A week or so after his disqualification at Flushing Meadows the world number one has replied in only the fashion he knows, by winning a title. Not only has he won his fifth title in Rome but it is now a record-breaking 36th Masters 1000 title which is quite incredible. It has become a fight... Continue Reading →
Getting the better of Rafael Nadal on a clay court takes some doing. At Masters 1000 level the Spaniard has won 184 matches and lost just 21 matches now one of the 21 is Diego Schwartzman. Rafa who owns 25 Masters 1000 titles on the clay courts around Europe will be heading to the French... Continue Reading →
Italian players playing at the wonderful site of the Foro Italico in Rome always brings a crowd. A rearranged event and the current situation around the world with Covid-19 meant that Lorenzo Musetti who turned 18 in March debuted in Rome in unusual circumstances. A lot is anticipated of the teenager who has been great... Continue Reading →
Tennis is well and truly back, a lot is going out in the tennis world following a return to Grand Slam tennis in New York as well as the continuation of the resumption of the ATP and WTA tour in Europe but what has been happening? Kei Nishikori returns in Kitzbuhel After a year and... Continue Reading →
The ATP is to resume on the 14th of August in Washington. The announcement comes at the same time as the official confirmation from the USTA that the US Open will happen. An announcement from the WTA regarding their rescheduled calendar is expected very soon but some joint tournaments will outline some of the events.... Continue Reading →
Having lost to Novak Djokovic in the Madrid final a week before and failing to defend his first Masters 1000 title on clay Djokovic and Murray battled once again but this time in Rome. Having not dropped a set all week the Brit arrived into the final in good shape with wins against Kukushkin, Chardy,... Continue Reading →
An evening on the Campo Centrale court at the Foro Italico can usually go on for some time. Wrap up and maybe bring a blanket and in return you get world class tennis. Year on year you witness some of the best match-ups on the clay and a meeting between Djokovic and Del Potro from... Continue Reading →
In May 2013, Simona Halep was ranked down outside the top 60 in the world which meant the Romanian had to play a bit of qualifying for the big Premier events. Over the years Simona has played some of her best tennis in Rome and 2013 was a special year for her. Halep was the... Continue Reading →
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 →
Right now we should have been talking about Indian Wells but unfortunately we are not set to have any tennis until the end of April due to the Coronavirus outbreak. The outbreak was declared a pandemic last week by the World Health Organisation and countries have continued to go into lock down and sadly things... Continue Reading →
