This is always one of my favourite times of the tennis season and watching grass court tennis in the evening just feels so good. When I got home from work, the opportunities were endless! After Johanna Konta wrapped up another impressive win in Birmingham, I switched my attention to ATP. My focus will be on…
Like Halle, Queens is upgraded to an ATP 500 event this year and also has a smaller player field than normal with just 32 players. This has resulted in some awesome first round matches, notably STAN WAWRINKA AGAINST NICK KYRGIOS! The line-up of players is much better than previous years and significantly stronger than Halle…
Roger Federer once again returns to Halle to begin his 2015 grass court preparations. Federer has racked up three consecutive appearances in the final in Halle and is unbeaten at this tournament since 2012, beating Mikhail Youzhny in the 2013 final (6-7 6-3 6-4) and Alejandro Falla in the 2014 final (7-6 7-6). Federer opens…
For the past couple of years, I had wanted to visit Roland Garros but always put it off with the “oh I’ll do it next year”. It looked like the same would happen this year when my plans fell through beforehand. When the big release for tickets arrived in March, I thought i’d get in…
This year i’ve generally taken a backseat on following the ATP tour here on Moo’s Tennis Blog. I’ve still been following it, but I haven’t had the time to do previews and also, I feel I can do the WTA more justice. I’ll be at Roland Garros on Sunday and Monday, and will have some…
The first round match in Madrid featuring Sam Querrey and Thanasi Kokkinakis was a fun watch on Monday afternoon. Querrey prevailed in three sets, 6-4 6-7(6) 6-3 after a really fine effort from Kokkinakis. Querrey was untouchable on serve for much of the match. He missed just two first serves in the first set and…
1. Tomas Berdych v Gael Monfils (Monte-Carlo, SF) Either Tomas Berdych or Gael Monfils will compete in their first Monte-Carlo final after both were on court on Friday for less than an hour. Monfils defeated Roger Federer in the third round, 6-4 7-6(5) and backed that up with another convincing performance against Grigor Dimitrov, winning 6-1 6-3.…
In case you missed it, episode 100 of the No Challenges Remaining Podcast finally emerged last night… it’s an absolute cracker as it has interviews with Jelena Jankovic, Ernests Gulbis and Andrea Petkovic. The opening will be enough to send you into a fit of giggles. Also, Petra Kvitova’s blog with BBC Sport was very…
Monte-Carlo is always one of my favourite ATP events of the year. I love the setting and once again, it has attracted a stellar line-up. Originally I said that I would write previews for Monte-Carlo this week but i’m having second thoughts! I’m looking forward to at least watching some ATP tennis this week although it’s…
Kei Nishikori has recently partnered with Wilson on their new performance racket, “The Burn”. In the video below, Kei play tests the racket built for booming power and massive topspin, and the court can hardly contain his shots. The Burn is designed for baseliners, featuring a carbon fiber frame that’s specially engineered for the task,…
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