Six weeks before a Grand Slam tournament is the time dreaded by those players ranked around the cut-off line for direct acceptance into the main draw.
That’s when the direct entry singles cut-offs are set…
This year, the Australian Open … continue reading
At the National Bank Open in Toronto, Iga Świątek made an emphatic statement to those who have doubted her. The win became her 12th from the 14 WTA 1000 finals she’s played in her career .
For the former … continue reading
Alex Eala’s first WTA title was also a win for her coach Joan Bosch, the Rafael Nadel Tennis Academy and 117 million Filipinos.
It often seems that the whole country is behind her, and there was patriotic joy when she … continue reading
At the age of 31, Tamara Korpatsch is having the best year of her tennis career.
Ranked 123 in the world in January, the year started quietly.
That changed in May, as she moved to No. 87 after making the … continue reading
There were 35 tiebreaks in the women’s singles draw at Wimbledon this year.
None was more exciting than the one played by Karolina Muchová and Coco Gauff in their semifinal. And, being the third set, it was a match tiebreak … continue reading
The players in Bad Homburg had an extra opponent this year – the heat. As Europe sweltered, temperatures in the spa town, 14 kilometres north of central Frankfurt, were in the 30s all week, often at the high end.
The … continue reading
Angela Buxton was the Ladies’ Singles finalist at The Championships in 1956. The same year she was the Ladies’ Doubles champion with Althea Gibson.
A year later, at the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC), Gibson won her first Ladies’ … continue reading
Alex Eala’s trip to Germany was an opportunity to hone her skills on grass before Wimbledon.
This time last year she made her grass court debut, as a qualifier at the WTA 250 in Eastbourne. She showed her talent on … continue reading
Thanks to an appreciation inspired by my mother Virginia, who spent her career working in the industry, I have long been interested in fashion.
This year’s Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute Gala in New York on May 4th… continue reading
Jannik Sinner started the year slowly, going down to Novak Djokovic in a remarkable semi final at the Australian Open, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 4-6, 4-6.
At 38 years of age, Djokovic played as well as he ever played in five … continue reading