LIVE TENNIS!!! For the first time in two years, I watched actual live tennis at the Viking International in Eastbourne on Sunday. I deliberated whether to go or not because i’m still feeling quite wary about everything. In the end, the lure of live tennis and going back to one of my favourite haunts was…

That’s a wrap on the 2021 French Open. In Saturday’s women’s singles final, Barbora Krejcikova beat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, 6-1 2-6 6-4 to win her first Slam in singles. Read on for the last post from this year’s French Open. As you will probably gather from the cover photo, I don’t have any pictures of Krejcikova!…

The 2021 French Open women’s singles final is all set and will be contested between Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Barbora Krejcikova. Thursday’s semi-finals were eventful with the second of the semis surely the most dramatic match of the year so far. I’m still processing it! Read on for Thursday’s diary from Paris where I had a…

Well then… we are confirmed a new Slam champion as the four remaining players at the 2021 French Open are all first-time Slam semi-finalists! I knew there would be upsets. I knew there would be draw carnage. It’s the French Open. I’m still surprised 😂. It will be a fascinating conclusion to the tournament to…

After Monday’s rather disappointing slate of one-sided matches, Tuesday’s matches were at the other end of the spectrum as both women’s quarter-finals went the distance and were decided in extra-time. Read on for Tuesday’s diary in Paris as the semi-final for the bottom half of the French Open draw was set. Day 1️⃣0️⃣ Highlights Tamara…

The last 16 at the 2021 French Open is in the books. I had a day off from the tennis on Sunday and came back to a few surprises as Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Elena Rybakina defeated Victoria Azarenka and Serena Williams respectively. Monday’s day matches were all disappointingly one-sided. I’m glad the night session was…

The first week of the 2021 French Open is in the books. It’s felt like a long first week! I have to be honest i’ve got one eye on the grass court season already as most of my favourite players are already out. One random note – I absolutely ADORE the Simonne Mathieu court and…

A fresh new day at Roland Garros and a lot of highlights! Another contender departed the tournament and the day ended with a tremendous match out on the Simonne Mathieu Court. Read on for Friday’s diary from Paris where the focus was on the third rounders from the bottom half of the draw. Looking forward…

The second round at the 2021 French Open is in the books. Not the best of tennis days as the world number one, Ash Barty, was forced to retire from her second round match. The rest of the matches were mostly uneventful. Just a short post from me today as I was playing tennis myself…

The fourth quarter of the women’s draw is already presenting a flurry of opportunities to the players still standing. It’s a funny one because I KNEW, and I think everyone knew, this fourth quarter was liable to break down. However, it’s broken apart in different ways than I imagined as the players that I thought…