ATP Geneva 250 Preview
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
Nicolas Jarry and Tommy Paul put on a Spectacle
Nicolas Jarry and Tommy Paul treated us with an entertaining 2nd semifinal in Rome. Both guys put on a hard-hitting show with spectacular points and a beautiful warm embrace at the end. What it always should be about. Embed from Getty Images The quality was up and down from bothContinue Reading
How Do We Improve Tennis Marketing?
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. This seemed exactly what tennis marketing needed. However, the initial wave of enthusiasm soon receded, as critics emerged from theContinue Reading
Novak Djokovic goes down to Alejandro Tabilo in Rome
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
Winners on the Tennis Tour – Week Ending 12/5
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
Ten of The Best ATP Challenger Events Worth Visiting
Forget the Masters and the Slams, for the hardcore tennis fan, ATP 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 listContinue Reading
ATP Rome Masters Preview
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
WTA Rome Masters Preview
Well, here we are, ready to kick off another two week Masters event. I’m definitely not in love with this format, but let’s do a preview of the WTA Rome Masters event, as there will still be some quality tennis played if Madrid is anything to go by. Poland’s IgaContinue Reading
Winners on the Tennis Tour: Week Ending 5/5
ATP Tour: Madrid 1000: Andrew Rublev (Rus) def Felix Auger-Aliassime (Can) 4-6 7-5 7-5 WTA Tour: Embed from Getty Images Madrid 1000: Iga Swiatek (Pol) def Aryna Sabalenka (Blr) 7-5 4-6 7-6 Saint Malo 125: Lois Boisson (Fra) def Chloe Paquet (Fra) 4-6 7-6 6-3 Lleida 125: Katerina Siniakova (Cze)Continue Reading
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Sabalenka Defeats Rybakina in Madrid Semi-final
Aryna Sabalenka produced a stunning comeback, in what was one of the best matches of the season, to keep her back-to-back title dream alive at the Mutua Madrid Open. The world number 2 defeated the world No.4, Elena Rybakina 1-6, 7-5, 7-6(5) in the semi-finals. Rybakina was on a 16Continue Reading