May 20, 2024
Sascha Zverev is now one of the favourites for Roland Garros glory after a dominant performance at the Italian Open in Rome. Wimbledon 2024 will tell us whether Zverev can now finally bring his best game to the grass and go deep at the All England Club in July. There was no stopping the powerful […]
May 13, 2024
Novak Djokovic was undoubtedly unlucky to be struck on the head by a water bottle as he signed autographs in Rome. When he next played, he said he felt strange. ‘It was like another player had entered my shoes. There was no balance, no tempo, no rhythm. It’s concerning.’ The short-term result was a surprising […]
May 6, 2024
Iga Swiatek relived the beautiful simplicity of her predicament at the end of the most dramatic final she has ever played. There wasn’t despair, because she still harboured outrageous hope. And though she told herself she had nothing to lose, that wasn’t true either. A maiden Madrid title was on the line. Having been backed […]
May 1, 2024
Taylor Fritz has reached his first Masters quarter-final of the year with a hugely impressive win over Hubert Hurkacz, The American hot-shot was in fine form to shock the Polish number eight 7-6 (7-2), 6-4. And he has a great chance to progress to the semi-finals. The Argentine ace Francisco Cerundolo is waiting at the […]
April 28, 2024
Rafael Nadal brought the house down in Madrid to remind the world why he is the greatest of all time on clay. The cross-court sizzler he conjured to reach match point seemed to wound Alex de Minaur to the core. The Aussie is only just outside the top ten – and he has never been […]
April 25, 2024
Jack Draper admitted he would love the taste of revenge over Hubert Hurkacz as a reward for his dramatic victory over Thanasi Kokkinakis. The promising young Brit defeated Australian Kokkinakis 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 in Madrid. Then he admitted: ‘It would be nice to get some revenge over Hurkacz. He has the best serve on tour […]
April 22, 2024
Casper Ruud was quick to point out the size of his achievement after winning Barcelona. The improving Norwegian just loves the clay – and he has been a French Open finalist for the last two years. But actually taking a title has been another matter. And it looked as though Stefanos Tsitsipas would continue his […]
April 15, 2024
Emma Raducanu knows all about gaining momentum at just the right time. That’s how she won the US Open back in 2021, when she came from nowhere to gain instant global superstardom. And that’s what she has started to seek and achieve now, as we move towards the European summer. Emma Raducanu would love to […]
Tsitsipas is a name that has been etched on the trophy down in Monte Carlo more than once before. But somehow we didn’t expect Stefanos to make it a hat-trick of victories in the Principality After all, the Greek god’s form at the business end of tournaments has been a little suspect for a while. […]
April 9, 2024
Shelton and Collins were the names on everyone’s lips as the tour prepared to head to Europe. The Americans are hitting top form in good time for Wimbledon 2024 – and that’s great news for the Championships. First we have a series of battles on clay. And Ben Shelton has already adapted to that surface. […]