Hi everyone, my name is Mitch (@carnesy56 on Twitter) and I wanted to take this opportunity to record some of the experiences I had at the 2016 Australian Open as a staff member and as a patron. I have now worked at four separate Australian Opens, starting from 2012 (I missed 2014) and have really…
Day 2 – March 22, 2015 Day Two of the Miami Open saw the completion of the qualifying competitions and start of women’s first round action. It really bothers me that main draw play begins before qualifying has completed. I think this is because Miami has no real reason to rush the start of the…
Day 1 – March 21, 2016 Within hours of arriving from New York City, I was already standing at the gates of the Miami Open to watch first round action from the men’s and women’s qualifying competitions. Because the qualifying days are some of the most poorly attended of the tournament (though there was not…
This Paralympic medallist can look back proudly on her career as consistent performances earned her a season-ending World No. #7 for wheelchair tennis, while she made history in the London 2012 Paralympic Games winning Great Britain’s first ever Women’s Wheelchair Medal alongside Jordanne Whiley. Name: Lucy Shuker Events: Wheelchair Tennis DOB: 28/05/1980 Trains: Blackbrook Tennis…
Since the Australian Open, i’ve had time to give the tournament experiences page (along the top toolbar) a revamp. This covers the highlights from all my trips to the tennis over the years and I have now created a separate page for each tournament; if you are looking for some tips about attending or want to…
Hey everybody, I’m Jake and I’ll be “guest blogging” about this year’s Delray Beach Open. This is the first of two posts about the event, as I’ll also be covering Sunday’s finals. The Delray Beach Open has to be one of the homiest stops on the ATP World Tour. With just seven hard courts (three…
Hey Everyone. I’m Morgan and this is quick guest post just to highlight my day at the Australian Open on Monday. It’s always a pleasure to read James’ blog so I’d like to give back with a write-up of my experiences from today. My journey to the Australian Open was a little clunky – I…
This is Tom (@TennisZealot on Twitter) finishing off my experiences at the 2016 Sydney International after recapping the first three days HERE. Wednesday, January 13: Play commenced at 2pm local time in, yet again, sweltering conditions. The sun at its zenith, I, along with a decent crowd, braved the full sunshine of court nine and mid…
Hi everyone, I’m Tom (@TennisZealot on Twitter) writing about my experiences at the 2016 Sydney International. This will be a mid-week recap, to be concluded with a final recap after the tournament’s conclusion on Saturday. Sunday, January 10: With play commencing at noon, there was time to watch Roberta Vinci hit with Ekaterina Makarova and…
I have been focusing on the WTA tour this year but i’m pleased to say that we have a guest post from Vithun Illankovan (@VitIllankovan on Twitter) who is here to count down his season-ending top ten predictions for the ATP at the end of 2016. 10. Richard Gasquet I expect Gasquet to retain his place in the Top…
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