Defeat of Home Hero Monfils Is Another Major Step for Draper
Jack Draper might have been “fried,” or even French-fried, after his epic victory over Gael Monfils in the second round…
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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Can New Wave of French Male Talent Make Waves at Roland Garros?
The nouvelle vague is back in vogue. First, Richard Linklater’s movie Nouvelle Vague (New Wave), about the making of Jean…
Can Jannik Sinner Join The Ranks of Italian Men To Win in Rome?
Jannik Sinner may have low expectations about his return to tennis this weekend at the Italian Open after the end…
Current ATP Injuries Emphasise the Epic Resilience of Big Three
It is not just Novak Djokovic who is having to adapt to a “new reality”, as he put it after…
The Kings of Monte Carlo: The Most Successful Players In The Tournament’s History
Outside of the four Majors, Monte Carlo might just be the jewel in the crown of tennis: the most glamorous…
Can Jakub Mensik Become The Next Great Czech Major-Winner?
Jakub Mensik’s victory over Novak Djokovic in the Miami final was historic for many reasons: he won his first ATP…
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After He Won “The Fifth Major”, Here Are Five Reasons Why Jack Draper Can Win A Real Major
Like The Players’ Championship in golf, Indian Wells is often called “The Fifth Major” in tennis, so it would be…
Fred Stolle’s Death is a Reminder of Australia’s Golden Age of Tennis
It says everything about the incredible depth of talent in Australian men’s tennis in the thirty years after World War…
Roger Federer’s 2017 Golden Sunshine Double Revisited
The Sunshine Double (the term used to conflate the two big spring US hardcourt events in Indian Wells and Miami)…
João Fonseca Leads The Next Gen Charge Around The World
To adapt the most infinitely adaptable quotation in the English language, “To have one Next Gen champion reach an ATP…
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