Li Na Out In Shock
Match Reviews
June 27, 2014
Number two seed Li Na went crashing out of Wimbledon yesterday in the biggest surprise of the tournament so far. The Chinese superstar couldn’t handle two tie-breaks against Barbora Zahlavova Strycova, a little-known Czech who had only won two Wimbledon matches in the previous three years. Despite suffering from a suspect temperament in the past, […]
Caroline is Back! Could Heather be Waiting?
Match Reviews
June 19, 2014
Caroline Wozniacki continued to put her personal heartbreak behind her with a brave three-set victory over the fiery Camila Giorgi at Eastbourne. And British tennis fans are now hoping for a final between Wozniacki and the improving Heather Watson. Due to an unfortunate hamstring injury to Petra Kvitova, Watson received a bye into the semi-finals […]
Oh Andy! Murray Needs To Get Ruthless Before Wimbledon
Match Reviews
June 13, 2014
Andy Murray squandered no fewer than eight set points as he went crashing out unexpectedly at Queens yesterday. The defending champion was cruising 6-2 in the first-set tie-break and enjoyed further set points before losing 6-7 (10-12), 2-6 against Radek Stepanek in West London. The Brit seemed to feel the pressure as he was broken […]
Exclusive Interview with Amelie Mauresmo
Match Reviews
June 9, 2014
By Mark Ryan EXCLUSIVE interview with Amelie Mauresmo, Andy Murray’s new coach: Learning is tough; you must manage yourself better than your opponent. Want did Amelia Mauresmo think of Andy Murray’s Wimbledon campaign last year? You might be surprised! We caught up with her on the eve of Murray’s Wimbledon final against Novak Djokovic last summer, just after […]
Rafa Rules Roland Garros For The Ninth Time
Match Reviews
June 8, 2014
Rafael Nadal, the king of clay, has won the French Open for a record ninth time. Irrepressible, indomitable, stubborn, unique…Rafael Nadal is all of these and so much more, including the greatest clay-court tennis player the world has ever seen. He just won the French Open for a record ninth time, claiming his fifth Roland Garros […]
Sharapova Wins an Epic Final
Match Reviews
June 7, 2014
It will go down as one of the great women’s finals. After more than three hours of delicious tension and intriguing psychological cat-and-mouse, of wonderful action packed with brutal baseline shots and mind-boggling defensive desperation, we finally had a winner. And what a champion Maria Sharapova is…the woman who wants to win just that little […]
Roland Garros – Rampant Rafa Is Sporting Perfection
Match Reviews
June 6, 2014
Rafa Nadal is back. The real Nadal, the fearsome Nadal, the unbeatable King of Clay. The scoreline – 6-3, 6-2, 6-1 – didn’t tell the entire story, because the gulf between Nadal and Murray was even greater. In this kind of form, you wonder if there has ever been anyone who has played the game […]
Sharapova Wins The Hard Way…Yet Again!
Match Reviews
June 5, 2014
How do you solve a problem like Maria? Not even a Genie can come up with the answer. A titanic clash of wills made this intriguing match so special. Big hits and winners aplenty, unexpected errors and endearing vulnerability…both women reached giddy heights, then suddenly reminded us they were human after all. One day, you […]
Nadal Storms Through To Face Mysterious Murray
Match Reviews
June 4, 2014
Rafa Nadal produced a storming comeback to brush aside David Ferrer in the all-Spanish quarter-final at Roland Garros. He took out Ferrer 4-6, 6-4, 6-0, 6-1 and the King of Clay clearly won’t give up his title easily. Meanwhile Andy Murray looked to be cruising through to a semi-final clash with Nadal until he took […]