He made the improbable happen. Roger Federer came back from 6 months away from tennis to win the Austrailan Open, Indian Wells and Miami but now the former world number one is set to take a two month break from the tour as he will skip the preparation for Roland Garros and will arrive in... Continue Reading →
Nick Kyrgios has the best serve in tennis right now but it isn’t all down to power!
There seems to be more variety and options on serve at the moment however I’ve been keeping an eye on many serves but I think Nick Kyrgios has the best serve on the tour right now but what makes it great? Let’s have a look… Power The power is ridiculously good. On the tour it... Continue Reading →
Vesnina’s win at Indian Wells deserves to be shouted about, so let’s do it!
Elena Vesnina and Svetlana Kuznetsova may not be the most recognisable names in the sport but hey, they deserved to be shout about so let’s do it. On Monday I was on my way home from seeing Emeli Sande in Birmingham so I missed the Indian Wells finals went onto BBC website and no headlines... Continue Reading →
Everything is coming together for dangerous Mladenovic!
The other day I was listening to Martina Navaratilova on BT Sport and she said something along the lines of sometimes it takes players who have more weapons to find that consistent high level where you can trust all your shots but for Kristina Mladenovic things are falling into place fast and she is looking... Continue Reading →
Only Federer could pull off such a precise and punishing performance against Nadal!
Thousands turned up and millions tuned in as Roger Federer put a display only he could be capable of as the 18 time Grand Slam champion crushed the 14 time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal at Indian Wells but how did he do it? Top gear Sometimes against any player on the tour it can... Continue Reading →
Kerber regained No.1 spot but hasn’t been convincing this year
With Serena Williams withdrawal from Indian Wells before the tournament began it meant that only a couple of wins were needed for Angelique Kerber to regain spot as world number one which she has done but has exited Indian Wells early and big question marks hang over her form this year. I watched Angie play... Continue Reading →
Federer 6-2 6-3 Nadal – From the marathon in Melbourne to the sprint in California
Sometimes in sport you just have to sit there and say “too good”. After their marathon in Melbourne no one really expected a quick walk in the desert but that’s what we got as Federer strolled past the Spaniard to record his third win in a row against Nadal which is something he had never... Continue Reading →
Rattled! Kyrgios defeats Djokovic for the 2nd time in 3 weeks!
History, these two have it after just one previous meeting but the tension was there from the first ball of the match Un-returnable The serving especially in set one from the Australian was out of this world. It was so good the only reaction I had was a laugh in disbelief in how bloody brilliant... Continue Reading →
Nadal 6-3 7-5 Verdasco – Clinical Nadal sets up clash with Federer
For so long this was a rivalry dominated by Rafael Nadal. Between 2003 and 2012 Fernando Verdasco and Rafael Nadal met 14 times on the tour with all 14 meetings going the way of Nadal but Fernando in Madrid, Miami and Melbourne finally got some wins against Nadal but at Indian Wells normal service was... Continue Reading →
Venus impresses once again at Indian Wells
Venus Williams once again was outstanding. Throughout the week the former world number one has had her arm and thigh heavily strapped and it has affected her serve and movement at times but she continues to fight and recorded another three set epic win this week this time against Peng Shuai. From saving match points... Continue Reading →
