US Open 2022: Tournament Predictions as Raducanu returns and Serena says goodbye

Year after year I always get a bit caught by surprise when the final major of the year begins. It might be the start of the football season a few weeks before or the relatively quiet UK coverage of the summer hard court season. Either way, suddenly we’re in Slam mode once again at ATT […]

Wimbledon 2022: Rybakina Shocks and Djokovic Soars

Illness de-railed the daily updates which I just know were so essential, still by 2pm Saturday I had recovered enough to enjoy the end to another fine Championships. Yes Pimms, strawberries and a mighty fine plant based double cream were consumed. So, in Djokovic and Rybakina’s titles we have, at surface level another edition of […]

Wimbledon 2022: Day 8 summary and QF Predictions

A quick post today and one that has to start again with Nick Kyrgios who yesterday made all of the headlines for the right reasons. His five set victory over 20 year old Brandon Nakashima was not without frustrations and frolics. Staying mildly critical it was also a match that Kyrgios should have won and […]

Roland Garros 2022: Victoire des deux favoris

I’m late here, but sitting in 33 degree heat with an array of alcohol means I don’t care too much. Plus frankly, the tournament wasn’t exactly memorable was it? Think back to recent majors; Nadal moving ahead and Barty’s homecoming triumph in Oz, Raducanu and Medvedev rewriting the script in NYC. What did we have […]

US Open 2021: Finals review. History is made in one of the all-time great majors

I’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 […]

US Open 2021: Round 4 summary as young guns steal the show. Plus QF predictions

This 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 […]

US Open 2021: First round summary as seeds succeed and Murray seethes

Can you tell it’s been a while? Apologies for the naff headline, but here we are at the final major of the year and there are already talking points aplenty. Firstly, the general theme on the women’s side at least saw the favourites and wider seeded contingent survive more or less unscarred. The men could […]

Wimbledon 2021: Top seeds crowned in two great finals

As yesterday saw three lions fall valiantly at the last hurdle, earlier nearby in London a wolf survived another threat and asserted his dominance. For those wondering about the wolf analogy, here you go. Novak took one more inevitable step towards being (statistically) the greatest of all time, for whoever cares about such things. The […]

Wimbledon 2021: A tale of two very different women’s semi-finals

Brief again today. We have an intriguing final in place come Saturday, and it will be a day of some historic milestones. Ash Barty will be the first number 1 seed contesting a Wimbledon final since Serena in 2016, and she will be the first Australian to do so since Goolagong over 40 years ago. […]

Wimbledon 2021: Men’s QF review

As Football edges ever closer to home, the events yesterday at SW19 were always going to take a back seat. I’m his ‘shock’ exit at the hands of Hubert Hurkacz in straight sets, Roger Federer did try and snatch some headlines from Gareth and his lads. The inverted commas are there because yes, despite his […]