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 →
Tennis can return during a pandemic. Events in London, Charleston and France have shown tennis can continue with stringent measures. Those measures will be even more intense when official competition returns but unfortunately the name of tennis has been dragged through the mud and back again. Despite different countries being at different stages it is... Continue Reading →
The risk was always known but sadly measures were not in place to deter and transmission of the Coronavirus. The Adria Tour gave us a look at the old normal but something just didn't sit too right going back to normal whilst the virus is still a major risk. Serbia and Croatia had been low... Continue Reading →
The fallout from the Adria Tour in Belgrade and Zadar continues as Novak Djokovic is the latest player to test positive for the virus. The Adria Tour was an event set up by Djokovic to travel around cities in Europe with no social distancing guidelines in place. Novak's wife Jelena has also tested positive but... Continue Reading →
Seeing fans and interaction at a sporting event was something we haven't been used to and was good to see a bit of an old normal but an old normal which came with a risk and didn't sit completely right. I've always said that if you follow the guidance of the country you are in... Continue Reading →
For someone like Novak Djokovic beginning his year with an early defeat to Ivo Karlovic in Qatar was unexpected but that is how he begun his 2015 season. It actually turned out to be the earliest exit to a tournament that year for the Serb who went onto make the final of every event he... Continue Reading →
