January 7, 2020
It’s always fun to try to predict what will happen to Roger Federer, Serena Williams and the rest of the superstars at the start of a new tennis year. What of the Famous Five – Federer, Serena, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray? Will they all still be playing by the end of 2020? […]
December 13, 2019
Christmas is almost here. Tennis is taking a well-earned rest and the pantomime season is upon us. What if the biggest names in the tennis world were free to take part in your pantomime? All the proceeds are going to charity. So you want the biggest possible audience receipts. A week-long run at a top […]
November 29, 2019
If you love Andy Murray, you will find one moment of silence in this documentary almost unimaginably moving. We sometimes forget the cumulative effect of what Murray went though as a child. Before we explore his very soul, there are plenty of hospitals and gyms to negotiate with his concerned team. Ever wondered what the […]
November 25, 2019
Roberto Bautista Agut was the real hero as Spain lifted the Davis Cup on raucous home territory. Sure, the irrepressible Rafael Nadal was highly instrumental in his nation’s deserved victory. Indeed he sealed the deal in the second rubber against Canada, as you might expect. We hailed Nadal after he led Spain to glory against […]
November 24, 2019
Rafael Nadal broke British hearts by starring twice for Spain in a Davis Cup semi-final victory that went right down to the wire. We can’t fault the inimitable Nadal for showing precisely the fighting spirit for which he is so loved and revered. He has carried his nation to the brink of glory in the […]
November 23, 2019
You have to hand it to the passionate Dan Evans. Sometimes sheer persistence and determination can get you over the line. He earned every second of his wild celebrations after silencing Boris Becker and Germany in Madrid. To their credit, the Germans took their Davis Cup quarter-final defeat sportingly. Now Evans may well be the […]
November 21, 2019
The power of Kyle Edmund did most to ensure another victorious day for the Brits at the Davis Cup. Now GB are through to play Germany in the quarter-finals late on Friday afternoon. For the second day in succession, Jamie Murray and Neal Skupski added the necessary finish by winning their decisive doubles contest. This […]
November 20, 2019
Andy Murray flirted with defeat and then dug deep for victory. It was typical of the British hero’s attitude towards the Davis Cup. And the Olympics too for that matter. Murray just loves playing team tennis for GB. He won’t be beaten – even when defeat looks inevitable. Tallon Griekspoor isn’t a big name in […]
November 17, 2019
Is it too early to say that Stefanos Tsitsipas is going to be as big a star as Roger Federer? Right now it feels more than possible. And that, of course, is some statement. But the tennis talent flowing from Stef’s racquet is now exquisitely terrifying. Maybe not quite as graceful as Federer. But there […]
Dominic Thiem will be fancied by many today to tame the flamboyant Stefanos Tsitsipas in the ATP Final. The Austrian has never reached this stage of the year-end tournament before. But he knows what it is like to be in a Grand Slam final. Admittedly he has lost two French Open showpieces to the great […]