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…

The final for Wimbledon 2021 is all set for Saturday and will be contested between the number one seed, Ash Barty and the number eight seed, Karolina Pliskova. Women’s semi-finals day at Wimbledon has been rather disappointing of late with a string of one-sided matches. Not this year as both semi-finals delivered with two of…

The quarter-finals were all done and dusted in straight sets and just four players remain to battle it out for the Venus Rosewater Dish. We’ve got the top two seeds and two former world number ones including a former Wimby champ. Can’t ask for much more than that. Today was my last full day of…

The last ever Manic Monday is officially in the books. Normally the schedulers lump the women’s matches on first and there’s five or six going on at the same time when play begins on Centre Court and No.1 Court. This year though they spread the women’s matches out which was great to have less clashes.…

Wimbledon 2021 just keeps on giving. What a day! Saturday was a pre-cursor to Manic Monday as there were six women’s third round matches on court at the same time. I understand why they spread them out across all the courts due to the iffy weather forecast but it’s a real shame. I’m pleased that…