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It was truly an incredible moment for 20 year-old Stefanos Tsitsipas. It had gone into the net. The ball had actually gone into the net. The result? Tsitsipas had beaten Rafael Nadal. On clay. In Spain. Now, huge wins over Big Three players are not totally foreign to the young Greek star. He had beaten […] READ MORE
At the end of January, Novak Djokovic wowed his fans with a record seventh Australian Open title, with arguably his best ever performance against great rival Rafael Nadal in the final. Since then, things have gotten a little rough for the World #1. With just five wins in his last three events and going into […] READ MORE
For a long time, tennis fans’ eyes were on Denis Shapovalov. Ever since Montreal 2017, where he upset Juan Martin del Potro and Rafael Nadal in succession, the tennis universe thought that Denis Shapovalov was the next big star, set to challenge players such as Alexander Zverev for the #1 ranking in future years. Shapovalov’s […] READ MORE
The 2019 Mutua Madrid Open, the 4th Masters 1000 of the ATP calendar, began this Sunday and there’s a lot of questions marks, both around the tournament itself and the clay season leading to Roland Garros. Usually, favoring Nadal to win a clay tournament would be a no-brainer, but it might not be so this […] READ MORE
Is Alexander Zverev becoming more like his big brother? Up until this point, the 21-year-old German tennis star has been known exclusively as an aggressive baseliner–a player content to rip groundstrokes from the back of the court and approach the net only when winning the point is a sure thing. Two interesting questions for Alexander […] READ MORE
Remember when Roger Federer was losing to just about everyone? How about when Andy Murray on his comeback trail could barely compete with top players? Or maybe even when Spaniard Rafael Nadal looked like he may never make another Slam quarterfinal again? All the big names in our sport have had periods where they’ve struggled, […] READ MORE
Kyle Edmund produced a clean and efficient performance to defeat Daniil Medvedev in the first round of the Madrid Open. The Russian proved to be a tricky opponent for the British #1 but Edmund remained to solid in the end. It will not get any easier for the Brit as he faces a rejuvenated Novak […] READ MORE
2017 continues to be a torrid year for World #1 Andy Murray. His most recent loss was to young Croat Borna Coric and one of the main talking points of that match was his lack of spirit. Those who are familiar with tennis will be aware that Andy Murray is one of the biggest fighters […] READ MORE
Andy Murray is going through a very difficult spell at the moment. Injuries and illness have contributed to a large part of his lull and they have also justified some of his alarming losses this season. If we go back to the opening week of 2017 those will remember seeing an introduction to a seemingly […] READ MORE
On the 19th of April, it was the 30th birthday of Maria Sharapova, who is ready to come back on court next week, in Stuttgart, after her ban. However, there’s a woman who stole the spotlight on her birthday only with a Snapchat photo. I’m dealing, of course, with Serena Williams, who announced the world she is 20 weeks […] READ MORE