The sunshine double has come to an end. Two weeks at Indian Wells and Miami have provided us with some great memories but who surprised us during this month of tennis? Bianca Andreescu I can't really start anywhere else, Bianca won Indian Wells and continued her good form in Miami before pulling out injured. Most... Continue Reading →
Barty Party & No. 101 for Roger
The sunshine double has come to an end. Dominic Thiem and Bianca Andreescu were champions in the desert and now in it's new home at the Hard Rock Stadium it was another new name with Ash Barty taking the title as well as a fella who has a few to his name Roger Federer. For... Continue Reading →
Relentless Halep advances in Miami
Her best performance of the season. It's a weird one as world number one is on the line and she will get it if she wins in Miami but it wouldn't be the end of the world if she didn't win here despite what she has done so far as it would set her up... Continue Reading →
“Rethink” for next year; Djokovic not happy with early exit
Novak Djokovic is not a happy man. The world number one is in no danger of losing that ranking but another poor showing at the sunshine double has led to question his preparation for the tournament After winning in Melbourne he decided to take an extended break from 27th Jan until the beginning of Indian... Continue Reading →
Felix Auger-Aliassime; Rio Final, Tsitsipas win, First Masters Quarter-Final
Felix Auger-Aliassime is into his first Masters 1000 quarter final. The Canadian has been on the radar for some time and has made his name on the challenger tour before some breakthrough performances last year but this year he has been making a name for himself. The 18 year old has won 14 of his... Continue Reading →
Borna Coric 4-6 6-3 6-2 Nick Kyrgios; Code violations, smashed rackets, point penalties, swearing and some Tennis!
I don't really know where to begin... Firstly congratulations to Borna Coric for the win in an action packed match. We had it all; Both Nick and Borna were given code violations for smashing rackets but it was Nick who got the further warning which resulted in a point penalty in the final set for... Continue Reading →
Simona Halep; 6-3 6-3 ✅ Forehand ✅ Movement ✅ Serve ✅ Knee 🤔
24 hours ago I would have said Simona Halep looked on the ropes following her win against Hercog but the Romanian has delivered her best performance of the week when it matters. Earlier on in the week I said that she needed to get out of second gear, she didn't really do that yesterday and... Continue Reading →
Miami Preview; Borna Coric v Nick Kyrgios
A quarter final spot at a Masters 1000 is up for grabs. It's been a different so far for both players. Nick Kyrgios has as ever made the headline but results so far here and that title win in Acapulco have really given us something to think about this season. Borna Coric is probably having... Continue Reading →
How can Grigor Dimitrov rediscover his frightening form?
During the second half of 2017 no one played better tennis than Grigor Dimitrov. First Masters title in Cincinnati, winner in London which was followed up by good runs in Brisbane, Melbourne and Rotterdam but since then it's not happened for the Bulgarian. Dimitrov for me has become easier to play against. His tennis in... Continue Reading →
Vintage? No, Determined? Yes! Halep grinds out an important win in Miami!
You can question her form but never question her determination or commitment. Simona Halep showed us once again why she is in the frame to be world number one again with a fair from vintage performance but a vintage Halep gritty and stubborn win. Halep struggled pretty early on with the rhythm of the match,... Continue Reading →