Federer and Sharapova Crash Out of US Open
US Open
September 4, 2018
Roger Federer served like a novice and looked hopelessly jaded as he succumbed to the magnificent John Millman. Of course, it helps if you can breathe in fresh air and stay cool. The normally super-cool Federer found he couldn’t do either when it mattered. Sweating The favourite couldn’t breathe, he couldn’t stop sweating and he […]
Federer’s Miraculous Shot Says Everything
US Open
September 2, 2018
Let’s only talk about one shot. Just this once. Let’s not talk about the impressive progression of Novak Djokovic towards his seemingly-inevitable quarter-final clash with Roger Federer. Let’s forget Sascha Zverev and his typically-early Grand Slam exit. (Boy does he have to start stepping up at the really big events). Irrepressible We don’t even need […]
Umpire Helps Kyrgios Set Up Federer Showdown
US Open
August 31, 2018
It could only happen to Nick Kyrgios. But this time not even Roger Federer is very happy about the way events unfolded. So what did Kyrgios do this time? Well this time it wasn’t so much what Krygios did – we have seen it so many times before. It was the chain reaction Kyrgios caused. […]
Real Tennis, what exactly is it?
US Open
July 18, 2018
Real Tennis explained by former world No 1 Katrina Allen. Tennis as we know it today took off in the 1870s but it comes from the game known as “Real Tennis”, invented by French monks in the 12th century. At one point, the game was the national sport in France and there were thousands of courts around the country. […]