When I went to bed on Sunday night Dominic Thiem was 2-6 4-6 1-2 down and it was looking like being a quick evening work but in tennis you never count someone out. A few hours later, Dominic Thiem has won his first Grand Slam title! It was looking like he would head to Paris... Continue Reading →
In any sport a champion isn’t just about what they do on the court but what they do off it. Naomi Osaka has used her platform to raise awareness of current issues and continue much needed conversations Naomi Osaka at the age of 22 is an incredible champion on the court but she stated her... Continue Reading →
“Time, patience and a little support” At the 2019 Australian Open the two time champion crashed out in round one and broke down in her press conference. I was in Melbourne at the time and I remember the next morning seeing the conference on 7News and it was a realisation that players are human and... Continue Reading →
All the talk in the build-up to the US Open was about what players aren’t in New York when it should have been about who was travelling to Flushing Meadows. Someone we never expected to be in New York was Tsvetana Pironkova who before her first match on the opening Tuesday hadn’t played a tennis... Continue Reading →
2008 was a great year in tennis. Andy Murray won his first Masters 1000 title, Roger Federer didn’t win a Masters 1000 title and lost that epic final to Rafa at Wimbledon. Sadly Justin Henin retired, Djokovic won his first Australian Open title and Ana Ivanovic won the French Open. What also happened that year... Continue Reading →
It had been seven years and six days since Victoria Azarenka was in a Grand Slam final. Her opponent for her third final in Flushing Meadows was Naomi Osaka who had been playing phenomenal tennis throughout the restart as had Vika. I wouldn't have been surprised to see nerves at the beginning from the Belarusian... Continue Reading →
For a few hours on Sunday night the friendship of Dominic Thiem and Sascha Zverev will be put to one side. Dominic Thiem more than Sascha Zverev has been knocking on the door for quite some time and now the breakthrough will happen for someone. This is Dominic Thiem's fourth Grand Slam final having been... Continue Reading →
Victoria Azarenka is back in a Grand Slam final. This is a sentence I did not think I would use a few weeks but I could not be happier to put those nine words into a sentence. Vika trailed the head to head with her good friend Serena 4-17, it has mostly been all Serena... Continue Reading →
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 →
I remember staying up all those years ago to watch Andy Murray win the US Open and that phrase from SkySports commentator and former coach of Andy Murray, Mark Petchey sent goosebumps through my spine. “History is made at the US Open” It was a moment I will forget in sport and the feeling of... Continue Reading →
