Since the much awaited grass season is finally here, I had to write this. I recently visited the birthplace of modern tennis – London, England, United Kingdom. Wimbledon, an affluent suburb in south-west London, is home to the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC), which hosts the oldest and arguably the greatest tennis tournament in the world – ‘The Championships, Wimbledon’. A brief history of tennis… However, the …
3rd Grand Slam title for Alcaraz The much anticipated men’s final between the young Spanish superstar Carlos Alcaraz and the in-form reigning Rome champion Alexander Zverev lived up to its hype on Sunday. Carlos Alcaraz won his 3rd grand slam title and became the youngest man ever and the 7th overall to win on all 3 tennis surfaces – clay, grass and hard, at the age of 21 years, 1 …
The headlining match for today (Day 9) is the night session face-off between Alexander Zverev and Holger Rune in the 4th round at Roland Garros. It is a battle between a great server/attacker and a great defender. The pair, surprisingly, have only met once in the past, which was in Munich 2022, when Rune beat the home favourite comprehensively, 6-2, 6-3. However, Zverev was not the player he is today, …
There has been sufficient coverage on the top contenders to lift the La Coupe des Mousquetaires (The Musketeers’ trophy – awarded to the winner of the Men’s Singles competition at the French Open) in June 2024. While the young guns Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner and Holger Rune to an extent have hogged the spotlight given their early success and charismatic game, there are other lesser-known but promising talents on the …
GOATs of Clay – Slipping and Sliding to Glory on the Red Dirt! What makes tennis more exciting and dynamic is how, in order to succeed, players have to adapt to a variety of surfaces and playing conditions during a single calendar year. Each surface has different characteristics and hence demands expertise in multiple facets of your game. The surfaces include hard (indoor, outdoor), clay and grass during the each …
