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It was back in 2019. British Junior Anton Matusevich was getting set to play Holger Rune in the Wimbledon Juniors tournament. As he told the Daily Mail’s Laura Lambert, “…The guy has no life, he just plays tennis every bloody day…he’s got nothing in his life apart from tennis to do.” Coming into the 2021 […] READ MORE
For Oscar Otte, his match against Alex Molcan Friday was a streak-buster. With Roger Federer’s record number of holds approaching in the distance, Molcan broke Otte’s streak of 68 games in a row with a break to 30. Molcan ended up beating Otte 6-3 4-6 6-1, reading the German’s serve better than anyone in recent […] READ MORE
Jannik Sinner’s rise has been so rapid that it is easy to forget that just two years ago he was preparing to play at the NextGen ATP Finals in Milan. Winning that event, when he was still only 18, catapulted him into the consciousness of the tennis-watching world and the ensuing 24 months have been […] READ MORE
The winner of the ATP Indian Wells BNP Paribas Open will have their first ever ATP Masters 1000 level title as Britain’s Norrie is at a career high ranking and seeking a second career ATP title after winning his first earlier this season. Basilashvili has a great record in ATP finals, he’s won five straight […] READ MORE
Roger Federer’s recurring knee injury has cast a cloud of uncertainty over his participation in the American hard-court season beginning in a few weeks. Needless to say, this is a huge setback for him and his fans. Fitness concerns have had a toll on the Swiss’s relentless pursuits to stay on top of his game […] READ MORE
Ahead of the 2021 Final, Martin Keady, our resident tennis historian, looks back at the finest Wimbledon Women’s Singles finals ever. Ash Barty and Karolina Plíšková will fight for the women’s final, but they will have lots of work to match these classics. In ascending order, here are the five finest Wimbledon Women’s Singles finals […] READ MORE
For so long, Novak Djokovic has been the most famous ‘Third Man’ since Harry Lime. Even after a phenomenal decade of dominance or near-dominance in tennis, he has still been somewhat in the gigantic shadows cast by Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, who established their own formidable rivalry (and thereby won their own armies of […] READ MORE
It’s a jam packed day 2 at the ATP Halle Open 2021 with eleven round of 32 matches scheduled. Top seed Daniil Medvedev is in action as the world no. 2 begins his grass court campaign. We also predict other top seeds in actions, including Alexander Zverev vs Dominik Koepfer and Karen Khachanov vs Andrey […] READ MORE
Martin Keady, our resident tennis historian, looks back at five of the most memorable French Opens and explains why the 2021 edition should also be unforgettable. After a European clay-court season that has been doubly enjoyable following the rescheduling or cancellation of most clay-court events last year, the stage is set for the second Major […] READ MORE
The 2021 Monte-Carlo Masters features the best male tennis players in a fantastic, beautiful venue. This year, the first round is full of amazing and high-quality match ups. Indeed, this will cause some great players to exit the tournament early. However, this is some great entertainment in the view of the fans. Nonetheless, here are […] READ MORE