For the thirty first time, Serena and Venus Williams will meet on the WTA Tour. Tennis' two Williams sisters first met back in 1998 at the Australian Open. Venus was 17 and Serena was 16. It was older sister Venus who won 7-6 6-1. A month later the teenager sisters teamed up to play in... Continue Reading →
155 days ago on the eve of Indian Wells competitive tennis came to end. This last week tennis returned in Palermo and now tennis returns to the USA ahead of the smaller than usually American hard court swing kicking off for the very first time in Kentucky followed by the New York double of Cincinnati... Continue Reading →
Since 1884 Wimbledon has been crowning many champions. The championships weren't held during WWI or WWII and of course there was no Wimbledon in 2020 due to the Coronavirus Pandemic so here's a look at former champions but who is the greatest? Over the years there have been many incredible women who have won Wimbledon.... Continue Reading →
At the turn of the century Venus Williams had her big breakthrough. Having made her Grand Slam final debut at the US Open in 1997 on her debut at Flushing Meadows at just 17 the American had to wait some time for a first title. Having made back to back quarter finals at Wimbledon and... Continue Reading →
Serena and Venus individual greatness is unmatched since the turn of the century, the achievements and their legacy in the sport is quite incredible as is their doubles record together. It's part of their careers which doesn't get spoken about but is truly remarkable having played 14 Grand Slam finals together and won all 14.... Continue Reading →
These unusual times continue and look set to continue for a while especially in the tennis world which is played worldwide week in week out. In this latest version of The Overrule I'll look at what players are up to during this break in the sport and lockdown from socialising and also an update on... Continue Reading →
No Filter with Naomi Campbell has been a hit on YouTube of late as she interviews incredible stars from all over the world. I thank Naomi for this and a really interesting hour of conversation between the three. All quotes and images are credited to the No Filter show with Naomi on YouTube. SW is... Continue Reading →
Unfortunately we have no live tennis at the moment and I'm sick of constant talk about Covid-19 right now so here's a light look at what's going on in the tennis world and some throwbacks... De Minaur's golf club... Alex de Minaur's boredom level has peaked. The Aussie has been doing TikTok's, golf skills and... Continue Reading →
In 2017 the Australian Open gave us many of memories. 18 years after her first Grand Slam semi-final the Croat Mirjana Lucic-Baroni was back in a major semi-final, we found out retrospectively that Serena Williams won the Australian Open whilst pregnant but it was sister Venus' run to final and especially that semi-final that stood... Continue Reading →
A mid-week version of The Overule with plenty of talking points on and off the tennis court where most are back in action following a short break after the Australian all hoping to kick off ahead of Indian Wells and Miami next month. Venus Williams still searching for her first win of 2020 as Kaja... Continue Reading →
