So it’s farewell from another stellar sunshine double and with it, the end of the first hardcourt season of 2019. Ashleigh Barty and Roger Federer joined Bianca Andreev and Dominic Thiem as the victors from the first two premier events this year. But there were so many talking points again this week. Serena physical condition […]

Read More NEWS: Miami Nice, sunshine double concludes with Barty and Federer victories

It was one of those weekends, a sporting bonanza across multiple competitions involving your favourites. The kind that you look forward to all week. Now just because things really didn’t go my way doesn’t mean I should get any sympathy, when you support such successes as the England rugby team, Manchester United, Scuderia Ferrari and […]

Read More NEWS: ‘Fifth slam’ Indian Wells delivers again

A mixture of stories to touch on this week as we start with an unsavoury decision. Blatantly racist Herald Sun cartoon deemed okay I recognise the absolute need for freedom of speech and of expression, but all too often it is as a blanket to hide behind for questionable causes. Case in point? The much […]

Read More NEWS: Racist cartoons, Roger’s 100 and Incredible Kyrgios

Usually in the week after a major tournament things are quiet. But Novak Djokovic’s dismantling of Rafa Nadal last Sunday has rightfully drummed up debate of the greatest of the men’s tour in history. This article on Eurosport sums things very well, essentially that both the swathes of tribal fans and the general consensus look […]

Read More NEWS: Debating the GOATs and disclosing the gonads

Disclaimer: forgive the haphazard nature of this post, tried to to write this with United Spurs in the background. Thrillingly, it is just hours until the first slam of 2019, but all of the talk this week has, understandably been about Andy Murray. Like his fellow players, pundits and fans alike, I sincerely hope Murray […]

Read More NEWS: Australian Open preview and Andy’s announcement

How’s that for a signal of intent for the season ahead? Could Sascha Zverev’s brilliant Tour Finals victory yesterday culminate in greater slam success next year? It certainly looks that way. No offence to the Bulgarian, but this feels completely different to Dimitrov’s heroics this time last year, talented though he is, one feels that […]

Read More NEWS: ATP Tour Finals 2018 sees arrival of Alexander Zverev proper

On Sunday I reflected on the lack of strength in depth on the men’s tour once the Big Four finally bid farewell. In his Paris Masters victory over the all-conquering Novak on Sunday Karin Khachanov added himself into the fray. The 21 year old Russian was good enough to be mentioned before this milestone, but […]

Read More NEWS: Khachanov breathes life into ATP future

Along with Rafa, in Roger Federer we have the elder statesman and role model for the sport. Professional on the court and knowingly vanilla off it, the Swiss knows to be tactile and safe when expressing his views on any given tennis talking point. Now, as his career end nears maybe a little more rapidly […]

Read More NEWS: Is this the beginning of an explicit Federer?

Not sure how much this constitutes news now but nevermind. Inevitably I am going to try and draw parallels with Halep’s slipped disc and my own, but of course I have no idea how bad the Romanian’s injury really is. I imagine, as mine was down to a lethal concoction of poor posture, incorrect weightlifting […]

Read More NEWS: Take no risks with that disc Simona