On Sunday night we do know a new male Grand Slam champion will be crowned for the first time in 6 years and 5 days. It could be a Spaniard, a Russian, a German or an Austria, but who will it be? Pablo Carreno Busta vs Alex Zverev Interesting battle for a place in a... Continue Reading →
As the week at Flushing Meadows has gone on former champions have also gone. Roger, Rafa, Stan and Juan weren't here to begin with, Andy Murray performed a Houdini act to escape defeat to Nishioka but Felix Auger-Aliassime proved too much for the returning Brit and Marin Cilic who won in 2014 lost to Dominic... Continue Reading →
Daniil Medvedev's game is unorthodox but effective and in my opinion good on the eye. Some have said his tennis isn't attractive but how can you argue with a formula that has him with the most tour wins this year? He has a Masters 1000 title and a major final under his belt of late... Continue Reading →
Rafael Nadal is the US Open champion. I think I owe a slight apology as I did write off his chances right after his Rogers Cup win but as the best fell short he continued to deliver. A match that looked to be plain-sailing for the Spaniard up two sets to love and a break... Continue Reading →
The slow courts have meant Daniil Medvedev can loiter around the baseline pretty unscathed however the toughest challenge is here, the man who plays to his rhythm and his only. Rafael Nadal. If I were to describe how both play but song, Medvedev would be Heroes by David Bowie (slow but effective) and Nadal's would... Continue Reading →
128 down to 4. On Friday, four will become two and on Sunday two will become one but were far off there yet. A usual suspect, two new names and a man who has been in a major semi-final before but has surprised us all so who will be battling it out on Sunday? Rafael... Continue Reading →
Sunday was not a day of rest at Flushing Meadows. Comebacks, surprises and for some business as usual ahead of the second week of the final major of 2019. Federer's 56th Major Quarter Final! Quite the record for Roger Federer, he may not have won at Flushing Meadows for 10 years but the former world... Continue Reading →
Daniil Medvedev may be the favourite outside of the usual suspects to cause an upset in New York but he isn't making many friends. The Russian who won his first Masters 1000 title in Cincinnati recently had a bit of a run-in with the crowd on Louis Armstrong in his four set win over Feliciano... Continue Reading →
To win a major you need to win in a best of five sets scenario. This is something the younger players are getting less exposure too. The format now only exists in the four majors having been pulled out of Masters 1000 finals, Olympic Games, Davis Cup & Tour Finals. For a while we have... Continue Reading →
No one has won more matches on the tour this year than Daniil Medvedev. The Russian has gone from strength to strength this season despite difficult spells but his 44 match wins is a tour high with Rafael Nadal in second with 41. Like I said, he had a blip. Semi-finalist in Monte-Carlo and finalist... Continue Reading →
