April 24, 2017
It used to be this easy for Rafael Nadal. But then it became so difficult that you wondered whether he would ever return to his usual, dominant best. As Nadal took just 66 minutes to see off his compatriot, Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-1, 6-3, there was barely a hint of the painful struggle Rafa has experienced […]
April 20, 2017
First, let’s be happy for Serena Williams that she’s pregnant, and marvel at how she won the Australian Open while adapting to that pregnancy. Then, let’s not be too sad that the greatest female tennis player of them all won’t be strutting her stuff at Wimbledon this summer. She’ll surely be back in a year […]
April 18, 2017
The return of Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic to competitive action at Monte Carlo this week can only add to our anticipation of a thrilling Wimbledon 2017. And two-time Wimbleon champion Petra Kvitova could also be ready to bid for fresh honours at the All England Club when the time comes. Everything indicates that the […]
April 11, 2017
Lucy Shuker produced a stunning performance to take the ITF 2 Series Arizona Open in Tucson, USA. But she is doing fantastic things off the tennis court too, raising awareness of Alzheimers and Dementia. In Arizona, Shuker defeated world number four Aniek van Koot of the Netherlands in the singles final. That meant she came […]
April 5, 2017
Who are the players with that certain “je ne sais quoi”? You know, the personalities who have that extra something special. A mystique or indefinable magic to their demeanour that makes them more charismatic than the rest. Some of the very best tennis players have charisma. And some of the very best tennis players don’t. […]
April 3, 2017
Johanna Konta and Roger Federer, both world number one by the end of 2017. Impossible, right? Except that Konta is now second only to Karolina Pliskova in the points rankings for 2017. And Federer is the only one accumulating thousands of points this year among the men. The rising British woman, currently ranked seventh overall, […]