Major Takeaways: Five Things We Learned From The 2026 Australian Open
In the first part of a new series to follow every Slam, Martin Keady, our resident tennis historian, considers what…
Martin Keady
Martin is a scriptwriter of plays and screenplays, including a biopic of Shakespeare, www.theshakespeareplays.com. He is an experienced journalist, writing on cinema for The Script Lab as well as on sport for LastWordSports.com/tennis and LastWordOnSports.com/Football.com. A poet, having written a collection of short poems, entitled Shards, extracts from which have been broadcast on BBC Radio 3, Martin is married with three children and lives in London, UK.
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Australian Open 2026: How The Dullest Slam Suddenly Became A Historic Slam
Tennis never disappoints–or at least it doesn’t disappoint for long. Until today, the 2026 Australian Open had probably been the…
Major Talking Points: Five Things To Look Out For At The 2026 Australian Open
In a new series, Martin Keady, our resident tennis historian, identifies five key things to look out for at each…
Ten Things To Look Forward To In Tennis In 2026
After reviewing 2025, Martin Keady, our resident tennis historian, looks ahead to 2026. Ten Things To Look Forward To In…
Ten Terrible Things In Tennis In 2025
In the second of his annual three-part review of the year, Martin Keady, our resident tennis historian, looks back at…
Ten Terrific Things In Tennis In 2025
In the first of his annual three-part review of the past year, Martin Keady, our resident tennis historian, looks back…
Flavio Cobolli Emerges As Latest Star of Italian Golden Age
It is probably asking too much of Flavio Cobolli to expect his Davis Cup heroics over the last week to…
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Ultra-competitive Women’s Tennis Contrasts Sharply With Men’s Duopoly
One of the reasons why tennis is definitely the greatest individual sport and arguably the greatest sport of all is…
Joao Fonseca Finally Finding Feet After Tough First Year On Tour
Joao Fonseca won the biggest title of his career to date at the Swiss Indoors, showing that at the end…
Five Things We’ve Learned From The 2025 Asian Swing
The Asian swing of the ATP and WTA Tours can be overlooked, coming as it does between the end of…
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