Photo credit: Pete Staples/USTA By Chris DLet me start by saying Djokovic is my man. I am a member of several tennis groups online and I am well aware of his haters and why most Fedal (Federer/Nadal) fans don’t like him. His perceived character flaws do not bother me. Smashing a racquet every now and then,…
The draw for the 2024 Bogota Open, running from April 1st to 7th, was released and it features some exciting matchups. With the players switching from the hard courts to red clay, the Bogota Open, also called the Copa Colsanitas Zurich for sponsorship reasons, doesn’t have the best spot in the calendar. It’s one of…
Unseeded Danielle Collins bagged the Miami Open final at her last attempt when she defeated Elena Rybakina, 7-5 6-3, on Saturday, playing on home ground in Florida in front of a lively and supportive crowd that included Andre Agassi and Martina Navratilova. I have always wanted to win every tournament that I have signed up…
Last month, there was fear within the tennis fraternity that the one-handed backhand was becoming an extinct shot. On February 19th, 2024, the ATP rankings did not have a single player with a one-handed backhand. Since the rankings officially took effect for the first time half a century ago, that had never happened. Stefanos Tsitsipas,…
Diego Schwartzman thinks that Rafael Nadal is the most intimidating out of the Big Three because of the way he approaches the matches. The Big Three has dominated the sport for over two decades, as they have been the three best players in the history of the ATP Tour, and it’s just impossible to say…
Simona Halep returned to tennis at the 2024 Miami Open and played a really solid match, but we’re going to have to wait a bit until we see her again on the courts. Halep’s return was very quick and quite surprising to many. The Romanian’s Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruling came down just…
There were many tennis rackets introduced over the past decade, but some became more iconic than others. Every tennis player prefers a different setup and a different brand of a tennis racket, and that’s why there are many on offer. Over the years, certain players popularized different rackets, which late became iconic. Wilson Blade: The…
Elena Rybakina was far from her best at the 2024 Miami Open, and she admitted that after the final match. The world no. 4 enjoyed a very successful week of tennis at the WTA 1000 tournament in Miami, and even though she was one of the favourite at any event that she entered in 2024,…
The 2024 Marrakech Open is one of the first ATP 250 clay-court tournaments, and it will run from April 1st to 7th, with the draw already known. The last time Matteo Berrettini stood on a tennis court was in Miami, and he barely remained standing during a long match against Andy Murray. He lost the…
Andrey Rublev was not happy with his own behavior when he shouted into the face of a line umpire, but he still thinks the punishment is too harsh. Rublev is a very aggressive player, as he has a well-documented history of doing crazy things on the tennis court. The Russian often hurts himself in various…
