By the end of the week players will have boarded a flight to Melbourne. Flights chartered by Tennis Australia will depart from Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Doha, Singapore, Los Angeles, Antalya and Miami but some won't be heading straight to Melbourne. In the last couple of the days the Adelaide six have been announced, six players... Continue Reading →
Since the covid-19 pandemic in March the way a proportion of men's tennis has conducted itself has been nothing short of abysmal. From the drama's of the Adria Tour and the players behaviour off-court as well, Tennis in Atlanta, Zverev in Paris, Paire in Hamburg and lastly the flee of Russia by Sam Querrey. It... Continue Reading →
Kei Nishikori has announced his planned schedule for his return to tennis in 2021. The Japanese star who turned 31 not long ago only played six matches last year on the tour due to a mixture of injuries and covid-19 which he was also struck down with. Inconsistency and injuries have been a big problem... Continue Reading →
At about 8 minutes past 11 at night at the Australian Open in 2015 an 18 year old Thanasi Kokkinakis stunned world number eleven Ernests Gulbis in five sets. The crowd in Melbourne as ever supporting their own was nothing short of phenomenal. The noise and the banging of the advertising boards as they helped... Continue Reading →
In March 2020 a trip to Indian Wells was called off on the eve of the tournaments kick-off due to the Covid-19 pandemic become the first event to fall to the virus, over three months to go until the 2021 edition and has it been called off again, but is there more to it. The... Continue Reading →
To be the player of the year in a year of mass disruption and remain consistent despite forced breaks is mightily impressive. Consistency on the tour moving tournament to tournament and country to country is difficult to come by but when you don't when your next tournament is an the usual structure pulled apart to... Continue Reading →
The first major of the year is about 6 weeks away as the Australian Open for the first time in its long history will begin in February as the calendar reshuffle continues into the New Year. Despite the first major of the year being over a month away some news out of Melbourne has confirmed... Continue Reading →
After impressing the third Battle of the Brits event in Roehampton the former British number one Andy Murray has announced his kick-off plans for the 2021 season. At the third Battle of the Brits event last week where wins against specific ranked players meant points it was two out of two for Murray who beat... Continue Reading →
The 2021 tennis season is just around the corner, we now what the ATP and WTA calendars will like in the first couple of months of the year with all roads leading to Melbourne. Before a trip to Melbourne on the 8th of February for the first major of the year there is an opportunity... Continue Reading →
It was about this time last year just before Christmas there were rumours circulating Victoria Azarenka could be about to retire. The Belarusian was a notable name not on the original entry lists for the Australian Open but no one knew why. The camp was quiet, there wasn't anything being said. We glimpses over Vika... Continue Reading →
