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Roland Garros 2019: Osaka, Halep and Zverev taken the distance in a high quality Day 3

The final act of this strange three-day first round structure saw some decent match-ups across the board and served as another reminder of the rude health of the women’s tour. Contenders Sascha Zverev was first up on Chatrier and he was both at times his brilliant best and still managed to look passive. John Millman […]

NEWS: Rafa reigns in Rome as Konta comes close

Resurgences abound in Rome this week as a rain-battered tournament dealt another dramatic chapter to a stellar clay court 2019 season. First we had Kyrgios‘ continued baffling behaviour that I’m afraid to say is looking increasingly likely to derail his promise and his career for good. That, on the same day as both Djokovic and […]

NEWS: Madrid encompasses a brilliant clay season so far

ATT has had a bit of a hiatus, blame the controversial goings on in Westeros and the small matter of a certain JRPG remake trailer for that! The other reason is that frankly, the clay season can be a bit of a foregone conclusion sometimes with Rafa ruling the men’s game particularly. This year though, […]

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

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 […]

NEWS: ‘Fifth slam’ Indian Wells delivers again

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 […]

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

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 […]

NEWS: Debating the GOATs and disclosing the gonads

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 […]

NEWS: Australian Open preview and Andy’s announcement

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 […]

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

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 […]