WTA tournament and 22 years as an ATP tournament. Madrid has seen the biggest names in sport lift the trophy but who will be crowned champion in just over a week's time? ATP Rafael Nadal Well, there isn't... Continue Reading →
Hyeon Chung was one of the stand out performers in Melbourne now the South Korean is at it again with wins against Berdych and Cuevas the 21 year old is now in his first Masters 1000 quarter final. I first seaw Hyeon play at the backend of last year when he took part in the... Continue Reading →
Sometimes you watch a tennis match in dis-belief, sometimes you have to just say 'too good'. At times I felt like I was watching Djokovic from a couple of years ago when he was just irritatingly but brilliantly unstoppable and it was reminiscent of Novak. The shot making you just had to applaud it was... Continue Reading →
