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Roger Federer’s iron grip on men’s tennis continued in Melbourne with a remarkable 20th grand slam title for the Swiss. Grand Slam titles are intensely difficult to win, having to win seven 5-set matches in a fortnight is no mean feat. Federer seems to make it look effortlessly easy....
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The ATP’s flagship event rolls into London this November with the preview shows and column inches dominated not by the attendees, but by the absentees. Injuries are par for the course in tennis and in sport, but the ever swelling injury list for the event must be of the...
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As a British tennis fan, there is one certainty that will always feature in any tennis article. That is of course, Sir Andy Murray – everyone wants to read about him because arguably he is one of the best sportsmen the country has ever produced. Over the years, he...
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The first round of the Davis Cup has come and gone quickly, with very little media attention. In fact, if it were not for 17-year-old Denis Shapovalov of Canada hitting a ball in frustration straight at the umpire, the round of fixtures may have slipped by, completely unnoticed, overshadowed...
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Earlier this year men’s world number two Andy Murray lost yet another Grand Slam final in the French Open to his chief nemesis Novak Djokovic – this was becoming a familiar feeling for him. Of course there is no shame in losing to a great champion like Djokovic or...
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About a month ago, it looked a formality that world number one Novak Djokovic would clinch his first French Open title at Roland Garros this year, and in doing so join an elite group of all-time greats in achieving the Career Grand Slam. However, as a result of the...
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The University of Nottingham (UoN) Tennis Team thrashed the Nottingham Trent University (NTU) Tennis Team by 14 points to 6, giving UoN their 5th Super Wednesday point and an unassailable 5-0 lead. In an exciting, fast-paced format, games would be played to the best of three sets, with the...