Iga Swiatek currently holds the most Grand Slam singles titles by any current player, with six (I am not including Venus Williams here, who has seven) but she’s currently a long long way off challenging for the top in terms of records. For the men, we were fortunate to haveContinue Reading
Roland Garros obviously took plenty of the attention this week, but there was a plethora of other events that took place. Here are the winners on the tennis tour for last week. French Open Men’s: Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) def Alexander Zverev (GER) 6-3 2-6 7-5 6-1 6-2 French Open Women’s:Continue Reading
The Women’s French Open final is all set. Up one end, we have the overwhelming favourite from the start, world number 1, Iga Swiatek. On the other side of the net, is Italian surprise packet, Jasmine Paolini. While she has had a wonderful season, reaching the final having never madeContinue Reading
Twenty-four-year-old Emily Appleton, is one of countless tennis players criss-crossing the globe, endeavoring to eke out a career, in a sport which rarely offers free rides to the top. To make it onto the courts at Wimbledon, requires years and years of dedication. Hundreds of thousands of kms of air,Continue Reading
Obviously with Roland Garros well underway, there’s no events on the main tours, but still plenty of action on the lower tours. Here are the winners on the tennis tour last week: ATP Challenger Tour: Little Rock 75: Mitchell Krueger (USA) def Yuta Shimizu (JPN) 6-3 6-4 Vincenza 75: Chun-HsinContinue Reading
Fan behaviour and crowd atmosphere in tennis has forever been under the spotlight in what often becomes a divisive discussion. Is the customer, or in this case the fans, always right? It comes as former No.7 David Goffin claimed he was spat on by a member of the crowd duringContinue Reading
