We don't know how the 2021 calendar will look but wherever tennis is played eyes will be on Karolina Pliskova. It has been over four years since the Czech won a match against a top ten opponent at a major and with four of her last twelve top ten ranked wins coming at the WTA... Continue Reading →
One player I do miss on the tour is Agnieszka Radwanska. Her skills on the court were unmatched. For years the Pole won WTA Fans player of the year and of course shot of the year. A Grand Slam title never happened for her despite coming close at Wimbledon in 2012 but a few years... Continue Reading →
The best meet at the season finale. Over the past five years there have been five new winners of the WTA Finals but before that the dominance was from Serena Williams. In 2014 Serena joined Martina Navratilova and Monica Seles winning the finals on three consecutive occasions and in all of Serena’s five titles has... Continue Reading →
It has been a season hit by Covid-19 but in the early parts of the year and the Autumn we some incredible performances and stories unfold on the WTA tour but what stood out? Rally for Relief The year kicked off with tennis coming together to help raise funds for the Bush-fire relief in Australia.... Continue Reading →
There was a moment at Roland Garros where Elina Svitolina had the label of favourite. Following exits of Halep and Pliskova amongst other contenders the third seed was the highest seed left standing in the final eight. After dismantling Caroline Garica in the fourth round next up was Nadia Podoroska, the Argentine qualifier ranked at... Continue Reading →
Over the last couple of years Petra Kvitova has been on a quest to find her best tennis after a horrid attack in her home. In December 2016 the two time Wimbledon champion was robbed at knife point in her home suffering multiple lacerations to the tendons and nerves in her left hand and fingers.... Continue Reading →
There aren't many runs to a major title which are flawless throughout. Not many players win a major without dropping a set en-route to being crowned champion but a teenager who had never been passed the fourth round of a Grand Slam has done that. Winning a Grand Slam is about having the confidence, temperament,... Continue Reading →
Headphones on with Guns and Roses playing, baseball cap and ready to go. Iga Swiatek walks onto the tennis court with the aura of a player who isn't fazed by the big stages. Someone else who isn't fazed by much is Sofia Kenin, the 21 year old with the greatest of respect wouldn't have a... Continue Reading →
Two weeks of tennis in unusual circumstances at Roland Garros nears conclusion. Three weeks of tennis which began with qualifying has whittled down day by day from the 256 singles players who began at the beginning of the last week to the final four as this weekend champions will be crowned but who will it... Continue Reading →
The stories coming out of Roland Garros continue to inspire! Over the course of the last couple of weeks many incredible stories have been played out on the clay courts in Paris but not many better than this! In 2006 a 19 year old Nadia Podoroska qualified for a Grand Slam for the first time... Continue Reading →
