Emma Raducanu Withdraws From French Open: Was it the Right Decision?
Emma Raducanu recently announced that she will sit out the French Open to focus on the upcoming grass and hard court seasons. Having been overlooked for a wildcard, Raducanu was entered in the tournament using her protected ranking of 103, but remained 3 spots out of the main draw, necessitatingContinue Reading
Winners on the Tennis Tour – Week Ending 19/5
ATP Tour: Rome Masters: Alexander Zverev (Ger) def Nicolas Jarry (Chl) 6-4 7-5 WTA Tour: Rome Masters: Iga Swiatek (Pol) def Aryna Sabalenka (Blr) 6-2 6-3 Parma 125: Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (Svk) def Maya Sherif (Egy) 7-5 2-6 6-4 Paris 125: Diana Shnaider (Rus) def Emma Navarro (USA) 6-2 3-6Continue Reading
ATP Lyon 250 Preview
The second of two 250 events in the lead up week to the French Open, is held about 500km down the highway. Here’s a preview of what’s happening in Lyon this week. While not as much top end star power as Geneva, the depth is relatively similar. Frenchman Ugo HumbertContinue Reading
ATP Geneva 250 Preview
It’s one week before Roland Garros, and you wouldn’t normally expect to see the world number 1 in action. But here we are, in Switzerland, with the world number one. Here’s a quick preview of what we can expect in Geneva this week. Novak Djokovic has taken a Wildcard toContinue Reading
Nicolas Jarry and Tommy Paul put on a Spectacle
Nicolas Jarry and Tommy Paul treated us with an entertaining 2nd semifinal in Rome. Both guys put on a hard-hitting show with spectacular points and a beautiful warm embrace at the end. What it always should be about. Embed from Getty Images The quality was up and down from bothContinue Reading
A Tennis Fan’s Dream: My Inaugural Wimbledon Experience
Author: Rachel Johnson As a lifelong tennis enthusiast, who has lived in England all her life, there’s always been one event that stood above the rest in my mind—the prestigious Wimbledon Championships. Every summer, I would find myself glued to the television screen, enthralled by the players as they battledContinue Reading
How Do We Improve Tennis Marketing?
Eighteen months ago, tennis fans were abuzz with anticipation upon learning of Netflix’s plan to unveil a documentary series akin to ‘Drive to Survive,’ spotlighting the ATP and WTA tours. However, the initial wave of enthusiasm soon receded, as critics emerged from the tennis community. They lamented the documentary’s shallowContinue Reading
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Novak Djokovic goes down to Alejandro Tabilo in Rome
World number 1, Novak Djokovic has been upset in his third-round match-up by Chilean, and world No. 29, Alejandro Tabilo in the Italian Open in Rome. However, Djokovic hinted that there may have been reasons for his lack-lustre display, which saw him go down in straight sets, 2-6 3-6. WasContinue Reading
Winners on the Tennis Tour – Week Ending 12/5
Of course, the WTA and ATP main event is still in Rome for another week, so this week, the focus is again on the Challenger and ITF circuits. ATP Challenger Tour: Mauthausen 100: Lucas Pouille (Fra) def Jozef Kovalik (Svk) 6-3 6-3 Embed from Getty Images Francavilla al Mare 75:Continue Reading
Ten ATP Challenger Events Worth Visiting
Forget the Masters and the Slams, for the hardcore tennis fan, Challenger events is where the real fun is at. I’ve been lucky enough to attend dozens in previous years, but there are a heap that I’d love to get to one day. I wanted to compile this list ofContinue Reading