Iga Swiatek has been incredibly dominant in recent years, but she could still enforce her game on opponents more, according to Martina Navratilova. The Polish player has been the best player in the world for about two years now, and her clay dominance has been particularly impressive. She just completed a triple on the WTA…
Carlos Alcaraz is and will inevitably be compared to Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, and Roger Federer, but he doesn’t think it matters. No young player enjoys being compared to legendary players because it’s just a tremendous amount of pressure in a position where they already have a tremendous amount of pressure. We’ve seen it repeatedly:…
Novak Djokovic made his debut at the Geneva Open to try and halt the poor run of results he has experienced so far this season. His performance in recent weeks, highlighted by his early exit from Rome, has raised concerns about his form. The birthday probably wouldn’t be the same if I didn’t win the…
John McEnroe is a huge fan of Carlos Alcaraz, and he proclaimed the Spaniard better than Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, and Roger Federer at 21 years of age. When we look at the history of the Big Three, we notice that only Nadal was truly a spectacular player as a teenager. Federer took some time…
Novak Djokovic is one match away from reaching his first final of the season and have a chance for his first title of the year. I was lucky to find some really good serves and from that moment onwards really played some good solid tennis. The second set was really good. Novak Djokovic He beat…
The French Open draw has been made and the race to this year’s title will get off the line on Sunday with the defending champion, Novak Djokovic – despite being favourite – arriving at Roland Garros without his usual invincible mantle hanging over his shoulders. Of course I am worried… I haven’t been playing good…
Much like last year, Carlos Alcaraz once again struggled with cramps, but this time, he handled them far better. Last year’s Roland Garros semi-final was pretty annoying for Alcaraz, who experienced painful cramps just as he was starting to turn around the match. This year, the Spaniard experienced cramps again, but they were lighter compared…
Novak Djokovic, the defending champion at this year’s French Open, closed the first round of matches with a straight sets win over local boy Pierre-Hughes Herbert. I don’t know how long I’ll have opportunities to play at a high level so I try to use it, I try to do everything I possibly can to…
A heavy schedule was completed despite the rain still disrupting play at Roland Garros though play on the main show courts continued as normal with their respective roofs in place. I started swinging through the ball more, great down the line backhands, serve was good, at times lost the rhythm a bit, but generally a…
Getty Images The remaining quarterfinal spots at Roland Garros will be handed out on Monday, when Novak Djokovic gets right back in action against Francisco Cerundolo. Casper Ruud and Taylor Fritz are also part of the schedule.(1) Novak Djokovic vs. (23) Francisco CerundoloDjokovic was one set away from bowing out of the French Open in…
