The many pundits in the game are generally in assent with the following view: The (medium-term) future of the game is bright: the future is Djokovic and Murray. This view is bolstered by events in the latter part of 2012 during which both players vied with one another for the [...]
Age is on his side, the red-clay surface is his ‘forte’ and he is a master at playing in the ‘big events’, suggesting that, health and fitness permitting, Nadal remains firmly in the frame to win further Roland Garros titles. As Sampras and Federer made the grass of Wimbledon their [...]
Tennis has witnessed many changes over the last 30 years, many positive and some not quite so. Perhaps the most significant in terms of its impact on the game has been the development in racquet technology. The early 1980’s was still the era of wooden racquets (who will forget John [...]
No matter what her ranking is, Serena Williams remains for many the best women’s player on tour. But her return trip back to No. 1 for a sixth time this week punctuates yet another chapter in the stellar, yet at times tumultuous career for the 15-time Major champion. July 8, [...]
This month Rafael Nadal began his comeback on the clay courts of South America reaching the finals of Vina del Mar and winning Sao Paulo. But there is a long road ahead for the lefty Spaniard who accumulated all of his points in 2012 during the first half of [...]
The European Indoor swing continues in France, this time with the Open 13, an ATP 250 tournament in Marseille. The French have gone well in this tournament in recent years, with four of the last seven tournaments won by a home player (two of which by defeating another Frenchman in the [...]
For full draw, please click here: WTA Dubai 2013 Draw So strong is the field at this week’s WTA Premier tournament in Dubai that the world number 26, Tamira Paszek, has had to enter the qualifying draw. With eight of the world’s top ten competing in the UAE, the $2 [...]
The city of Dublin has had a long and (mainly) happy association with pubs over the years. Through the writings of James Joyce, Brendan Behan, Patrick Kavanagh, Myles na Gopaleen and others, pubs have taken on an almost mystical, romantic quality. They are places where the drink flows easily against [...]
For full draw, please click here: ATP Rotterdam 2013 Draw One of two indoor hard court tournaments, the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam boasts a fairly strong field for an ATP 500 tournament. The field is headed by 2005 and 2012 winner Roger Federer and contains three more top ten players [...]
For full draw, please click here: WTA Qatar Open (Doha) Draw 2013 This week’s tournament in Doha sees the top competitors in the women’s game play together for the first time since the Australian Open. One of the WTA’s Premier 5 events, the Qatar Total Open awards 900 ranking [...]
In the absence of Roger Federer Switzerland suffered a 2-3 home defeat against Czech Republic in the first round of Davis Cup 2013. The Swiss were the first to go in front in Geneva on Friday as 17th ranked Stan Wawrinka outclassed World No. 73 Lukas Rosol in straight sets. [...]
After a few tight matches in her run through to the semi finals at the Pattaya Open, 2nd seeded Russian Maria Kirilenko, had a really easy day at the office on Saturday. She took on the 4th seed, Sorana Cirstea of Romania, whom she had met four times in the [...]
The 2013 Australian Open is in the history books so it’s time to start handing out some final grades for the first Major of the year. Who passed? Who failed? Find out as we reveal the player’s report cards. Novak Djokovic – A+: The No. 1 seed entered as the [...]
The PTT Pattaya Open is an annual WTA International event played on hard courts in Pattaya City, Thailand. With total prize money of $235,000 and 280 ranking points awarded to the champion, the tournament offers an excellent opportunity for lower ranked players to build momentum following the Australian Open. The [...]
