Two weeks of tennis in unusual circumstances at Roland Garros nears conclusion. Three weeks of tennis which began with qualifying has whittled down day by day from the 256 singles players who began at the beginning of the last week to the final four as this weekend champions will be crowned but who will it... Continue Reading →
Diego Schwartzman has been knocking on the door of the top ten for some time. The Argentine from Buenos Aires will officially be a top ten player for the first time when the next rankings come out. The performances of the Argentine since Kitzbuhel have been borderline perfection including the win over Nadal in Rome... Continue Reading →
The stories coming out of Roland Garros continue to inspire! Over the course of the last couple of weeks many incredible stories have been played out on the clay courts in Paris but not many better than this! In 2006 a 19 year old Nadia Podoroska qualified for a Grand Slam for the first time... Continue Reading →
Roland Garros continues to deliver some incredibly inspiring stories. As a junior in 2009 the Italian made semi-finals at two majors in the doubles and was tipped to be a big star in the future. From the end of December 2009 until May 2014 sadly we didn't see Martina Trevisan. The Italian had some personal... Continue Reading →
Simona Halep was mine and many peoples favourite to go onto lift her second Roland Garros title next weekend but as we have found out over the course of the week, expect the unexpected. Following the exit of Garbine Muguruza late on Saturday night another former champion in Simona Halep has also packed her bags... Continue Reading →
Last Sunday night Andy Murray returned to Roland Garros, it was a sentence I didn't think we'd use. After his hip resurfacing there were doubts over how much of Andy we would see on the tour. The former number one went onto win the doubles at Queens Club with Feliciano Lopez, play with Serena Williams... Continue Reading →
Before lockdown the form player was Andrey Rublev, the Russian had maybe dipped behind the shadow of Karen Khachanov and Daniil Medvedev but this year it is all about Andrey and the Russian is not looking like slowing down any time soon. Since tennis return he has picked up where he left off despite early... Continue Reading →
Roland Garros continues to deliver incredible stories and Sebastian Korda is another player on a dream run which is not over yet. The name Korda sounds familiar in mens tennis. Sebastian's Dad, Petr is a former Australian Open singles and doubles champion and Roland Garros finalist at both events and reached a height of world... Continue Reading →
Some will and have criticised Roland Garros for going ahead this year but from a tennis perspective it has brought opportunity to players and one of those players is Hugo Gaston. Hugo was on a four match losing streak on his way into Roland Garros on the challenger tour and was an entrant following a... Continue Reading →
Leylah Fernandez is into the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time. The lefty from Montreal who turn 18 just a few weeks ago continues to impress on the tour despite limited opportunities. The teenager who is ranked just inside the top 100 has seen off some tricky players in 31st seed... Continue Reading →
