The clay court season starts in the beginning of April at the ATP Monte Carlo Masters. Can Rafa win his 12th title? We can expect great tennis and big crowds for this top-level tennis event on the ATP calendar. But what might happen in terms of winners? Comparing odds at sportsbooks is a great place to start when working out who might be likely to do well in 2022. But …
It’s time to get ready for the fifth Grand Slam. At least that’s what many like to call the Indian Wells masters tournament, BNP Paribas Open. The 45th edition of the so-called fifth grand slam starts next week.It runs from the 10th to the 20th of March. The draw will be held on March 8th. It will feature players like world nr 1, Daniil Medvedev and “refuse-to-lose-in-2022” Rafael Nadal. Nick …
The stadium bears her name. This is where Steffi Graf won her first tournament, and this on her native German soil 1986. Now she is patron of the bett1open in Berlin. She won 9 titles there so there can be no doubt that tennis legend Steffi Graf has a close relationship with the German capital and the place that is now called the Steffi Graf Stadium. “Berlin has played a …
My friend Edwin Weindörfer is a part of the exclusive Mallorca Country Club, which I hope to visit in a near future. Playing on grass in Mallorca would be amazing. Another player who will be playing on grass in Mallorca is Feliciano Lopez. He will join the ATP 250 Mallorca Championships in June for their second ATP tournament on the Mallorca Country Club. Toni Nadal highlighted the success of the …
Our guest contributor Evan Gaudreau is back. This time with a marathon Australian Open 2022 Men’s Final Analysis. Enjoy! Australian Open 2022 Men’s Final Analysis: Nadal d. Medvedev 2-6, 6-7, 6-4, 6-4, 7-5 Was this match won or lost by metrics? Stats? Winners to unforced errors ratio? Serve plus 1? Or maybe the length of the points 0-4, 5-9 or 10+? Or maybe it was none of the above. Maybe …
It’s “unbelebelable”. Rafael Nadal wins his 21st Grand Slam at the Australian Open 2022, coming back from 0-2 in sets against Daniil Medvedev. What a final it was! Amazing high quality of play from both players and it’s easy to argue that they both deserved to win the title. But it’s Rafael Nadal that wins his 21st Grand Slam after five and a half hours of spellbinding tennis. It was …
Our guest writer Evan Gaudreau is back with an interesting post covering the Australian Open 2022 Women’s Final analysis. I hope you like it! Australian Open 2022 Women’s Final analysis: Barty d. Collins 6-3, 7-6 (7-2) I received a text from a buddy. He loves the women’s game more than the men’s because he likes the rawness of the points, and to be honest, it can be more exciting to …
Andrew Castle is the lead BBC commentator for Wimbledon. For many, his voice is synonymous with tennis history. “It’s just unbelievable to be back”, says Andrew Castle. “I was sitting next to John McEnroe on the first day and he was just delighted, too. Even off-mic, he was saying how wonderful it is.” The shock of Wimbledon being canceled in 2020 has left a mark on many of us. But Castle …
Have you ever thought about the popularity of tennis? Those who think that it’s not a very widespread sport are mistaken because almost 90 million people worldwide are engaged in playing it. In addition, tennis is very popular among people who prefer watching sports on TV instead of playing them. Tennis allows competing individually or in teams with two players in each team. Moreover, tennis has been an Olympic sport …
The French Open Draw 2021 is out. The three GOATs: Federer, Nadal and Djokovic are in the same draw on the men’s side. Tennis fans the world over are getting excited for the second grand slam of the year that starts on Sunday. The French Open Draw 2021 on the men’s side looks like this: Top half of the French Open Draw 2021 (Men’s side) Many players will predict a …
