You’ve probably heard the saying that there’s no ‘I’ in team, yet in doubles tennis, this tactic proves that idea can be bent in your favour. You’ve probably watched doubles for years, but never tried it in your own game. In this article, I’ll walk you through how the ‘I’Continue Reading
Doubles has always been one of the most enjoyable aspects of tennis for most social players. The quick points, the clever tactics at the net, the chemistry between partners — it’s good fun to play, and proper entertainment to watch. But right now, the format is getting pushed further andContinue Reading
The 2026 Wimbledon Championships get underway tomorrow, and we’ve run our eye over the men’s draw. Breaking down each quarter, despite the chaos that ensued at Roland Garros this year, the predictions for Wimbledon almost seem straightforward. However, we all know trying to predict a Grand Slam draw is futile. 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
Tennis clearly stands out among major sports for its susceptibility to match-fixing and corruption. As an individual sport dominated by singles matches, it only requires corrupting one or two players to manipulate outcomes with near certainty—unlike team sports, where bribing multiple athletes raises costs, risks detection, and lowers success rates.Continue Reading
The ATP has long had a clear hierarchy about where the various level of events sit: Grand Slams at the pinnacle, followed by the nine ATP Masters 1000 tournaments as the premier non-major stops. The ATP 500’s and 250’s get shuffled down the pecking order. Yet in the last coupleContinue Reading
Serena Williams is back. At least, the tennis world assumes she’s back. As of February 22, 2026, the ITIA has cleared her to compete professionally after six months in the testing pool. No press release, no big announcement—just the quiet administrative green light that has everyone whispering about a return.Continue Reading
With the Australian Open now well and truly in the tennis rearview mirror, there is one topic that is still on everybody’s mind. Craig Tiley, the Tennis Australia and AO boss, flagged the idea of women playing best-of-5 sets from the quarter-finals onwards next year. “One of the things I’veContinue Reading
Every club player has experienced it: you step onto the court with a can of balls you opened two weeks ago, and after a few groundstrokes, something feels off. Your timing is fractionally late. Balls that should land deep are clipping the service line. Your opponent’s slice is sitting upContinue Reading
Iva Jovic delivered a 4th Rd. masterclass at the Australian Open today, destroying Yulia Putintseva 6-0 6-1. Almost any stat you wish to list, was well in favour of the 18-year-old American, who is into the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam for the first time. This is only her sixthContinue Reading
