The lead-up to the 2022 Australian Open has been… well, eventful. It’s now time for the tennis to shine as the main draw for the Australian Open began on Monday. This post wraps up the highlights from the first round. On the whole, I think it was a pretty subdued start (which was probably required…

Australian Open time. What a wild run-up it’s been this year and still it goes on. Sydney and Adelaide concluded on Saturday with Paula Badosa and Madison Keys as the champs. Badosa-Krejcikova was an excellent final, while Keys winning was a real feel-good story. She looked fantastic all week! The draw for the 2022 Australian…

2022 tennis, hi there. It’s been a MESS of a week as tennis hit the global headlines. I can’t deny that i’ve been hooked by all the drama and am fascinated to see what happens on Monday. This post though will be a Djokovic free zone! The first week of the season always used to…

This is unbelievable. I’m still in disbelief at the events that unfolded on Saturday night as Emma Raducanu defeated Leylah Fernandez, 6-4 6-3 in Saturday’s all-teen final to win the 2021 US Open. I’m back from a week away and have so much to catch up on the blog from the last week. I’m going…

Week one done. Onwards to the second week. Friday was one of the most exciting tennis days of the year. The women’s match-ups promised plenty and totally delivered. Saturday didn’t quite match the quality but did in terms of seismic shocks! I’m now on holiday in North Wales and it looks like we’ve got really…

The second round is in the books at the 2021 US Open. I was out last night so today’s post is a bumper review of what happened over the last two days in New York. The pictures and videos from Louis Armstrong on Wednesday night were quite something as New York was hit badly by…

The first round is officially in the books at the 2021 US Open. Tuesday’s order of play didn’t have the same grab as Monday and that’s how it played out. I don’t mind a breather after Monday and particularly on first round days which are always so manic. There was a good two hours last…

It was a frenetic start to the 2021 US Open with arguably three of the most high profile first rounders underway within the first hour of the tournament. It was a very enjoyable opening day with some great matches and two of the three that I watched being decided in a third set tiebreak. And…

Well hello there… it’s been a while. I haven’t had the motivation, energy or time to get back to the blog since the French Open-Wimbledon double. Since then, I was absolutely absorbed in the Olympics. I actually didn’t watch that much of the tennis – was it just me who found it rather underwhelming? I…

That’s a wrap for Wimbledon 2021. On Saturday, Ash Barty achieved her childhood dream, winning a nerve-jangling three set finale against Karolina Pliskova, 6-3 6-7(4) 6-3, to win her first Wimbledon title. Also a hand for the women’s doubles final which was bloody fantastic! Hsieh Su-Wei defended her title, this time with Elise Mertens, saving…