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This post arriving later than usual after some flu-like nastiness knocked me for six earlier today. Although I’m sure you coped with the wait! The gang from the irresistible Tennis Podcast proclaimed yesterday’s opening day of AO22 as something of a dud. Maybe I don’t care as much about the likes of Kokkinakis, Norrie or […]
Read More ao 2022: brits steal the show on day 2On what is apparently the 2022 edition of ‘Blue Monday’ I was feeling none of it, yes the first major of the year has begun, bringing with it the sun and (almost) all of the stars playing the sport of kings. A day of intriguing encounters, some feel-good performances and yes some obligatory shocks of […]
Read More Australian open 2022: day 1 results and day 2 picksYes, somehow we’ve made it to the eve of the tournament and the Novax saga looks to be over, more importantly at last we have the correct outcome. This is all covered in much more detail and with more professionalism on any other site, so I will comment no further. Instead, let’s talk about actual […]
Read More Australian open 2022: Predictions and day 1 pick of the drawIt’s a Tribute Tuesday, so let’s gleefully skip away from the Novax Djokovid saga for a while. We do though stay relevant to the Australian Open. As the title says, Thomas Johansson and his much unfancied 2002 major win in Melbourne, represents the last of the once all-conquering Swedish contingent to triumph at a major. […]
Read More Tribute: Thomas Johansson, last of the slammin’ swedesYes, I too thought we’d be rid of this blog by now, but like coronavirus, it keeps on coming back. But unlike covid-19, you can all choose to ignore this, and it matters little to me either way. A crass segue into today’s topic yes, but what else do you expect. We of course welcome […]
Read More Opinion: Why Djokovic’s covid exemption mattersI’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 […]
Read More US Open 2021: Finals review. History is made in one of the all-time great majorsEven 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 […]
Read More US Open 2021: Raducanu and Fernandez star once more but brave Alcaraz succumbsThis 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 […]
Read More US Open 2021: Round 4 summary as young guns steal the show. Plus QF predictionsPost 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. […]
Read More US Open 2021: Round 3 summary sees major shocks but not for DjoksAs 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 […]
Read More US Open 2021: Second Round summary sees Gauff exit and the rain enter despite a roof. Plus my picks of the 3rd round.
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