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Ahead of his match with Rafael Nadal at his home Slam, it would be interesting to look at the career of Alex de Minaur and why he could be the next star of Australian tennis. At just 19, he is the World No. 29 and many are predicting a big future in the game, potentially […] READ MORE
An error-strewn victory over Robin Haase earlier on in the week at the ATP Swiss Indoors Basel notched up 50 match wins of the season for Germany’s Alexander Zverev. He followed this up by a consistent win 51 of the season against Popyrin in the 2nd round. Zverev is improving, especially in the double fault […] READ MORE
Roger Federer started his 2018 season as impressive as his 2017 season: defending his Australian Open title, becoming the oldest World No.1, and creating his best start to a season, with a 17-0 record. However, especially after the Indian Wells final in March, the Swiss has suffered several disappointing losses–mostly matches of him close to […] READ MORE
Japan’s Naomi Osaka has recently said that she did not let the Serena Williams incident tarnish her Major moment. Osaka, will be grateful of a visit to Japan to put the focus back on tennis at the Quality Toray Pan Pacific Open. Naomi Osaka and Company Look to put the Focus Back on Quality Tennis […] READ MORE
All these things and people were no longer remote and negligible; they had to be met, they were lined up against her, they were there to take something from her. Very well; they should never have it. They might trample her to death, but they should never have it. As long as she lived that […] READ MORE
Had the course of the match seen its normal ebbs and flows, the biggest takeaway of the day – aside of the winner – would have been the generational battle that the US Open women’s final had witnessed. The continuation of the rivalry between the battle-worn Serena Williams, the player who had been a mentor-of-sorts […] READ MORE
Not often do we see a forgettable incident overshadow a historic match in any sport. Unfortunately for Naomi Osaka, the Japanese 20-year-old, her historic run to a first-ever Grand Slam title was spoiled by a nasty row between her competitor, Serena Williams, and the chair umpire, Carlos Ramos. Osaka became the first ever Japanese – […] READ MORE
Japan’s Naomi Osaka stunned Serena Williams in the 2018 US Open final in New York. She defeated Williams in straight sets 6-2 6-4 to hand Williams her second straight Slam final defeat, thanks to a clutch performance that included strong serving and a show of offensive power from all corners of the court, even when […] READ MORE
Given that no Brit made it beyond the 2nd round of the singles at the US Open– Jamie Murray provided some relief. He joined forces with the courageous American Bethanie Mattek-Sands. They gelled well together again, securing victory over Croatian/Polish pairing of Nikola Mektic and Alicja Rosolska: 2-6, 6-3, 11-9. Their opponents incidentally also played […] READ MORE
After Rafael Nadal retired with a knee injury against Juan Martin Del Potro, and Novak Djokovic defeated Kei Nishikori in straight sets, we’re all set for a US Open final featuring former champions Del Potro and Djokovic facing off. Both players have overcome significant injury problems to reach this stage again, Del Potro seeking his […] READ MORE