Every crisis push people to look for innovations. The corona outbreak is not an exemption. Tennis is a good example. To reduce people on and around the court, the tournaments start to use the hawkeye system instead of line referees. Southern & Western Open, US Open, and Bett1 tournament in […]
The statement from WTA and ATP is clear. After Wimbledon’s statement about canceling this year’s edition, the ATP and WTA tour will not start before July 13. Grass season has the same fate as clay season. No tournament before July 13 is the hard but expected decision. I know that […]
The Covid-19 outbreak and restrictions imposed by many governments left many people in surprise. Tennis fans know this state of things. December is the month when there is almost no tennis tournament played except for a few exhibitions. There are just two differences. Instead of looking forward to Christmas, we […]
The first grand slam tournament of the season finished yesterday, and it was an excellent tournament. Both finals (men and ladies) were great matches with a lot of twists and drama. Let me write a few notes about things that caught my eyes during the last two weeks. How good […]
This opinion was first published as a comment under our Bold Tennis Predictions 2020 article. However, we think it is so well articulated and reasoning is so clear and sharp that it deserves a more prominent place. Therefore with the kind permission of the author VirgoMaestro, we publish it as […]
Stefanos Tsitsipas! What a breath-taking final match we saw. That was the finish of the season we wished for. Dominic Thiem, who was able to beat Djokovic and Federer in the group stage, was just three balls short. Tsitsipas was an inch better and now he can celebrate. Here is […]
Last Grand Slam Tournament of the season will start in a week. US Open 2019 is the last chance for a lot of players to make this season a successful one. On the other hand, we got used to many withdrawals and retirements during the matches due to injuries. The […]
You will hardly find anyone who did not wish Federer to claim the Wimbledon title on Sunday. Even Djokovic fans would accept that Federer is so unique at his age. 37 years and 11 months old and still competing at the top level. They would definitely do not mind Federer […]
The most famous tennis tournament starts on Monday. Only Grand Slam tournament played on grass courts is a challenge for players, fans, and bettors. Wimbledon 2019 is finally here so let’s make pre-tournament winners predictions. Men’s Singles draw Wimbledon 2018 winner: Djokovic Our pre-season Wimbledon 2019 pick: Djokovic Readers poll: […]
Rafael Nadal is the king of the clay. There is absolutely no doubt about it. But are we seeing actually his demise from the throne? Three losses in semifinals in a row. What does it mean for Rafael Nadal future? What does it mean for tennis at all? Nadal lost with […]
The third week of April is free of WTA tournaments. However, a fan of women tennis does not need to be worried. The Fed Cup semifinals and play-off matches are taking places from Friday 19th to Sunday 21st. Team nominations promise tennis of the highest quality. Fed Cup Semifinals France […]
Mentioning Canada on tennis blog was a kinda unimaginable decade ago. Yes, in hockey you could not start without mentioning at least one or two Canadiens. But in tennis? Now Canadian tennis is in headlines on all tennis webs. The current success started 10 years ago. Yes, we all know […]
The “almost” grand slam tournaments in Indian Wells and Miami are over. Now it is time to move on. And like every season, April is time to go to Europe and to the clay. There are a lot of things tennis fan will look forward during the clay campaign in […]
We are slowly mowing to the second quarter of the season. Indian Wells tournament did not bring the results most of the fans expected. Andreescu and Thiem surprised all including themselves. The obvious narrative about how the next generation (or NextGen) cannot win a big tournament is torn into the […]
Practice makes champions. And the Tennis Ball Machine can make the workout effective and easier for anyone. However, the Tennis Ball Machine cannot make a miracle. It will not make the champion from everybody. It is an excellent addition to some practice exercises, but it can not fully replace the […]
Australian Open 2019 is history. Novak Djokovic and Naomi Osaka claimed the titles. There were a lot of interesting moments we covered in our daily updated notebook. Here I will try to highlight other interesting points from a more global perspective. Things we learned during the past two weeks. Bold […]
First Grand Slam Tournament of the season always attracts a lot of attention. It is the real start of the tennis season with all the players fresh and rested. We will follow all the scores, events and news from Melbourne to keep you covered. Everything that catches our attention will […]
The first week of the tennis season is almost at the end. The first tournament winners are known and with Australian Open starting in 7 days we can draw first conclusions about favorites and underdogs. Australian Open Men Favorites Federer Roger Federer in January is different from Roger Federer in […]
Watching this year Nitto ATP Finals is tough for any Roger Federer fan. It is visible, that this is not Roger who destroyed everyone in 2017. Federer version from January 2018 was near to perfect too. The end of the year 2018 shows signs that the end is really close. […]
Marin Cilic living hard times Croatian no. 6 in ATP rankings has a tough finish of the season. After he reached semifinals in Cincinnati (loss with Djokovic 4:6 6:3 3:6) and quarterfinals at US Open (loss with Nishikori 6:2 4:6 6:7 6:4 4:6) everything looked fine. He helped Croatian team to […]
Naomi Osaka played awesome tennis! The sentence above describes what I want to remember from US Open 2018. Her attitude, cold mind and perfect hits were the absolute top of Ladies tennis during New York Grand Slam. She is only 20, but her mental strength and tennis abilities are well […]
After 10 days of hard-fought battles, we finally arrived in semifinals at US Open 2018. And that is the right time to refresh my picks for winners of both singles draws. Ladies US Open 2018 – From Maria to Simone to … My pick for US Open Ladies Singles winner […]
I am looking forward to US Open 2018 like never before. You remember last year? Federer, Nadal, Federer, Nadal. That is the list of 2017 Grand Slam winners. Nobody expected any surprises. If Roger had a bad day, Rafa was here and vice versa. I do not want to say […]
Do you remember May 2018? That famous two weeks run by Alexander Zverev. Now it seems, the course of his game is repeating. Just look at the timeline written below. May 2018 – High Hopes May 13, Mutua Madrid Open Finals, Zverev defeats Thiem 6-4 6-4. A week later, May […]
Karolina Pliskova is still changing towels more often than coaches. However, the number of her coaches in the last two years is pretty high. Four coaches in three years Pliskova, 26 years old Czech, made first major break-through in September 2016, when she reached US Open final. She lost with […]
US Open Year Ago I remember last year August uproar about many withdrawals before the US Open. The social media protests came in two waves. Firstly, before the tournament, when players announced their withdrawals due to different injuries. Then, the second wave of protests came during the tournament after retirements […]
More than 15 contenders on every surface among Ladies There was a lot of talk about how losses of favorites in first rounds of Wimbledon in Ladies draw impact the quality of the tournament. There was no top 10 seed left in a draw in quarterfinals. Tennis Column is irregular […]
Alexander Zverev winning ATP Masters 1000 in Madrid, Juan Martin del Potro taking the title in Indian Wells, Dominic Thiem in French Open semifinals. Are we finally seeing the generation change in ATP tennis? Or are we still stuck with strong Nadal – Federer dominance? These questions are not easy […]