Hiiiii from Eastbourne. This is my 12th (!) year attending the tournament and the first year that i’m staying in the ‘Bourne since 2019. The tournament has taken on many names and sponsors in that time and this year it’s the Rothesay International. All my previous posts from Eastbourne including my years attending as media…
That’s a wrap for RG22. In Saturday’s singles final, Iga Swiatek defeated Coco Gauff, 6-1 6-3 in 68 minutes to win her 35th consecutive match, sixth consecutive title and second Roland Garros title. Just a remarkable run! Read on for my final post from RG22. It’s now time for the grass. Planning to be back…
Thursday was semi-finals day at the 2022 French Open. They weren’t the most captivating of semi-finals but it’s the final that I was hoping for. The number one seed, Iga Swiatek will take on the number 18 seed, Coco Gauff in Saturday’s final. Random segway – I need some pictures of both players!!! Hopefully a…
We’re down to the final four at the 2022 French Open. Iga Swiatek, Daria Kasatkina, Martina Trevisan and Coco Gauff. Read on for my review of Tuesday and Wednesday’s quarter-finals. Thursday is semi-finals day starting at 3pm local time in Paris. QF notes 🎾 Martina Trevisan d. Leylah Fernandez, 6-2 6-7(3) 6-3 (Tuesday) I’m getting…
This is my first standard post for the 2022 French Open since the draw preview. I had a great time in Paris and enjoyed writing about my experiences on the blog. It’s nice to share some different content for a change! I feel like I have closure on the trip (so dramatic 😂) and am…
This is the final post from my trip to the French Open which is a guide to visiting Roland Garros. I hope this post will be informative and the tips will be useful for anyone planning to visit in the future. This trip was three years in the making as the plan was to go…
For our third and final day at the 2022 French Open we were back on Court Philippe-Chatrier. There were a few showers about but it was generally a much nicer day than Monday. The highlight was Jo-Wilfried Tsonga’s final match and retirement ceremony! The final post in the RG22 series will be my guide to…
Day 2 of the 2022 French Open and we had tickets for Court Simonne-Mathieu. It was on my bucket list to watch a match on Simonne-Mathieu at sunset and I just about achieved it! It was a tricky day with the weather forecast. We made a bit of a risky decision to skip the tennis…
This is the first of four posts from my trip to Paris and Roland Garros. It was my first time at the tournament since 2015 and it was third time lucky as we had planned to go in 2020 before the pandemic struck. Post one is a report from day one where we had tickets…
The 2022 French Open, the second Major of the year, will begin on Sunday! The main storyline for this tournament – can anyone stop Iga Swiatek? Read on for my preview of the draw including the stand-out first round matches and potential match-ups to circle from the first week. I haven’t done my draw yet…
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