2013 was a special year at Wimbledon. The final four in the ladies draw were set up for a first Grand Slam title. The only top 10 seed left was Agnieszka Radwanska but the fourth seed lost in a close battle to Sabine Lisicki losing 7-9 in the third set. Marion Bartoli on the other... Continue Reading →
Over the last couple of days we have seen Roger Federer leap frog Lionel Messi as the highest paid athlete in the world for 2020 according to Forbes. Other tennis stars including Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Naomi Osaka (leapfrogging Serena), Serena Williams and Kei Nishikori the only six tennis stars in the top 100. It... Continue Reading →
The return of normal tennis is still far off but across the world tennis has been returning and we will just have to get used to a new format for now with many countries putting on national tournaments. Despite no official competition a lot is happening at the moment, a lot is about to change... Continue Reading →
Doubles tennis has always had a tough ride, it's been played down and to an extent ridiculed why do players come after the doubles? Dan Evans in January last year gave an interview following a bit of a spat with Jamie Murray and blasted doubles players for "not working hard enough to make it singles"... Continue Reading →
This last week saw the final stint in Asia for the men as they competed in the Shanghai Masters. Some of the WTA stars stayed in Tianjin and some of the women returned to Europe in Linz. So what happened? The question is, what didn’t happen? The week isn’t even over yet! Murray/Fognini drama… We... Continue Reading →
Ernests Gulbis 2014 was a very good year for Ernests Gulbis. He won two titles both in France and despite winning these two titles his best tennis in my opinion came at the French Open where he beat Berdych and Federer in style. Finishing the year ranked 13th on the tour we expected Gulbis to... Continue Reading →
