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 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 many years Novak Djokovic has been operating at the highest level in tennis, we can wax lyrical over many shots but one shot we don't talk about too much is the drop shot. It's been there for many years, here's one from Shanghai a fair few years back. This image doesn't show the disguise... Continue Reading →
Following Grigor Dimitrov's three set win over Dusan Lajovic, more excitement was anticipated as Damir Dzumhur took on Dominic Thiem. Unfortunately for Damir serving at 15-15 he landed awkwardly hurting his groin and down 0-2 to Dominic Thiem and after a medical time-out he retired from the match. It led to a slight delay in... Continue Reading →
Just a few days ago Novak Djokovic casted doubt over his participation at the US Open calling some expected measures "extreme"... Speaking to Prva TV the world number one said: “We would not have access to Manhattan, we would have to sleep in hotels at the airport, to be tested twice or three times per... 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 →
Having lost to Novak Djokovic in the Madrid final a week before and failing to defend his first Masters 1000 title on clay Djokovic and Murray battled once again but this time in Rome. Having not dropped a set all week the Brit arrived into the final in good shape with wins against Kukushkin, Chardy,... Continue Reading →
An evening on the Campo Centrale court at the Foro Italico can usually go on for some time. Wrap up and maybe bring a blanket and in return you get world class tennis. Year on year you witness some of the best match-ups on the clay and a meeting between Djokovic and Del Potro from... Continue Reading →
