An update…

Well hello there. It’s been a while… almost a year since I last posted on the blog! I’d been writing less and less, and when this year’s Australian Open came around I just didn’t have the motivation or interest to write. I have been writing this blog so intensively for many years and I think…

WTA Predictions for 2023

This is the annual post on Moo’s Tennis Blog where I have a go at predicting the season-ending top ten for the upcoming season. 2022 was a strange old season – view last year’s results here and previous years here. Here’s hoping that 2023 is a more standard year in terms of ranking points. Read…

2022 WTA Predictions: How did MTB do?

It’s that time of the year to look back at last year’s predictions. I’m going to take this year’s review with a pinch of salt after a wild tennis year that saw the world number one (and my number one!) retiring from tennis and no ranking points for Wimbledon. Before posting my predictions for 2023,…

WTA Best Matches of 2022

Counting down my favourite WTA matches of the year has become a long standing tradition here on the blog. It’s my favourite season-ending post! I always enjoy reading other people’s lists too as it’s a personal choice. There’s never a right or wrong answer. Sometimes there’s a match that just captures the imagination that may…

WTA Best of 2022: Funny moments

The WTA best of 2022 series continues with a selection of light-hearted moments from the season to cut through the off-season doom and gloom. When constructing this post, I always go back and look at previous years and it’s a fun time. You can find them all here 🤗. Let’s take a look at the…

WTA Best of 2022: Handshakes & hugs

It’s me. Hi! I’m back for a trio of end-of-season posts to wrap up the tennis year that was 2022. The WTA Best of 2022 series begins with Handshakes and Hugs. The aim of this post is always to showcase heartwarming acts of sportswomanship on the WTA tour. If you’ve missed any of the previous…

Wimbledon 2022 Final Notes

That’s a wrap for the women’s singles at 2022 Wimbledon Championships. Elena Rybakina won her first Slam title, becoming the first player since Amelie Mauresmo in 2006 to come from a set down to triumph in the Wimbledon final. In Saturday’s final, Rybakina beat Ons Jabeur, 3-6 6-2 6-2. Read on for the final post…

Wimbledon 2022 Day 11 Notes

The semi-finals of the 2022 Wimbledon Championships are in the books and we now know the final! On Saturday, Ons Jabeur will take on Elena Rybakina for the Venus Rosewater Dish and a first Slam title. This is the penultimate post on MTB of the tournament with a review of how the semi-finals unfolded. Read…

Wimbledon 2022 Day 10 Notes

The quarter-finals of the 2022 Wimbledon Championships are in the books. Once again, the top half hasn’t been able to match the excitement from the bottom half. We did get another three setter though. Three of the four quarter-finals went the distance which is the most three setters at this stage of a Slam since…

Wimbledon 2022 Day 9 Notes

Wimbledon continued to debut their new tournament schedule as we delved deeper into the second week of the 2022 Championships. Previously, Tuesday was women’s quarter-finals day. Now the women’s and men’s quarter-finals are split across the Tuesday and Wednesday. Today was my last full day of annual leave. It’s gone so quickly! Upsets and all…