This year’s edition of Laver Cup will be historic as Team Europe (captained by Bjorn Borg) take on Team World (captained by John McEnroe). The Laver Cup was founded in 2017 and this will be the last year old rivals Borg and McEnroe will captain the respective teams. Founder Roger Federer gave his thoughts on the pair’s contribution to the Laver Cup: “For me it’s very much a bittersweet week …
Nadal pulls out of the 2024 Laver Cup Rafael Nadal was set to play the 2024 Laver Cup in what could have been a goodbye to the tennis world. However, the 38-year-old Spaniard released a statement pulling out of the tournament: “I’m really disappointed to share that I won’t be able to compete at the Laver Cup in Berlin next week. This is a team competition and to really support …
The last grand slam of the year is upon is as; we head to Flushing Meadows to see the best of the best duke it out for glory at the US Open in New York. With a number of high-profile unseeded players, the draw has given us a few grand slam final worthy first rounds. Let’s dive into the best matchups for the Men’s and Women’s. Naomi Osaka (WC) vs …
Going into the clay court swing all the talk was about the WTA tours new “Big 3” of Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina. This has been true for 2024 overall but Iga Swiatek showed that when it comes to clay, she is a clear cut above the rest. Iga has won Madrid and Rome and goes into Roland Garros as a favourite to retain and win her 4th …
Roland Garros 2024 promises to be a barnstormer. The draw is out and the results of it add to the notion that this will be the most open Roland Garros since 2005 when a 19-year-old Rafael Nadal clinched his first of 14 French Open titles. The Spaniard himself faces an extremely tough task of recent Italian Open champion Alexander Zverev in the 1st round. Should have said spoiler alert before …
2024 has been a breakthrough year for Jannik Sinner. The Italian picked up his maiden grand slam at the Australian Open and went on an incredible hot streak until the clay court swing. He has only lost 2 matches this year (he has a 28-2 W/L record) to Alcaraz (Indian Wells) and Tsitsipas (Monte Carlo) but is yet to pick up a title on clay this year. A hip injury …
The fever pitch around the Rome Masters is at an all-time high; Swiatek and Sabalenka battled out one of the best, if not the best WTA match of the year for the Madrid final and we want more! The top two seeds will be present again in Italy and with Elena Rybakina in the mix it sets up arguably the most anticipated tournament of the year. Rybakina had an epic with …
Carlos Alcaraz has had a turbulent clay court season to say the least. After winning Indian Wells the Spaniards season looked to be back on track and with the clay swing around the corner expectations were high. I can only imagine Carlos had similar expectations of himself; so, to then have his body let him down as it has so far this year will be a big disappointment. A large section …
Rafael Nadal has all but confirmed that 2024 will be his last year on the ATP tour (or is it really?). Where will the Spaniard be closing the curtain on his illustrious career? He was recently added to Team Europe for the Laver Cup in September, which takes place in Berlin. This came as a surprise to many, including myself. Many had speculated that he would end his decorated career …
With Aryna Sabalenka the reigning champion in Madrid and Elena Rybakina recently beating clay maestro Iga Swiatek in Stuttgart; the first clay court WTA Masters 1000 event of the year is set to be an exhilarating tournament, with lots to ponder going into it. Madrid is a unique tournament in that it provides faster than normal conditions for a clay event. The Spanish city is located at an altitude of …
