1 Peter Crouch was impressed with what he saw from Marcus Rashford in Manchester United’s 3-0 victory over Southampton yesterday. Rashford has been under fire for an extended period of poor form but looked more like his old self yesterday, capping off a positive performance by scoring United’s second with a perfectly placed curler into…
Caroline Garcia hasn’t had a very good season so far, and after continued struggles, the French player parted ways with her coach, Bertrand Perret, after three years of working together. Caroline Garcia has had one of the most bizarre career trajectories we’ve seen in tennis. Seven years ago, in 2017, Garcia experienced her first major…
Daryl Dike has been an impactful player for English second-tier side West Bromwich Albion when he’s healthy, but injuries have truly hampered his time in England to date. Two separate ruptured Achilles’ injuries paired with thigh and hamstring issues have ruled Dike out of 98 matches for the Baggies in his two years with the…
Celebrated American coach Brad Gilbert recently gave a candid evaluation of Rafael Nadal‘s future in tennis. Nadal is currently competing at the Bastad Open for the first time in 19 years. He amused the crowd earlier this week by saying he was “defending” the title he won in 2005. He has successfully reached the final…
Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz looked very champion-like at times, as he bested Ugo Humbert in four sets. The Spanish have historically proven to be far better sailors than the French, and Alcaraz certainly sailed past the Frenchman in this match at times, beating him in four sets. It could have been a trickier match because…
Naomi Osaka is very confident ahead of Wimbledon, but she thinks a little bit of luck would help her make a deep run. This year’s Wimbledon will be Osaka’s first in five years because she hasn’t played on grass a lot in the past. Although it’s not her favorite surface, she made an effort this…
Novak Djokovic recovered from his knee surgery in record time and will play at Wimbledon, and his effort earned the praise of Carlos Alcaraz, who called him ‘super human’. Alcaraz won his maiden Wimbledon trophy last year by dethroning Djokovic after many years of his dominance in London. There were a couple of challengers who…
Former Open champion Tom Watson can still flush it off the tee at 74. Maybe it shouldn’t surprise us considering he came so close to winning the Open for a sixth time aged 59. Watson is still doing everything right on the tee. His game always was suited to the links and he hasn’t lost…
Billy Harris continues his excellent run on grass to become the fifth British male semi-finalist in the Rothesay International tournament’s history in Eastbourne, joining Greg Rusedski (six times), Tim Henman (1997), Kyle Edmund (2019) and Jack Draper (2022). I had amazing support out there and it got me through that last set Billy Harris The…
Alexander Zverev added another win at the 2024 Halle Open to book the quarter-finals as he continues his preparation for Wimbledon. Zverev should be a good grass player, considering his skill set. He has a powerful serve and moves fairly well despite his size. Even with all that, the German hasn’t really had that much…
