US Open 2021: Finals review. History is made in one of the all-time great majors

I’ll keep this brief as: A. I’m on holiday and B. So much has rightly been covered already about this tournament and it’s truly momentous climax. We should of course start with young Emma Raducanu’s still scarcely believable triumph in what was only her second ever major showing. History was made with every straight sets […]

US Open 2021: Raducanu and Fernandez star once more but brave Alcaraz succumbs

Even if Fernandez and/or Raducanu do also join Alcaraz in exiting the Open at this next hurdle, the tournament has undeniably centered around their emergence. But we need to be mindful of how tennis’ Next Big Things often crumble and fall with worrying speed. Yes, for me personally with Raducanu – such is her oh-so-watchable […]

US Open 2021: Round 4 summary as young guns steal the show. Plus QF predictions

This really is shaping up to be a classic Open. The level of quality and entertainment in almost every match round after round is greater here than I can remember in recent years, and I like to think I have a pretty good grasp on the grand slam goings on. But yes, let’s start with […]

US Open 2021: Round 3 summary sees major shocks but not for Djoks

Post titles are getting worse I know, just blame a constant lack of sleep. I cannot even blame my baby daughter too much either. I was glued to the Tsitsipas Vs Alcaraz match the other night, which was just one of many a dramatic and surprising result in the 3rd round here in New York. […]

US Open 2021: Second Round summary sees Gauff exit and the rain enter despite a roof. Plus my picks of the 3rd round.

As the title suggests, the almost inexplicable scenario of rain delays on a show court packing as roof was the main water cooler moment of the second round at Flushing Meadows. In the frustratingly inconsistent Casper Ruud and Hubert Hurkacz’s exits we saw only a handful of bigger names fall. Grigor Dimitrov’s retirement too was […]

US Open 2021: First round summary as seeds succeed and Murray seethes

Can you tell it’s been a while? Apologies for the naff headline, but here we are at the final major of the year and there are already talking points aplenty. Firstly, the general theme on the women’s side at least saw the favourites and wider seeded contingent survive more or less unscarred. The men could […]

Wimbledon 2021: Top seeds crowned in two great finals

As yesterday saw three lions fall valiantly at the last hurdle, earlier nearby in London a wolf survived another threat and asserted his dominance. For those wondering about the wolf analogy, here you go. Novak took one more inevitable step towards being (statistically) the greatest of all time, for whoever cares about such things. The […]

Wimbledon 2021: A tale of two very different women’s semi-finals

Brief again today. We have an intriguing final in place come Saturday, and it will be a day of some historic milestones. Ash Barty will be the first number 1 seed contesting a Wimbledon final since Serena in 2016, and she will be the first Australian to do so since Goolagong over 40 years ago. […]

Wimbledon 2021: Men’s QF review

As Football edges ever closer to home, the events yesterday at SW19 were always going to take a back seat. I’m his ‘shock’ exit at the hands of Hubert Hurkacz in straight sets, Roger Federer did try and snatch some headlines from Gareth and his lads. The inverted commas are there because yes, despite his […]

Wimbledon 2021: Women’s Quarter Finals review

A brief one here, only due to work commitments. Some intriguing match-ups yesterday with a contrast of styles and some lovely exchanges. The results overall though, were largely by the book. And that’s fine. Ash Barty is rightly winning more fans this year with her focused, ultra precise hitting on court, mixed with a relaxed, […]