On April 17th, Joe Salisbury and his doubles partner Rajeev Ram faced Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah at the ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo. They walked away with a 6-4, 3-6, 10-7 victory. This was their maiden title victory on clay together. It was an exciting event that gave all four players involved a chance to really demonstrate their skills. It was Salisbury who shone however. This win brought …
Although France has produced a long line of high-level tennis pros over the years, few have captivated fans to quite the same extent that Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has. Based on the outpouring of love and support that has been coming from fans all over the world in recent days, Tsonga will be sorely missed by the fans who have been saddened by the announcement of his upcoming retirement in May. Without …
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga will retire after the French Open 2022. The 36-year-old Frenchman announced the news via his social media this week. Tsonga had solid career, but sadly the last couple of years were plagued by injuries and that’s also why his decision doesn’t come as a big surprise. This is what he said about his retirement: “It is with great emotion that I announce today my decision to stop my …
We’re on the red dirt! But what can we expect from the 2022 clay season? Rafa is injured for a while more, while Djokovic is back in action. Most tennis fans love the European clay court part of the season starting from April and finishing with the French Open in May-June. But what can we expect from the 2022 clay season? After Nadal’s insane start to the year, you’d bet …
Our guest writer and analyst, Evan Gaudreau, is back with an analysis of the Brooksby vs Basilashvili match – another win for Brooksby. Another win for Brooksby Remember I said, “Brooksby is no fool.” No? Maybe I didn’t say it. But someone did. During the first two rounds, Brooksby has changed his patterns. In previous tournament matches, he has been using a lot of “load” combos to the backhand corner. Now, he …
Our guest contributor Colan Surratt was very impressed by the Kyrgios beatdown 6-3 6-0 of Andrey Rublev in Miami Masters. He asks himself “Is this the new Kyrgios?” “He beat Rublev 3 and 0 in less than an hour…everybody else better watch out!” I exclaimed as a buddy showed me Nick Kyrgios’ 2nd round result at the Miami Open on Friday. I’ve long been a Kyrgios fan. An early morning …
The reign of Daniil Medvedev as the best male tennis player in the world did not continue long – at least not this time. Medvedev, a 26-year-old Russian, took over the top place for the first time in his career last week from Novak Djokovic, but Djokovic retook the top spot the week after Medvedev’s third-round defeat to Gael Monfils at the BNP Paribas Open. Despite the fact that he …
Our guest contributor Colan Surratt is back. This time he tests Naomi Osaka’s string. Here’s his Yonex PolyTour Strike Blue review. Yonex PolyTour Strike Blue Review (1.25 gauge) by Colan Surratt Hey, y’all! I’m a big fan of Naomi Osaka and of course, her gear. Check out what racquet Naomi Osaka uses here (-TN) and her string setup here. Seeing that she is using the new blue color of Yonex PolyTour …
Our guest tennis analyst, Evan Gaudreau, is back with another piece of match analysis. This time it’s the latest instalment in the Nadal vs Medvedev saga. I think most of us were surprised to see the latest match in Nadal vs Medvedev end 6-3 6-3 in Nadal’s favor! Yes, the Acapulco hard courts are quite slow and the scoreline mainly reflects how clutch Nadal is in tough moments. But it’s …
If you’re like me, you like to watch tennis. The issue is often that our favorite matches are not shown on TV. But here are some tennis streaming services you can use. There are many sites that stream tennis. But you obviously want a good quality stream that offers many matches. I use several sites myself to watch tennis, because I have yet to find a one-site solution. Let’s look …
