As tennis writers we are all privy to it. Exacerbating a story to conjure up a desired narrative. When Novak Djokovic crashed out of Wimbledon to a rampant Sam Querrey everyone was asking the same questions. What does this mean? Is the Novak Djokovic era of dominance over? Where does he go from here? How naïve […] READ MORE
Tag: Rogers Cup
Gavrilova’s Rise is in Bencic’s Shadow
Belinda Bencic stormed onto the scene at last week’s Rogers Cup to capture her second career title and first Premier 5 title, but in the shadow of all she accomplished last week stands another promising young player who took more strides in the right direction. 21-year-old Daria Gavrilova reached the round-of-16 before bowing out to […] READ MORE
Belinda Bencic: The New Swiss Miss?
In 1997, Martina Hingis became the youngest World #1 of all time. She was just 16 years and five months old at the time. She became the youngest major winner at the Australian Open that year when she captured her first major title without losing a set. She would go on to reach the final […] READ MORE
Introducing Belinda Benic, Swiss Miss Version 2.0 at the 2015 WTA Rogers Cup
The final of the WTA Rogers Cup was held under steamy conditions today in Toronto. Just how hot was it? Well, Environment Canada issued a “heat warning”; this warning is issued when heat and humidity combine to make for dangerous conditions, especially for people who work or exercise in the heat as well as for […] READ MORE
Rogers Cup final: (1) Novak Djokovic vs (2) Andy Murray
The top two seeds and arguably two best players in the world meet for the biggest prize on offer so far this summer at the final of the Rogers Cup in Toronto on Sunday. Rogers Cup final: (1) Novak Djokovic vs (2) Andy Murray Djokovic has won 29 straight Masters 1000 matches dating back to […] READ MORE
Is Serena Another Case of Lost Confidence?
It was inevitable that Serena Willaims would lose a match eventually; what is important is how that match was lost and what effect that loss will have on her chances of completing the calendar year Grand Slam. Those who play tennis know that so much of tennis is a mental game. Confidence plays a critical […] READ MORE
WTA Rogers Cup: Thoughts as Tourney Heads to Final Weekend
Some thoughts as the WTA Rogers Cup heads into the final weekend: Why did so many seeds fall so early? As the first and second seeds Serena Williams and Simona Halep work their way through the draw to what hopefully will be a meeting in the final, other seeds have been losing in the early […] READ MORE
Rogers Cup: Nadal and Tsonga through, Isner Silences Kyrgios
Three-time Rogers Cup champion Rafael Nadal safely made his way through into the quarterfinals on Thursday in Montreal with a straightforward 6-3 6-3 win over Russia Mikhail Youzhny. Nadal put in a flawless performance; the #7 seed was never troubled on serve throughout the contest lasting an hour and 42 minutes. The Spaniard hit 20 […] READ MORE
Rogers Cup Quarterfinals Preview
We are at the business end of the Rogers Cup in Montreal with eight men battling for the right to be champion. It has been an interesting week so far for a majority of reasons. We have seen the upsets, some fabulous tennis, and the odd remark or two about certain explicit activities off the […] READ MORE
Rogers Cup: Djokovic gets 50th win of the season
Novak Djokovic continued his unbeaten run in the Rogers Cup today after brushing aside Jack sock 6-2 6-1 on a packed Centre Court in Montreal, notching his 50th win of the season, and his 28th at Masters level. Djokovic was in imperious form as he punished Sock from the back of the court making quick […] READ MORE
