It’s that time of year known as the King of Clay’s time to shine but in the absence of live tennis instead I’ll be looking back at a dominance which will never ever be beaten and there is probably more to come! Can you even imagine playing 475 matches on clay, winning 436 and losing... Continue Reading →
Seven years ago the top men in world tennis arrived in Monte-Carlo, the first Masters 1000 on clay in the calendar year more in hope than expectation. For eight consecutive years there was only one winner at the Monte-Carlo Country Club and that was Rafael Nadal. During this eight year period he defeated everyone and... Continue Reading →
A trip to the Roquebrune-Cap-Martin in France is always one of the highlights of the ATP tour. The best in men’s tennis kick off their clay court season at the Monte-Carlo Masters. It was founded in 1897 and is one of the oldest tournaments on the tour. Unfortunately this year there will be no Monte-Carlo... Continue Reading →
The cancellation of Indian Wells has sent shockwaves through tennis. A case of Coronavirus (Covid-19) was confirmed in the immediate area of the Coachella Valley which has prompted organisers to cancel this years event following advice from medical experts. Despite organisers putting out measures in order to contain the virus and keep players, fans and... Continue Reading →
I'll be honest, I'm not Fabio Fognini's biggest fan. The Italian has more often than not made the headlines for all the wrong reasons. In 2017 he got suspended from two majors and fined for sexist comments made to an umpire at the US Open. He's super talented but his behaviour has not been good... Continue Reading →
Who would have said on Monday that we'd get to the Monte Carlo final without; Rafa, Novak, Kei, Thiem, Zverev or Tsitsipas? Well that was the case and following the tournament everyone has plenty to think about going forward Rafa 'worst clay court match in 14 years' Well, that says it all! He said it... Continue Reading →
Pure dis-belief. Even at 4-6 0-5 I still didn't quite believe what was happening in Monte-Carlo. A man who has only lost 36 career matches on clay until now picked up defeat number 37 as Fabio Fognini perfected his way to a first Masters 1000 final. The performance was sexy, this is clay court tennis... Continue Reading →
Daniil Medvedev knows how to cause an upset. His first top 10 win in 2017 against Wawrinka at Wimbledon and has followed it up this week with wins against Tsitsipas and now Djokovic. Daniil is one of the players on the tour that has gone under the radar but with four titles (all since beginning... Continue Reading →
Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares are safely through to the semi-finals in Monte-Carlo. The third seeds who have needed all three sets so far in their opening two victories down in Monte-Carlo only needed two sets to see off Joao Sousa and Diego Schwartzman who usually play their trade on the singles tour. For the... Continue Reading →
Sascha Zverev is set for his biggest challenge yet. Almost twelve months ago he made the second week of a major for the first time, not long after then he hired Ivan Lendl before the US Open but left New York in the third round but finished his season with four top ten wins in... Continue Reading →
