June 7, 2025
Jannik Sinner doesn’t tend to show discomfort on a tennis court. The mountain man has ice running through his veins. But he is uncomfortable about losing his last four matches to fellow French Open finalist Carlos Alcaraz – and six of the last eight if you go back a little further. That’s why the Italian […]
June 5, 2025
Novak Djokovic seemed to forget he had recently celebrated his 38th birthday. Somehow in the fourth set of an epic against Sascha Zverev, Novak was hitting the ball harder and moving better than his far younger opponent. But above all, it was the court craft of the sorcerer which brought about this hugely impressive and […]
May 5, 2025
Casper Ruud stayed strong in Madrid to land the biggest title of his career so far. The Norwegian has twice been all the way to the French Open final – and most would say he is at his best on clay, Yet Jack Draper had chances to prevail in this intriguing final. He served for […]
March 17, 2025
Jack Draper savoured the moment with a quiet smile that told the world he belonged in the big time. Winning Indian Wells rocketed Draper up to world number seven. With every match, the awesome Brit seems to bring himself closer to Grand Slam glory. The US Open semi-finalist last year didn’t have the stature of […]
March 11, 2025
Carlos Alcaraz is looking ominously confident after he subdued a resurgent Denis Shapovalov with surprising ease. And now he faces Grigor Dimitrov, who edged an absolute classic against veteran entertainer Gael Monfils. Meanwhile Jack Draper plays American favourite Taylor Fritz in what promises to be another fantastic match-up in the round of sixteen. Carlos Alcaraz […]
January 24, 2025
Jannik Sinner will defend his Aussie Open title against Sascha Zverev in Melbourne on Sunday. The Italian was limping at times towards the end of his semi-final – and that might give the German added hope of a maiden success. American hot-shot Ben Shelton had set points to draw first blood. He squandered both. The […]
January 22, 2025
Ben Shelton and Madison Keys are through to the Australian Open semi-finals. And the surprise packages of American tennis at the so-called “Happy Slam” are certainly keeping us entertained. We had expected Taylor Fritz and Coco Gauff to go deepest in Melbourne – but they have fallen by the wayside. Ben Shelton, Taylor Fritz, Madison […]
January 18, 2025
Gael Monfils brought such effortless brilliance down on Taylor Fritz that no one could quite believe what they were seeing in Melbourne. The American fourth seed certainly couldn’t understand what was happening. He played well and yet was made to look like a novice. The phenomenal level he encountered in a man casually enjoying his […]
January 15, 2025
Novak Djokovic has beaten Roger Federer yet again. The much-loved Swiss stopped playing a while ago. And so this wasn’t a fresh victory in direct tennis combat. But it must have been satisfying nonetheless. The imperious Serb has now played an incredible 430 Grand Slam matches – surpassing Federer’s open era tally of 429. And […]