Roland Garros 2023: Day 5 Digest and all the Day 6 Matches to Catch

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 […]

RolAnd Garros 2023: Day 4 Digest

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 […]

Roland Garros 2023: Day 3 Digest and Day 4 Matches to Catch

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. […]

Roland Garros 2023: A (very late) Day 2 Digest

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, […]

Roland Garros 2023: Day 1 Digest and Matches to Catch on Day 2

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 […]

Roland Garros 2023: Day 1 Matches to Catch

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

Roland Garros 2023: Predictions and other waffle

You join AllThingsTennis today in transit, sadly not to Paris and Roland Garros for a fifth time (maybe next year?) but for a mini university reunion. Sitting on the train and reflecting again on ATT’s lack of material since Australia, I also started thinking about the state of the game in 2023. Things are troubled […]

Australian Open 2023: Ten and not out for Novak as Sabalenka Soars

The few days after a slam are needed nowadays, just to relax and reflect as the momentum, history books and overall outlook for the sport shifts on its axis ever so slightly. In short, we are in the same position as Wimbledon last year and it is a familiar one. The men’s game continues to […]

Australian Open 2023: Quarter Finals Preview and Predictions

So we’ve reached the business end as the second week enters full swing [and other clichés]. So whilst Murray’s heroics, Nadal’s injury and the high profile exits of Jabeur and Sakkari told the story of the first week of 2023’s first slam, the last few days have turned up the intrigue further still. The likes […]

Australian Open 2023: Injured Rafa bows out plus Day 4 picks

Day 3 was dominated by the exit of men’s defending champ Nadal in straight sets to the unfancied but evidently exciting player in his own right; Mackenzie McDonald. The suspected hip complaint for the Spaniard looks significant, but even before Nadal pulled up and stopped running, it was clear things weren’t 100%. So too did […]