I was at Eastbourne for the first day of qualifying on Saturday. It was my first time back after the WTA tournament was downgraded from a 500 to 250 event in 2025 so the main draw entry list is not as strong as before. I didn’t really notice much difference for qualifying though which attracted…
After swearing i’d never go back to Queens, I took the plunge this year to try out the women’s tournament which returned in 2025 following a 50-year hiatus. I really enjoyed watching the event on TV last year so decided to change my beliefs. This is a guide for visiting Queens covering everything from buying…
I was very disappointed when it was announced that they were adding a women’s tournament to Queens because this directly impacted Eastbourne (my spritual home) which was downgraded from a 500 to 250 event. I have to admit though that I really enjoyed watching the women’s Queen’s tournament on the TV last year. I said…
Another fun week at the Credit One Charleston Open is in the books as Jessica Pegula went back-to-back. As tournaments go, Charleston is pretty near the top of my tennis bucket list. I have a deal with the bro – if he ever manages to get tickets for the Masters then i’ll make him go…
The 2026 Sunshine Double is in the books after Saturday’s women’s final. It was a wet start to the tournament including one day of play that was completely washed out but the second week ran much smoother. There was a time about ten years ago when Miami > Indian Wells. That has definitely flipped for…
The first half of the 2026 Sunshine Double is complete as Indian Wells concluded on Sunday with a stunning finale. It’s always a tough follow from the UK with much of the action happening overnight and some of the tennis can be rather tedious to watch on the slow, gritty courts. I think it was…
The 2026 Australian Open is in the books. I’ve enjoyed following the last two weeks which has been a welcome distraction from the January blues. It was a great final but all in all, I wouldn’t say it was a particularly memorable Slam as the second week fell flat until the final. Anyway… read on…
This is the annual post on Moo’s Tennis Blog where I have a go at predicting the season-ending top ten and Slam champions for the upcoming season. I think this was the toughest year for a while for predictions as I kept forgetting players who I wanted to add to my top ten and even…
My 2025 predictions were a mixed bag – I correctly predicted Sabalenka and Pegula in their respective positions and six of the world’s top ten but there were some bad ones in there too! Before posting my predictions for 2026, let’s take a look back at what I said from last year’s post and how…
As we continue to look back at the 2025 tennis season, this post includes a selection of my favourite moments from the year including my picks for the annual WTA awards and other highlights such as funniest and most dramatic moment of the year. For a look back at my award winners and favourite moments…
I’m back for the annual countdown of my favourite matches of the year. The standard disclaimer (and even more so than previous years) is that my list will miss some obvious picks because I barely watched anything from the second week of the US Open onwards due to life and tennis watching burnout. Please don’t…
It’s been over six years since I wrote my guide to visiting Wimbledon so I thought it was time for an update as there have been quite a few changes, especially with the ticketing process. It’s only taken me three months to finish this post! I’m very lucky to live just 25 miles away from…
Women’s semi-finals day at Wimbledon is becoming a tradition as my mum managed to get tickets for Centre Court. I don’t know how she does it as they were great seats again! We enjoyed the two weeks prior tracking the draws and matches to see who we might see. This year’s line-up was very different…
I managed to get Wimbledon tickets via the returns for day 5 of the 2025 Championships. We got lucky with the weather – no rain and not too hot! And it was a great schedule culminating in my longest ever day at Wimbledon. I’m grateful for what we saw although the scheduling at Wimbledon still…
I’ve wanted to try Nottingham for years and this felt like the time to try it with Eastbourne being downgraded to a WTA 250 event. I feel bad for cheating on Eastbourne but it was time for a change! I was initially bitter at the WTA 500 event essentially moving from Eastbourne to Queens. I’ve…
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