Tennis scoring can be hard when first starting out. It can be even harder when you hear a word that is neither a number, nor a word you hear in many other situations. In tennis, there are sets, games, and points. When both players reach 40–40 in a game, theContinue Reading
Tennis scoring looks strange the first time you see it. Fifteen, thirty, forty. Love. Deuce. Advantage. Tiebreaks. It doesn’t behave like any normal sport, and yet once you understand the structure behind it, it becomes one of the most logical scoring systems in sport. At its core, tennis is simple:Continue Reading
The 2026 French Open delivered on so many fronts. Upsets, drama and a long-awaited breakthrough. Alexander Zverev finally claimed his maiden Grand Slam title, defeating Flavio Cobolli in a tense five-set final on the clay of Roland Garros, taking him out of the ‘best player not to win a slam’Continue Reading
Grass season is here, but you wouldn’t know it, with only one of the five Challenger events taking place on the natural surface. Bu Yunchaokete seems to love the surface though, winning his second grass court Challenger in a row, taking out the Ilkley 125 event, as he pushes upContinue Reading
As always, a whole lot of ITF events across the women’s and men’s tour, in all corners of the globe. Here are the winners and runners-up from all tournaments. ITF Women’s Tour: Zagreb 100, Clay: Elina Avanesyan (ARM) def. Kajsa Rinaldo Persson (SWE), 6-1, 6-3 Wuning 100, Hard: Zongyu LiContinue Reading
Croatia’s Donna Vekic ended a two-year title drought on Sunday, defeating home favourite Emma Raducanu 6-0, 7-6 (6) in 1 hour and 48 minutes to claim the HSBC Championships title at Queen’s Club. The win was Vekic’s fifth career singles title and her first at WTA 500 level. Vekic, 29,Continue Reading
With all eyes on Roland Garros last week, the ITF results can sneak under the radar. If you’ve missed who the winners were across the men’s and women’s tour, we’ve got them below for you. Kristina Liutova became the youngest player in history to win multiple W100 titles, taking outContinue Reading
We’ve had our first grass court Challenger of the year, with China’s Bu Yunchaokete taking out his first title on the surface, and fourth Challenger overall. Philip Henning was the only player last week to win his maiden title, in a hard-fought 3-setter at the Centurion II 50 event. HeContinue Reading
On a sun-drenched, but windy afternoon on Court Philippe-Chatrier, 19-year-old Mirra Andreeva completed the transformation from highly touted prospect into Grand Slam champion. The eighth seed defeated Polish qualifier Maja Chwalinska 6-3, 6-2 to claim her first major title and become the youngest women’s singles champion at Roland Garros sinceContinue Reading
Day 12 at Roland Garros belonged to two young women putting their own stamp on Grand Slam history. Under the roof of Court Philippe-Chatrier, 19-year-old Mirra Andreeva and 24-year-old qualifier Maja Chwalinska produced impressive performances in the women’s semifinals to set up an intriguing final on Saturday. The day continuedContinue Reading
