Winners on the Tennis Tour – Week Ending 2/6/24
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
No alcohol, no party? Tennis’ fine line
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
Just Who is Moyuka Uchijima?
Round two on the women’s draw at Roland Garros will see a battle of the number 1’s….the number one Belarussian player, in Aryna Sabalenka, taking on the number one Japanese player, Moyuka Uchijima. Aryna needs no introduction to even the most casual of tennis fans, but if you haven’t heardContinue Reading
The Winners on the Tennis Tour – Week ending 26/5
While all eyes have been on Roland Garros, it’s important to remember there were plenty of winners around the world last week. Let’s take a look back. ATP Tour: Geneva 250: Casper Ruud (Nor) def Tomas Machas (Cze) 7-5 6-3 Lyon 250: Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard (Fra) def Tomas Etcheverry (Arg)Continue Reading
The €450k Dilemma Facing Zverev And The French Open Ahead Of Nadal Clash
As the official draw took place on Thursday night AEDT to learn the fate of 256 players across the men’s and women’s singles, there were gasps echoed amongst the room and around the world when it was announced that 14-time Roland Garros champion Rafael Nadal’s first opponent would be worldContinue Reading
French Open Womens 2024 Preview – The Unseeded Players
Compared to the men over the last ten years, the women’s draw has been slightly more unpredictable. At least in the sense that more unseeded players tend to make it a little deeper into the tournament (I’m not so certain that will happen this year though). Here are the lastContinue Reading
French Open Men’s 2024 Preview: The Unseeded Players
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 Withdraws From French Open: Was it the Right Decision?
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
Winners on the Tennis Tour – Week Ending 19/5
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
ATP Lyon 250 Preview
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