Without Billie Jean King women's tennis wouldn't be as we know it today. Throughout her career Billie has been a vocal lead in gender equality and fight for equality for LGBTQ+ people. Billie founded the WTA in 1973 and continually pushed for equality whilst being a phenomenal competitor on court. 129 titles (67 in Open... Continue Reading →
The US Open has been given the green light. The Grand Slam held at Flushing Meadows will welcome players in August as the begins to return to some normality. Prior to what is usually the third Grand Slam of the year will be the Western and Southern Open. Western and Southern Open in Cincinnati is... Continue Reading →
During this time off for tennis it has been a good opportunity to look back at matches and shots that have really stood out and made a difference. One shot in particular that I will begin with is one of Serena Williams'. We can only imagine what it is like playing someone like Serena. What... Continue Reading →
As reported by MARCA a few days ago the ATP summoned players to a zoom call. It has come out that the ATP players of 400 were in a zoom call for 3 hours and 36 minutes with a lot of topics discussed. Not much has been made public. It is understood this was just... Continue Reading →
At the age of 29, it became a question of will Li Na win a Grand Slam title. Having gone soo close a few months before in Melbourne before losing in three sets to Kim Clijsters it became a question of if and not when. Having defeated Maria Sharapova in the semi-finals and before that... Continue Reading →
Tennis is set to find out it’s fate for the rest of the season. A decision on the summer events in the USA is expected within the next two weeks and it could majorly impact what happens from now until the end of the season with multiple scenario’s still being considered. According to leading Spanish... Continue Reading →
Having gone incredible close in 2014 and 2017 to winning that elusive first Grand Slam title the Romanian turned up in Paris at the end of May 2018 and played like a woman on a mission. The intensity and the mental strength throughout the process of winning the first Grand Slam was absolutely remarkable. If... Continue Reading →
Over the last couple of days we have seen Roger Federer leap frog Lionel Messi as the highest paid athlete in the world for 2020 according to Forbes. Other tennis stars including Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Naomi Osaka (leapfrogging Serena), Serena Williams and Kei Nishikori the only six tennis stars in the top 100. It... Continue Reading →
Doubles tennis has always had a tough ride, it's been played down and to an extent ridiculed why do players come after the doubles? Dan Evans in January last year gave an interview following a bit of a spat with Jamie Murray and blasted doubles players for "not working hard enough to make it singles"... Continue Reading →
