July 2, 2023
Madison Keys has announced her credentials as one to watch at Wimbledon 2023. Her success at Eastbourne is a repeat of her first ever WTA triumph way back in 2014. ‘To win here again gives me really good memories of Eastbourne, it feels like home,’ Keys said. She beat Daria Kasatkina 6-2, 7-6 (15-13) to […]
June 30, 2023
Andy Murray commanding the Centre Court stage against Stefanos Tsitsipas on Thursday at Wimbledon 2023. What an extraordinary occasion that could be, if both players win their opening matches on Tuesday! Murray has been drawn against fellow Brit and good friend Ryan Peniston. Meanwhile Tsitsipas must beat the talented Dominic Thiem in the most eye-catching […]
June 29, 2023
Wimbledon 2023 is almost ready for the main-draw action – and the seedings have been announced. These fall into line with world rankings. But the glorious grass of the All England Club may write a rather different story. Let’s take a look at the women’s tournament first. This could be Iga Swiatek’s year. She has […]
June 26, 2023
Carlos Alcaraz is learning fast. Now he is surely capable of giving Novak Djokovic a run for his money at Wimbledon 2023. The world’s two best players are on collision course to meet in the final on Wimbledon’s historic Centre Court. Carlos Alcaraz is now a serious contender to take down Novak Djokovic at Wimbledon […]
June 22, 2023
Alcaraz. Is there any escape on any surface if you’re on the other side of the net? Previously, opponents would have fancied their chances against Carlitos on grass. That hope might be out of date. Alcaraz is through to his first grass-court quarter-final – and he is learning so fast that even Novak Djokovic could […]
June 20, 2023
Carlos Alcaraz came back from a set down to progress at Queen’s – but Andy Murray fell at the first hurdle. The Spanish favourite is still finding his way on grass. He wasn’t quite the force of nature you see on other surfaces. At least he can look forward to more valuable practice time at […]
June 18, 2023
Andy Murray has won back-to-back trophies on the English grass this summer. He maintained momentum after glory at Surbiton – and savoured that precious winning feeling with an emphatic fist-pump. But Murray was even more thrilled by the surprise discovery of his wife and children in the crowd on Father’s Day. ‘Oh my God, I […]
June 11, 2023
Andy Murray has won a significant warm-up tournament in the build-up to Wimbledon 2023. And make no mistake, Murray will feel he is on track to achieve something special at the All England Club. World tennis will be focused on Novak Djokovic and his 23rd Grand Slam triumph – and rightly so. And there’s no […]
Novak Djokovic fell down on the clay and smiled at the history he had made at Roland Garros by moving ahead of Rafael Nadal for major title triumphs. The Serb has been battling Nadal and the great Roger Federer for as long as we can remember. It looks as though Novak has finally won that […]
June 10, 2023
Iga Swiatek made it a hat-trick of Roland Garros titles with a dramatic victory over Karolina Muchova. But the popular Pole had to do it the hard way in the end, edging a thriller 6-2, 5-7, 6-4. Brilliant Muchova had a break point to serve for the match. The underdog was also 2-0 and 4-3 […]