Things are shaping nicely for the second week in Paris and before the hallowed third round – where seeded players first get a chance to meet – Day 5 delivered a few more shocks. Jannick Sinner succumbed to my curse yesterday falling to unheralded German Daniel Altmaier in five. This in the night session was […]

It is too early to say overall, but on this side of the draw at least we are beginning to see the form players emerge and some shocks too along the way. Who looks good? Novak looks in fine fettle still despite the unwanted off court politics that will only provide another reason for most […]

Even now, after recent decades have produced an evolution in the sport through fitness levels, equipment and playing styles there remains some common trends. Whilst other surfaces’ differentiators have been rendered less significant (it seems any hard-court specialist can turn to grass nowadays and a serve volley game is less useful etc etc). But clay. […]

A rare day of rest and relaxation for ATT Author means this post is coming to you all too late. But this blog has hardly been the most committed of pastimes so we’re in familiar territory really. So too were the favourites and former champs on Day 2 as we saw commanding wins for Djokovic, […]

My predictions for the tournament at the weekend are already under threat, but would you expect anything else? My dark horse for the women’s tournament Maria Sakkari is already out of RG2023, at the dangerous hands of Karolina Muchova. In my defense, I did also pick out the fixture as one to watch so am […]

Which are my Fixtures to flock to? Games to glance at? Ties to televise….ah you get the idea Day 1 Matches to Catch Kostyuk currently a break up on Sabalenka Cornet vs Giorgi Sakkari Vs Muchova Collins vs Pegula Goffin vs Hurkacz Kokkinakis vs Evans Musetti vs Ymer