In an introduction to a new series, Martin Keady, our resident tennis historian, looks back at 1968, the year that tennis finally went “Open”, or…
Paris ’68 was such a remarkable, revolutionary time that the phrase itself has become a kind of shorthand for any momentous period in world history.…
Continuing our series on 1968: The Year That Changed Tennis, Martin Keady, our resident tennis historian, looks back at Wimbledon ’68: the first Open Wimbledon.…
Yesterday, Novak Djokovic made history by being the first player ever to win all nine Masters titles, doing so in impressive fashion straight setting Roger…
A Flamboyant boy full of audacity The commencement of the new millennium also saw the rise of a future champion. Roger Federer had been topping…
In the week (and wake) of Marco Cecchinato’s titanic tie-break triumph against Novak Djokovic at the French Open, Martin Keady, our resident tennis historian, considers…
Rafael Nadal suffered a minor blip in an otherwise dominant clay season last week, losing in straight sets to Dominic Thiem. He’ll be disappointed to…
Rafael Nadal seems set for another dominant clay court season after clinching his 11th Monte Carlo Masters, without dropping a set. He is currently riding…
Once again, it is looking likely that Rafael Nadal will be crowned “the King of Monte Carlo.” He has already won the Monte Carlo Masters…
The greatness (or otherwise) of your opponent determines the greatness (or otherwise) of your victory. That is why even the most impassioned Fed-Heads have developed…
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