ATP Finals: Rafa Nadal, Novak Djokovic needs to win or else
In the ATP Finals, it is fascinating two 2020 Slam winners – Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic – might lose again and will fail to reach the semis. On Thursday, Djokovic will have to play Alexandra Zverev, who has been up and down. On Friday, Nadal will go to play Stefanos Tsitsipas. While it should […]
Playing Ostrava: Azarenka, Svitolina, Gauff
Who wants to go home and just practiceover the past two months? Many of the players have stopped playing WTA events. What exactly should they do rather that playing matches in real events. Watching the exhibitions, it could be OK, but it could be boring. Many of the top 30 WTA women are dpme but […]
Roland Garros, Day 11: ‘Hang it all out’
What is fascinating in the Roland Garros second week is there are some well-established players, but also some of the new breed. On the Thursday and Friday, all the men and the women will compete in Paris. The traditional players are still there, such as Rafa Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Petra Kvitova and Sofie Keni , […]
Will Garbine Muguruza push it again?
Garbine Muguruza is battling now. While she couldn’t play at all until reaching this year’s Australian Open final, she just hung in there, and, at the end, she edged Tamara Zidansek 8-6 in the third. Muguruza didn’t start fast this year, but she has been improving, smashing her forehand and her backhand. She was dinking […]
Hello, Roland Garros: Nadal & Djokovic are favorites
On Monday, in the final in Rome, Novak Djokovic already knew that if he was playing respectably, he was going to win another ATP 1000 That is not easy. He wasn’t perfect, but he was good enough, and he mixed it up a lot. He confused Diego Schwartzman, and the Serbian was slightly in the […]
Daniil Medvedev: Dreaming of greatness?
In the summer, Daniil Medvedev was up end down. He would get frustrated and Irritable. But, the Russian keeps working, developing some new good shots. Last year was Medevev’s upsurgence. This year, he leveled off until this month. At the ATP Finals in London, he certainly was more consistent. Even if he was losing, he […]
ATP Finals: It is all about exposure
Next week at the ATP Finals at London, the top seeds will be the favorites, with Novak Djokovic and Rafa Nadal. Not like the Slams where matches are three out of five sets, the ATP Finals play two out of three. That is why the Serbian and Spaniard, who have won so many Grand Slams, […]
Nadal, Federer and Djokovic: the 20-20 thing
In the great but very cold at Roland Garros. Rafa Nadal smashed Novak Djokovic 6-0, 6-2, 7-5 to win it again. He is now 20 Grand Slams, on all surfaces, with an astronomical 13 on clay. He is tied with Roger Federer with the “20-20 thing,” and we do not really know whether they will win another […]
Roland Garros, day 8: Simona Halep: No drama, just locked in
The dramatic Simona Halep always hustles, and when she is so steady, then she can smack the ball deep and with variety. The Romanian absolutely crushed Amanda Anisimova, a very good young player, who can panic. She did immediately and she lost 6-0 6-1. That was super quickHalep has won two Grand Slams, and right […]
Roland Garros begins with: Stan Wawrinka vs. Andy Murray
Roland Garros will start on Sunday, and they will slide on the somewhat slippery surface of the famous clay. It has always been so many great matches over the years, which are intense and mind boggling. The there will be 256 players – men and the women. Some fans will know the popular players and […]