If a US Open draw with many top players was open then a Roland Garros with a few more names but some significant ones missing could be even more open but who is a genuine contender? We have seen a lot of tennis over the last few weeks and some will arrive in Paris hoping... Continue Reading →
For the first time and at third attempt, Simona Halep has won her first title in Rome. Not many players have completed the heavy schedule of Madrid, Rome and Roland Garros titles in their careers but Simona Halep who first made the semi-finals there back in 2013 finally has her hands on the title she... Continue Reading →
Simona Halep is into her third Rome final after a hard-fought win over Garbine Muguruza with a smallish crowd of a socially distanced 1000 on Court Centrale for the final few matches. Matches between Simona and Garbine are always fascinating, coming into the match it was the Spaniard who led the head to head 4-2... Continue Reading →
The 2020 Calendar has been majorly hit by the Coronavirus Pandemic. Many events have been cancelled due to the outbreak of the virus and with more WTA events dropping off as well as the whole of the Asia swing cancelled it is looking extremely likely that the tour will come to an end after Roland... Continue Reading →
Some tough scenes in Rome earlier on in the day as Daria Kasatkina's run came to a cruel end. The Russian has struggled with form for around a year dropping from number ten in the world to outside the top seventy and it has been tough for Daria. A couple of years ago she was... Continue Reading →
There haven't been many better sights in tennis over the last few weeks that the quite incredible level of Victoria Azarenka. The Belarusian was exceptional in New York and despite a 4,279 mile trip to Rome from New York she has continued her exceptional form with wins over Venus Williams and Sofia Kenin. Not many... 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 →
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 →
