Konta Heroics Inspire Fed Cup Glory
Locker Room
February 10, 2019
Johanna Konta showed the fighting spirit that makes international team tennis so special. No wonder Sir Andy Murray counts his GB Olympic and Davis Cup triumphs so highly on his list of achievements. Konta and her victorious team mates – Katie Boulter, Harriet Dart and Katie Swan – just tasted the special pleasure of Fed […]
Do you want to get it right this Valentine’s Day?
Wimbledon
February 6, 2019
Will You Be My Valentine’s? Fifteen love…thirty love…forty love…they’re all in love! Does the one you love also love tennis? Do they love a bit of glamour? Do they love the chance to dress up? If so, we can help with that. This isn’t just any ticket to Wimbledon. You get one of the best seats in […]
What Five Lessons Can We Learn From The Australian Open?
Australian Open
January 31, 2019
Well done the Australian Open, another fantastic tournament! So what lessons did we learn from the Australian Open, 2019? I think we can make this short and sweet: 5/ Racquet-smashing Sascha Zverev still has a little growing up to do. “Smasher” Zverev won the year-end finals but still hasn’t cracked the Slams. Maybe he needs […]
Novak Djokovic wins a magnificent seventh Australian Open
Australian Open
January 27, 2019
The sheer brilliance of Novak Djokovic denied us the classic contest we had all anticipated. Given the quality of his opponent, this was arguably the most complete performance in the history of Grand Slam finals. Novak strolled it. Against the great warrior, Nadal. Incredible. The Serb is the first man to win seven Australian Open […]
Osaka Wins Her Second Slam To Become World Number One
Australian Open
January 26, 2019
Showing immense nerve when she might have imploded, Naomi Osaka climbed another psychological mountain to win back-to-back Grand Slams. At the US Open she had to deal with the meltdown of Serena Williams. In Melbourne it was her own inner collapse that threatened her chances. Somehow Osaka showed the mental strength to recover and come […]
Novak Djokovic Expects Epic Australian Open Final Against Rafael Nadal
Australian Open
January 25, 2019
Novak Djokovic couldn’t have put it any better after his immaculate destruction of Lucas Pouille in three rather one-sided sets. The focus quickly turned to the final against Rafael Nadal, the man Novak regards as his greatest rival. This is of course a reenactment of last year’s thrilling Wimbledon semi-final, quite possibly the highlight of […]
Rafael Nadal And Petra Kvitova Look Formidable
Australian Open
January 24, 2019
Rafael Nadal will take some stopping on this kind of form. He pulverised the hopes of young Stefanos Tsitsipas with an admirable, brutal ruthlessness. It wasn’t that the Greek played badly. Some of his volleying was sensational. Triumph But Nadal wasn’t in the mood to be questioned or denied. His serve and backhand look stronger […]
Serena Squanders 5-1 Lead And Four Match Points
Australian Open
January 23, 2019
Serena Williams looked for all the world to be on the verge of another Grand Slam semi-final. By her own admission, Karolina Pliskova’s mind ‘was already in the locker room.’ Then Williams turned her ankle, and in that moment the match turned too. Stubborn It wasn’t even a major injury. Just a moment of awkwardness, […]
Stefanos Tstsipas Believes He Can Beat Rafael Nadal
Australian Open
January 22, 2019
Stefanos Tsitsipas calls it ‘the complete tournament.’ If the young Greek could manage the greatest hat-trick in tennis, others might be more tempted to label it miraculous. Intriguing The chance to beat Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic at the same event looms for Tstsipas. He defeated a drained Roberto Bautista Agut 7-5, 4-6, […]
Serena Digs Deep To Beat Halep, Zverev In Meltdown During Raonic Defeat
Australian Open
January 21, 2019
Serena Williams looked on the verge of defeat to a resurgent Simona Halep. Perhaps we should all have known better. Minutes later, the ultimate tennis warrior had taken the match and downed the world number one. Serena rode her luck, dug deep and found solutions to serious problems. It could have been too late. It […]