The 2017 Middle East swing came to a crescendo on Saturday with the final of the Dubai Duty Free Championships. This post presents the highlights from Dubai with best bits from the tournament including a recap of the final and links to memorable matches, shots, points and plenty more. If you fancy a trip down memory lane,…
The 2017 Qatar Total Open in Doha will be remembered as one of the wettest tournaments of the year… that’s not a sentence I expected to write at the start of the week considering Doha is in the desert! Despite all the stoppages, they did well to get the tournament finished on time. This post is…
That was a fun ride… the 2017 Australian Open was one of the most fascinating recent Slams with so many captivating storylines. The tournament concluded with an all-Williams Slam final, a first since 2009, as Serena Williams came through in straight sets for slam title #23. This Match Points tournament recap post brings together the highlights from the first Slam…
The 2017 Apia International is in the books and was wrapped up with an all-top ten final between Agnieszka Radwanska and Johanna Konta. It was the same schedule as always but Sydney felt even more rushed than usual! Still, there were plenty of highlights so if you missed out on the tennis this week, hopefully…
Debuting a newly revamped Match Points post for 2017, this is my review of the first week of the year at the Brisbane International. I started with intent with tournament summaries last season but it just got too much during the middle of the season. In a new simplified format, i’m hoping to keep up…
Tennis at the Rio Olympics is in the books… and my my my, what a week it has been! There have been some incredible stories and memorable moments that will certainly be remembered fondly come the end of 2016. This is a snappy Match Points post with some of my favourite matches and Twitter highlights…
Singles Champion Simona Halep defeated Madison Keys in Sunday’s Montreal final, 7-6(2) 6-3. The match, in terms of the quality of tennis, was not one for the scrapbook! Halep twice failed to serve out the first set but held on in the first set tiebreak, which was decided entirely by errors. The quality was marginally better in the…
And that’s a wrap on Wimbledon 2016… congrats to Andy Murray for winning the men’s singles and Heather Watson and Henri Kontinen for winning the mixed doubles title. Andy sobbing into his towel at the end was too much, tennis players crying always gets me! Also thrilled to see Heather and Henri win in yet…
And that’s it for Rome! The Internazionali BNL d’Italia concluded on Sunday as Serena Williams won her first title of 2016. I can’t believe that the French Open starts this time next week. Just to let you all know that my coverage for the French Open will be muted this year. I’m actually going on holiday in…
I love Stuttgart… it’s been another fantastic week at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix where Angelique Kerber successfully defended her title, beating Laura Siegemund in the final. This is always one of my favourite tournaments of the year and read on for my match points to round up the week’s action including the best matches, tweets,…
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