Daniil survives after a slight scare! Daniil Medvedev who is considered a favourite for the title saw things get tricky for the Russian who has now extended his winning run on the tour to 17 without loss. It was plain sailing for the fourth seed who led 6-3 6-3 against Krajinovic but the Serb struck... Continue Reading →
It is here, we didn't know if we would get here but the first major of 2021 is set to begin at Melbourne Park. Despite there being smaller crowds this year it will still be a memorable event and one to learn from for fans and countries around the world suffering from the Covid-19 pandemic.... Continue Reading →
World number one, playing at home in a Grand Slam event. Only a few have been in that situation. Serena Williams, Andy Murray, Amelie Mauresmo, Lleyton Hewitt and of Ash Barty since the turn of the Millennium as did Pete Sampras in 1998. Being world number one at home in a major brings pressure and... Continue Reading →
Right now the world needs something to make it smile and bringing the likes of Rafael Nadal, Dominic Thiem, Simona Halep, Serena Williams, Ash Barty, Naomi Osaka and Novak Djokovic amongst others to a court certainly helps that. What makes it more special and bittersweet from here in the UK is seeing those packed crowds... Continue Reading →
If a US Open draw with many top players was open then a Roland Garros with a few more names but some significant ones missing could be even more open but who is a genuine contender? We have seen a lot of tennis over the last few weeks and some will arrive in Paris hoping... Continue Reading →
Another week has come to an end! Title winners, surprises, upsets, talking points and plenty of action from the week to have a look at! Next stop, Monterrey! Monterrey has quickly turned into the draw of players needing some wins. Not only is former world number one Kim Clijsters in action looking for her first... Continue Reading →
Temperatures in Melbourne had not been this hot for some time. Women's semi-finals day brought out the sun and with that the tension increased as the first set progressed. World number one Ash Barty was up against Sofia Kenin in what proved to be quite a tense affair out there. Nothing really happened during the... Continue Reading →
The final are set, on Thursday afternoon in Melbourne four will become two and we will have our finalists but first we have a couple of semi-finals to come through. The four semi-finalists all have a couple of things in common. All four of them came through their quarter finals in straight sets: Simona Halep... Continue Reading →
Two of the quarter semi-finalists are set. On a lovely day down at Melbourne Park both Sofia Kenin and Ash Barty required just two sets to progress to their first semi-finals at the Australian Open. Sofia Kenin was the first player up on Day 9 and the American set the tone quite quickly in her... Continue Reading →
The first week at Melbourne Park was pretty dramatic. Five former champions began and going into the quarter finals  ….. Round three took out the previous three champions with Serena, Wozniacki and Osaka going home but who from the final eight will prevail? Ash Barty v Petra Kvitova Where better to start? These two... Continue Reading →
