Rafael Nadal has called time on his career, after one last Davis Cup tie in his home country of Spain. While it didn’t quite go to plan, not many retirements do. It doesn’t matter one iota. No amount of losses late in his career could tarnish a legacy of oneContinue Reading
Alice Tubello is one of the rising stars on the WTA tour. At age 23, she has just broken through to a career high of 274 in the world. From a ranking of 722 at the end of January, it’s a spectacular achievement from a woman who has dealt withContinue Reading
Japan is on the verge of saluting a new tennis star. Seventeen-year-old Sara Saito, might be one of the most exciting prospects the WTA has right now. If you haven’t heard of her (which is quite possible, given most of her matches have been on the ITF tour), you soonContinue Reading
New Zealand’s Marcus Daniell might not be the most well-known player on the tennis tour, but perhaps he should be, as so often, the good news stories are blanketed by the controversies and scandals in the sport. If there was ever a good news story that deserves more coverage, it’sContinue 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
