Roland Garros 2022: QUARTER fINAL PREDICTIONS

Business end stuff now, cue some hopeless at-a-glance predictions. Djokovic vs NadalThe headline event should be an unmissable display, even if it almost certainly will not rival the contest-for-the-ages last time out. Rafa’s five set struggle with Felix was very telling. Djokovic in 4 Zverev vs AlcarazAnother potential barnstormer, could actually go either way despite […]

Roland Garros 2022: Day 7 round up and day 8 picks

Alot of the matches yesterday that – on paper – should have been memorable or tournament highlights at least, never really materialised. It was the home contingent responsible for alot of this; Cilic swept aside Simon, Cornet had no answer to the impressive Zheng and Leanjean could not prolong her own excellent stay here. Add […]

Roland Garros 2022: Day 6 review and Day 7 picks

We’ve had shocks aplenty in this first week on the red stuff, but whilst yesterday lacked any jaw-dropping exits, it more than delivered with some quality matches across the board. I thoroughly enjoyed Cam Norrie’s gutsy effort in vain against Kachanov late on, the Russian ultimately proving too good in an encounter that never really […]

Roland Garros 2022: Day 5 review and Day 6 match picks

Alize Cornet continues to revel in this career twilight renaissance and on the biggest stages, as after her heroics in Australia, the 32 year old is headline grabbing again on home soil . A night session victory over former champion Ostapenko (herself back on the way up to the top slowly but surely) was the […]

Roland Garros 2022: Day 4 review and Day 5 picks

A quick update today, we had more big names exit yesterday and some who sailed through pretty much untroubled. But the main theme yesterday was once again that of great escapes for some of the favourites. First the losses, and last year’s semi-finalist Sakkari, beaten by Muchova via two breakers, we also lost Raducanu who […]

Roland Garros 2022: Day 3 review and day 4 picks

Another day of memorable moments in Paris yesterday, but despite drama lasting deep into the night – there was really only once story and one lasting image in Roland Garros and French Tennis history; Jo-Wilfried Tsonga’s final goodbye to a glittering career. In what had been billed as his last ever match, the former world […]

Roland Garros 2022: Day 2 review and Day 3 picks

On a rain interrupted 2nd day in Paris we had thrills and spills as champions were again ousted, seasoned veterans shone through the clouds and the French crowd played its part as is so often the case. First to the upsets- and having not played since February and nursing a significant elbow injury, it was […]

Roland Garros 2022: Day 1 Headlines and Day 2 picks

A sleepy Sunday in Paris this most certainly wasn’t! Ever since Roland Garros elected to start the tournament on a Sunday for the fans, the day itself, usually without the biggest of names and alot of empty seats has largely been forgettable. With the exit of household name Dominic Thiem, former champ Garbine Muguruza and […]

Roland Garros 2022: Day 1 picks

We made it, the opening day of 2022’s second slam and for two weeks at least we will have some reprieve from politics and can focus upon all things on-court. Media Day in Paris was almost de-railed by the ATP, WTA and ITF tours’ joint but not joint announcements regarding their response to Wimbledon’s ban […]

Australian Open 2022: It’s a Barty Party as Rafa reigns alone

We’re done and dusted Down Under, and as expected the tournament didn’t suffer one iota from the absence of Novak Djokovic, instead we had alot of feel-good stories and some telling indicators of what the 2022 season could have in store. Rafa reigns alone with 21 after inhuman effortOkay, so this received several re-writes over […]