January 14, 2025
Katie Boulter just had to win. The occasion demanded that she progress along with three other British women. It would have been embarrassing if she hadn’t. Jodie Burrage, Harriet Dart and Emma Raducanu had all reached round two with a winning blend of courage and confidence. It was left to Boulter to complete the quartet. […]
Emma Raducanu produced a stunning psychological comeback to seal victory against a seeded player at the Australian Open. And now we’re faced with the exciting possibility that she could gain momentum in Melbourne. Emma Raducanu is already showing style and determination. We’d love to see more of the same from her later this year at […]
January 13, 2025
Jacob Fearnley silenced the Melbourne crowd with a stunning display against local hero Nick Kyrgios. His 7-6 (7-3), 6-3, 7-6 (7-2) victory seemed to leave the Australians in a state of quiet dismay. Fearnley said: ‘Sorry for Nick. I know he was dealing with some stuff but I really enjoyed playing in front of you […]
January 10, 2025
Nick Kyrgios looks set to shake off his abdominal niggles and face a very different threat to his Australian Open campaign. The maverick is back. And that will delight all those who enjoyed his progress to the Wimbledon final in 2022. Nick Kyrgios is pure box office. How we would love to see him go […]
January 28, 2024
Jannik Sinner is the comeback king and proud owner of his first Grand Slam title. He lay flat on his back after a typically explosive forehand down the line sealed glory. What a monumental feat it had been to turn this five-set thriller around. Jannik Sinner may win his second major at Wimbledon 2024 if […]
January 27, 2024
Aryna Sabalenka sent a kiss to the sky after finally closing out this one-sided contest with her fifth match point. Resistance was futile. She has claimed back-to-back Australian Open titles in Melbourne after yet another ferocious showing and a 6-3, 6-2 triumph.. There’s a reason why she had a tiger tattooed on her left forearm […]
January 26, 2024
Jannik Sinner stands one step from glory after ending the 33-match unbeaten run of Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open. The Italian was simply sensational against the legendary Serb – and now he must start the final as favourite. But we can’t rule out Daniil Medvedev after the stamina he has shown Down Under. The […]
Novak Djokovic has failed in his bid to eclipse Margaret Court’s tally of twenty-four Grand Slams. The superb Serb is now stuck on the same number of majors as Court after his shocking defeat to Jannik Sinner at the Australian Open. ‘It was one of the worst Grand Slam matches I have ever played and […]
January 25, 2024
Aryna Sabalenka overpowered Coco Gauff in a Melbourne thriller that was a credit to women’s tennis. And now she faces Qinwen Zheng, who knew too much for Dayana Yastremska. Both women are worthy finalists. And yet you have to feel for the pair who didn’t quite make it. Coco showed great courage to come back […]
January 24, 2024
Sascha Zverev is through to the Australian Open semi-finals after a stunning display against Carlos Alcaraz. For the Spaniard it may have been a case of “be careful what you wish for.” After his previous victory, Alcaraz expressed the hope that Zverev would give him a good match in their quarter-final. But Carlitos was talking […]