August 28, 2019
Only weeks after her Centre Court heroics against Polona Hercog, the amazing Coco Gauff is at it again. Still only fifteen-and-a-half, still refusing to be beaten when all looks lost. Still putting her proud parents through all kinds of psychol0gical and emotional gymnastics on her way to a typically gutsy victory. Coco didn’t need to […]
August 27, 2019
Serena Williams didn’t allow her recent back problems to stop her from doing what she loves best on a tennis court – soundly beating Maria Sharapova. At least that is what Serena appears to enjoy most – apart from winning Grand Slams, of course. You don’t win nineteen times in a row against a quality […]
August 13, 2019
Andy Murray has wisely decided not to play singles at the US Open. His comeback will continue away from the five-set format for now. He will still enjoy Flushing Meadows as a doubles player though, just as he did Wimbledon. But the two-time Wimbledon champion will look to gain singles momentum elsewhere and more gradually. […]
August 9, 2019
Andy Murray is back – and we are not talking doubles. Against all odds, the Scot has announced that he will play singles at Cincinnati. Accompanied by a fist-pumping, passionate battle cry of a Murray photo, Andy said on social media: ‘That feeling when you accept a wild card to play singles in Cinci. #Let’sDoThis […]
August 5, 2019
Nick Kyrgios just proved you can entertain and still win titles with a magical week in Washington. Genius, humour and audience participation. Kyrgios virtually rewrote what it can mean to perform as a top tennis player. That sounds like a sweeping statement. But the Australian did it his way. And no one had ever done […]
July 14, 2019
For Novak Djokovic, a sixteenth Grand Slam title and the right to be called the winner in a genuine epic. A tie-break won 7-3 in the final set after deadlock at 12-12. So to Djokovic the spoils, 13-12 after five scintillating sets in four hours and fifty-seven minutes. The longest final and surely this classic […]
July 13, 2019
Simona Halep raced to her first Wimbledon title as though she were riding one of her favourite jet-skis for fun. After her 6-2, 6-2 win in just 56 minutes she sank to her knees and then held her head in her hands, laughing as she went. A carefree day for the ruthless underdog. The opposite […]
July 12, 2019
Magnificent Roger Federer defied all the odds to take down Rafael Nadal and protect his status as leading Grand Slam winner. In doing so he booked a place in Sunday’s final against Novak Djokovic. What a spectacular occasion that promises to be! It is still hard to believe that Roger beat Nadal in only four […]
Novak Djokovic fought off brave resistance from Roberto Bautista Agut to reach yet another Wimbledon final. The defending champion found an extra gear when he needed one to battle through 6-2, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 on a sun-drenched Centre Court. If the performance from the Serb wasn’t always entirely convincing, he still did all that was […]