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…

The first round of the 2021 French Open is officially in the books. Tuesday’s order of play was a much calmer affair as all ten seeds in action advanced to the second round. I was feeling on a bit of a downer this morning with the Osaka news. I’m struggling to articulate my thoughts on…

Oof. What a day. I’m overwhelmed by everything that has happened today. The big news was off-court as Naomi Osaka announced on social media that she is withdrawing from the French Open. There were upsets on the court too with two of the more favoured contenders, Bianca Andreescu and Garbiñe Muguruza, both defeated. Read on…

On a glorious sunny day in Paris, main draw action began at the 2021 French Open. It was a sharp contrast to day 1 of last year’s Roland Garros where the conditions were utterly miserable! Day 1 had just the one seeded upset on the women’s side, an unexpected nailbiter and plenty of off-court drama.…

The second Major of 2021 begins on Sunday with the delayed-by-one-week French Open. The past five editions have all produced first time Slam champions. If recent French Opens have taught us anything, it’s to hold onto your hats and expect some draw carnage. Read on for my preview of the main draw including first round…

That’s a wrap for the 2021 Mutua Madrid Open as Aryna Sabalenka beat Ash Barty, 6-0 3-6 6-4, to win the biggest title of her career. The tour heads to Rome next week with another cracking main draw and action getting underway on Monday. I won’t be blogging for Rome. The schedule is so tight…