Who do you want to see in the women’s final at Wimbledon 2017? Which match-up would make for the most drama and really tug at the heart-strings, as well as bringing gasps of delight at the sheer quality of the tennis? We’ve thought of one or two magnificent clashes, that could bring tears to the […]
Roger Federer’s superb form in his opening match at Halle left him on the verge of securing a top-four seeding for Wimbledon – and that means he can avoid Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray until the semi-finals. Defeat for Stan Wawrinka at Queen’s left Federer needing just one more victory in Germany to […]
Rafael Nadal sank onto his back, caking his sweat-soaked shirt with the Roland Garros clay he loves so dearly. He had suppressed the dangerous brilliance of Stan Wawrinka with a Yoda-like will-power, removing all the strength and self-belief from his adversary until the 6-2, 6-3, 6-1 score-line made his task in this landmark final sound even simpler than […]
Rafael Nadal stands on the brink of an historic tenth Roland Garros title as he prepares to face Stan Wawrinka in Sunday’s big final. Wawrinka also knows what it is to win the French Open. He did so against Novak Djokovic, who was also regarded as practically invincible at the time. So it is not […]
Make no mistake, Jelena Ostapenko is unstoppable when she hits her stride. Amazingly, her forehand is faster than that of the men’s world number one, Andy Murray. But can the samba-loving ballroom dancer strut her stuff against the best around right now, Simona Halep? We will find out in Saturday’s women’s singles final, where Halep […]
So, the Thiem dream is on – and nice guys do win after all. But the youthful Dominic will have to beat Rafael Nadal in the semi-final if he wants to go all the way at the French Open. New superstar Thiem defeated defending champion Novak Djokovic in some style, winning 7-6 (7-5), 6-3, 6-0. […]
Kei Nishikori exhaled heavily with relief, looked up to the skies and wondered how on earth he was through to face Andy Murray after such a dreadful start. Fernando Verdasco had apparently shattered the spirit of the talented Japanese with a 6-0 first-set drubbing – or so he might have thought. But in reality Nishikori […]
Andy Murray is back! And that’s great news for tennis fans hoping to see their hero in top form at Wimbledon. The old movement, the subtlety and flare were all there in abundance at Roland Garros, as the world number one downed Juan Martin del Potro 7-6 (10-8), 7-5, 6-0. At last, after a difficult […]
After Rafa Nadal’s superb display against Robin Haase, TV expert Mats Wilander, a former world number one, was prompted to say: ‘Nadal has more chance of winning the French Open than all his rivals put together.’ Is it true? If not, who is most likely to topple Nadal? Here are the men we think have […]
Alexander Zverev and Johanna Konta were the latest top-ten casualties to fall at the first hurdle during the perilous openers at Roland Garros. But world number one Andy Murray made it through to join the likes of Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Kei Nishikori and Stan Wawrinka in the next round. Next up Murray will play the […]
