It was an on-off-on day of rain showers in Paris. It’s not the French Open as we know it and even more so with tennis under the lights in Paris which is still a rather jarring concept. As I write this, the first round is still ongoing but i’m wrapping up for today as it’s…
It’s a weird French Open this year. The tennis hasn’t always been great in these miserable conditions, but i’m simply enjoying some live tennis to get stuck into. I took the afternoon off work to watch some tennis and there was so much choice this afternoon! Read on for a review of the matches that…
The French Open is the only Slam with a Sunday start and I personally love it for the simple reason that I get to watch more live tennis. This year’s opening day was a bit of a miserable affair with the weather but they did really well to get a full day’s play as the…
The bizarre year that is 2020 continues with a French Open in the Autumn. This tournament marks the first year that the Phillippe Chatrier court has a roof and it looks set to be used extensively with the forecast predicting some damp and cold conditions ahead. Read on for my detailed dissection of the women’s…
The 2020 US Open will not only be a memorable Slam for the circumstances but for the actual tennis over the past two weeks. In another three setter, Naomi Osaka fought back from a set and a break down to beat a fast-starting, Victoria Azarenka, 1-6 6-3 6-3. It was an absorbing final with two…
Wow. I’m still buzzing about Thursday’s US Open semi-finals. It’s the first time since the 2017 French Open that both of the women’s semi-finals have gone three sets. Without doubt, in all my years of following tennis, this was my favourite pair of Slam semi-finals. I’m disappointed to have missed them live, but also thankful…
The semi-finals of the 2020 US Open are all set for Thursday night in New York and it’s one hell of a line-up! Naomi Osaka will take on Jen Brady, followed by Serena Williams against Victoria Azarenka. I’m selfishly cursing that they’ve stuck with the traditional night semi-finals but I will eagerly catch up with…
Monday’s quartet of fourth rounders produced some terrific matches with three of the four matches going the distance and passing the two hour mark. Also noteworthy is that the three mothers in action all won again! I was just going to write about the day matches but I couldn’t not give a mention to the…
Oh my goodness. The day’s tennis was overshadowed by the default of Novak Djokovic after he accidently hit a ball at a lineswoman. Still in shock that that happened. This has blown the men’s draw wide open where there will be a first time Slam champion. Anyway, focus back on the women where we witnessed,…
The middle Saturday of the US Open is always my favourite day of the tournament as the work distractions subside. This particular middle Saturday promised so much with a cracking slate of third round matches. It started off flat with the first match but things soon got going. A shame that so many were late…
