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Let’s go back to the year 2016. It’s May in France and all the women of the WTA tour are preparing for the 2nd Major of the year. You have a slew of contenders, #1 seed Serena Williams, Agnieszka Radwanska, Angelique Kerber, and others. Enter Garbiñe Muguruza, Muguruza entered the tournament as the #4 seed […] READ MORE
On Friday in Melbourne, Novak Djokovic defeated Tommy Paul 7-5 6-1 6-2 in the semifinals of the Australian Open. With the win, the Serb is into his tenth final in Australia. The numbers are starting to get a little mind-boggling, so we’ve condensed the stats behind his most recent victory into a list of the […] READ MORE
I remember it like it was yesterday. Paris, October, 2020. Diego Schwartzman was in a battle with Dominic Thiem in the quarterfinals of Roland Garros. Thiem had taken the third set in 8-6 in a tiebreak to go up two sets to one. It felt to many as if Schwartzman’s chances at a maiden Slam […] READ MORE
The Australian Open is almost here! But, for many players, the biggest match of their careers is already behind them. The final round of qualifying is often seen as the most important matches in tennis, with the prize money and points in a main draw appearance significantly higher than for the players stopped in qualifying. […] READ MORE
Age and treachery may yet overcome youth and skill; we will see on Day 4 at the US Open. While most tennis observers view players age 21-29 to be in their prime, fully one-third of the 32 male singles players in today’s section of the draw are either in their 30s or under the age […] READ MORE
The 2021 edition of the US Open is in full swing and already proving to be an exciting tournament. 12 seeds in the men’s draw have been eliminated at the time of writing. That’s before the second half of the draw have even finished their second round matches. All Grand Slam matches have the promise […] READ MORE
Holger Rune looked to the mostly-empty stands, screaming and clenching his fist. It was the end of what was a very tough journey for the 18 year-old rising star from Denmark. Rune had just beaten Germany’s Mats Moraing 6-4 3-6 6-3 to qualify for the US Open. It broke a streak of 17 sets in-a-row […] READ MORE
The last time we saw Novak Djokovic out on the court, he was falling in the Bronze Medal match against Pablo Carreno Busta. It was a physical three-set match, 4-6, 7-6(6), 3-6, exactly the type of match that Djokovic usually wins. It was the second-straight defeat for a weary-looking Djokovic, who had lost to Alexander […] READ MORE
Frances Tiafoe and Sloane Stephens were not expected to still be in their respective singles draws at the end of Day 1 of Wimbledon, but both are into Round 2 after huge upsets. Frances Tiafoe defeats #3 Stefanos Tsitsipas Tiafoe took on French Open finalist and No. 3 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in his 1st round […] READ MORE
While many tennis fans are excited to see big names such as Novak Djokovic, Serena Williams, Roger Federer, and Andy Murray take the court at the All-England Club, often the matches with such “big names” are more about seeing the best in the sport compete, rather than an actual competitive match. It’s a good idea, […] READ MORE
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