Latest posts by Bren Gray
French Open Men’s Quarter-Finals Predictions: Can Djokovic Do It Again?
Last Sunday, 128 hopefuls took to the courts of Roland-Garros in an attempt to lift the trophy. Now, just eight remain in contention. With four brilliant men’s quarter-finals set up at the French Open this year, who will move through to the semi-finals? Can Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner set up the semi-final that everyone […]
French Open Women’s Quarter-Finals Predictions: Big Four Dominance?
The women’s quarter-finals are upon us at the 2024 French Open. In a rare show of consistency from the WTA Tour, the top five in the world are all still alive at Roland-Garros. Six of the world’s top eight have made the quarter-finals this year, setting up a fascinating two days of action in Paris. […]
French Open 2024 Odds Favorite: Is it Alcaraz, Sinner, Djokovic or someone else?
Just 12 men remain at the French Open, soon to be eight once the last round of 16 matches conclude on Monday. Who will come out on top? Coming into the tournament, many were billing this as the most wide-open Grand Slam of the past two decades. Novak Djokovic was looking vulnerable. Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik […]
“I know what I have to do” – Alcaraz confident heading into Tsitsipas quarter-final
Four of the eight quarter-finalists have been found at this year’s Roland-Garros, and one of the pairs is a familiar match up. Carlos Alcaraz will take on Stefanos Tsitsipas for the sixth time on Tuesday. It’s a head-to-head that the young Spaniard has dominated, with Alcaraz currently leading Tsitsipas 5-0. Last time they met it […]
Zverev vs Rune Prediction: Who Wants It More?
It’s the second week of the French Open, and you know what that means. It’s business time. Seeds will collide over the coming days as we whittle our way down from the 16 remaining players to just one champion. Two of those clashing on Monday are fourth seed Alexander Zverev and 13th seed Holger Rune. […]
“There’s beauty in winning at 3:30am” – Djokovic explains record-breaking Roland-Garros victory
Another Grand Slam, another record broken for Novak Djokovic. This time, it was the latest-ever finish at Roland-Garros, as the top seed came from behind to defeat Lorenzo Musetti 7-5, 6-7(6), 2-6, 6-3, 6-0 in the early hours of Sunday morning. For the first three hours on Court Philippe-Chatrier, it seemed as though Djokovic’s record […]
Tsitsipas vs Arnaldi Prediction: Greek’s Time to Shine?
We’re approaching the business end of Roland-Garros now, with the round of 16 beginning this weekend in Paris. One of this year’s French Open title hopes, Stefanos Tsitsipas, takes on the up-and-coming Matteo Arnaldi, in what promises to be an intriguing match up on Sunday. Tsitsipas is playing a high level of tennis, but Arnaldi […]
The Alcaraz forehand is back, and here’s why
It’s taken some time, but Carlos Alcaraz’s forehand is well and truly back in 2024. Over the last three years, Alcaraz has climbed to the top of the men’s rankings behind one key weapon: his forehand. The 21-year-old rips the shot like nobody else, and while his athleticism, touch and competitive spirit are brilliant, it’s […]
De Minaur vs Struff Predictions: End of the Road for Australia?
Round three of the French Open is here, and this is where the match ups start to get a little more spicy. Squaring off in the bottom half of the draw are Alex de Minaur and Jan-Lennard Struff, in what promises to be a fascinating contest on Saturday. Can Struff make another deep run on […]
The secret to Rune’s tiebreak success: “I just switched off my brain”
Day five at Roland-Garros brought some edge-of-the-seat second-round action, including No 13 seed Holger Rune getting out of jail against Italian qualifier Flavio Cobolli. Check out a full summary of the second round here. The Dane raced away to a 2-0 set lead on Thursday, before he was pegged back by Cobolli and forced into […]
