A week or so after his disqualification at Flushing Meadows the world number one has replied in only the fashion he knows, by winning a title. Not only has he won his fifth title in Rome but it is now a record-breaking 36th Masters 1000 title which is quite incredible. It has become a fight... Continue Reading →
Lorenzo Musetti picks apart Wawrinka & Nishikori on Rome debut!
Italian players playing at the wonderful site of the Foro Italico in Rome always brings a crowd. A rearranged event and the current situation around the world with Covid-19 meant that Lorenzo Musetti who turned 18 in March debuted in Rome in unusual circumstances. A lot is anticipated of the teenager who has been great... Continue Reading →
Djokovic & Del Potro play out a thriller in Rome!
And breathe! It's 10 past 1 in the morning in Rome, over 3 hours on court and we have our winner! If you were looking for relentless tennis, you came to the right place. When Novak Djokovic and Juan Martin Del Potro meet on the tour it is always a tiring but exceptional battle to... Continue Reading →
The men who could have a lot to say in Madrid, Rome and Roland Garros
Were about half way through the clay court season now and nothing is certain following entertaining weeks in Monte Carlo, Barcelona, Estoril and Munich with quite a few upsets and some creating headlines making them players you'd like to avoid in these big up-coming weeks in Madrid, Rome and Roland Garros but who are they?... Continue Reading →
Terrific Thiem to Terrible Thiem in just 24 hours!
After the first set against Rafael Nadal the other day in Rome I remember Annabel Croft on Sky Sports saying he is a quick learner and he is but that transition from beating Nadal and preparing to face Djokovic should have been better. I agree that Thiem is a quick learner but maybe can sometimes... Continue Reading →
Andy Murray celebrates his birthday in style
Andy Murray could not have asked for better preparation going into Roland Garros. The British number one made it to the final of Madrid defeating Nadal in the semi-finals but this week went one better defeating Novak Djokovic on his way to winning his first title in Rome and his 12th Masters 1000 title on... Continue Reading →
Andy Murray d. Jeremy Chardy 6-4 6-3 in Rome
After a busy couple of weeks in Munich and Madrid winning two titles Andy Murray did decide to play Rome against Jeremy Chardy who managed to find his way to the court after getting stuck in a hotel lift yesterday which he posted on Instagram. This wasn’t the first meeting between Murray and Chardy as... Continue Reading →
Rome Preview: Last chance to impress before Roland Garros!
Roland Garros is 2 weeks away and it’s now one of the final times to impress before the second Grand Slam of the year in Paris. Serena, Simona and Maria all must improve! Just a few days ago Serena Williams looked completely unstoppable but after a poor performance against Victoria Azarenka where she scrapped through... Continue Reading →