Kei Nishikori still confuses me! When he made the final of the US Open in 2014 this seemed like the start however it hasn't kicked off. Injuries have played a big part in his career haltering his progress however is there only so much you can put down to injuries? Just look at Juan Martin... Continue Reading →
2017 ended as good as it could for Grigor Dimitrov. The Bulgarian played some of the best tennis we saw on the tour which saw him end the season picking up the World Tour Finals trophy in London but this season he hasn't found momentum. The defeats have raised questions, his game does look like... Continue Reading →
Sometimes you can't describe you just need to admire. Rafael Nadal's tennis this week in Monte Carlo has laid down a marker showing everyone if they want to upset the odds on route to Roland Garros then game's need to be up'd. I can only admire Nadal. I was sceptical of his decision to play... Continue Reading →
Well, world number one Rafael Nadal is playing some simply beautiful tennis right now. On a clay court there is no one better to watch. The way he strokes the ball around the court is like poetry. There isn't a better sight in tennis. I was listening to Henri Leconte on Sky Sports and he... Continue Reading →
From the usual Novak Djokovic standards a third round exit at a Masters 1000 event is not great but in his return to the tour and trying to find form and following his horror show at Miami and Indian Wells I'd take a lot from it if I were Novak. Everyone wants to play Monte-Carlo... Continue Reading →
Dominic Thiem is one of the big challengers to Rafael Nadal on a clay court however the Austrian hasn't been involved in the action as much as he would like over the last month or so with this ankle injury that forced him to miss Miami. No one should expect miracles from Thiem over the... Continue Reading →
I don't like to be the one to ruin the party but in any sport it is very easy to get carried away. Now I will be fair and say the former champion did look good but this is one match against the world number 93 he won 6-0 6-1, we can't read too much... Continue Reading →
I do hope we have all recovered now after that manic match. From the first few games to finally passing winner from Kei the match was a mess. I can't still pull it all together. It has something that Sky Sports haven't done a short highlight clip of the match like they have with others... Continue Reading →
To be successful on clay on aspect you need in your game is patience, this is something Albert Ramos-Vinolas has with his run to the final here last year and is something that is cemented into the mind of Spanish players growing up on clay. Talking about growing up and patience, these are two things... Continue Reading →
It's that time of year. The clay court season kicks off in the beautiful setting of Monte-Carlo. A club that has so much history and year on year the history books get bigger as the top names in men's tennis descend into this corner of France as the road to Roland Garros begins. So, where... Continue Reading →
