Does Novak Djokovic like Alexander Zverev?
Match Reviews
November 14, 2018
So Novak Djokovic beat the crumbling young pretender, Alexander Zverev 6-4, 6-1. It virtually booked the Serb’s semi-final place. No great surprise there. Here’s what was perhaps a little more surprising. The way Djokovic talked about Zverev, who is more than ten years his junior, after the match. Searing Novak was searingly honest. Sure, he […]
Tsitsipas Triumphs At Next Gen – But What About The Rules?
Match Reviews
November 11, 2018
Stefanos Tsitsipas took the Next Gen title in Milan to confirm his status as the hottest young superstar in tennis. But you sense that his fellow finalist Alex de Minaur could become just as popular for his spectacular stroke-play and sheer determination. In a pulsating final, Tsitsipas came through 2-4, 4-1, 4-3 (3), 4-3 (3). […]
Khachanov Shocks Djokovic In Paris Final
Match Reviews
November 4, 2018
So Novak Djokovic was finally downed after 22 wins on the trot. It had to end sometime. Could the new generation be here at last? At 22, Karen Khachanov must surely join Zverev, Thiem and the other young pretenders in the big time now. You don’t beat the world number one 7-5, 6-4 without being […]
Djokovic Edges Federer In Paris Thriller!
Match Reviews
November 3, 2018
Novak Djokovic was expected to win. But not like this. ‘It really was a spectacular match and one of the best I have played against Roger in my career,’ said a triumphant Djokovic afterwards. So much credit must go to Roger Federer for his sheer determination. That’s what helped to make the match so great. […]
Novak Djokovic Returns To Number One And Breaks New Record
Match Reviews
October 31, 2018
So the journey is complete. Djokovic will return to world number one on Monday. For a man who has done so much so quickly, it is ironic that he is back on top partly due to what someone else hasn’t done. It was Rafael Nadal’s inability to compete in Paris on Wednesday due to an […]
Federer, Svitolina, Anderson Victorious On Action-Packed Weekend
Match Reviews
October 29, 2018
Roger Federer created most of the headlines with his 99th ATP tour title. It was his ninth in Basle, his beloved backyard. On this occasion, the running total was more remarkable than the performance. He defeated world number 93 Marius Copil 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 to send 12,000 home fans into raptures. Implosion In truth, however, […]
Ecstatic Edmund Downs Monfils To Win Maiden Title
Match Reviews
October 21, 2018
Kyle Edmund sank to his knees and let tears of joy stream down his cheeks. What a year. First the Australian Open semi-final. Now, this. His first ATP title. It was captured in dramatic style against one of the game’s great entertainers, Gael Monfils. Flirted The crowd in Antwerp could never confidently have believed they […]
Comeback 3: King Novak Heading For Top Of World
Match Reviews
October 17, 2018
Novak Djokovic has climbed back up to world number two. Top spot is almost within his grasp once more. After victory in Shanghai, the comeback is pretty much complete. And why should we be surprised at these heroics from the “New Novak”, as the player has described himself? Crazy It is just the latest in […]
Serena To Face Federer At Hopman Cup
Match Reviews
October 3, 2018
Serena Williams and Roger Federer will be on opposing sides of the net at the Hopman Cup in Australia. The prospect of the modern game’s two most successful players in the same match is enticing. It makes for a mouthwatering start to the 2019 season. The clash of the titans comes about because the USA […]
Federer And Djokovic Lose Their Love In Laver Cup
Match Reviews
September 22, 2018
Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic played together, laughed together and lost together. In the end it wasn’t quite a marriage made in heaven. But you know what they say. Better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all. Ignited Federer and Djokovic came into the vast Chicago arena in their own […]