The French Open draw has now been done. There’s enough previews on who the top seeds will face en-route to the finals, so it’s time for a preview to rate the chances of an unseeded player making a deep run. Over the last ten years, Roland Garros hasn’t thrown upContinue Reading
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Back-to-back Masters events is not ideal in my opinion, but nonetheless, we head to Rome. After a Madrid event with a number of high-profile injuries, the Rome tournament has lost some star power. Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner will both miss out, but apart from those two, the rest ofContinue Reading
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