Nick Kyrgios. A name that incites either a roll of the eyes, a smile or possibly both from casual and dedicated tennis fans alike. Throughout his short professional career, Kyrgios and controversy have gone together like bangers and mash, with headlines in mainstream sports pages usually detailing not the results of his matches, but whateverContinue reading “ATP 500 Washington”
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Laver Cup Geneva 2019
Laver Cup Piece It says something about the rapid hold the Laver Cup has taken on the ATP Calendar that when the French Tennis Federation unilaterally switched the dates of the 2020 French Open to September 20-October 4th, one of the first points of concern was that it clashed with this competition. The expectation onContinue reading “Laver Cup Geneva 2019”
Santiago 2020
Scheduling an inaugural ATP event is always a difficult feat on its own – simply due to the added pressure over the lack of precedent and uncertainty as to whether the event can solidify itself as a mainstay on the ATP Tour. For tournament director Catalina Fillol and the rest of the organisers at theContinue reading “Santiago 2020”
Rio Open 2020
Given its six-year status on the ATP Tour, the 500 series tournament in Rio de Janeiro is still in its relative infancy, perhaps explaining why no player has won there more than once. Dominic Thiem entered the field this week hoping to put an end to this pattern, having triumphed in the Brazilian capital inContinue reading “Rio Open 2020”
Buenos Aires
Every 10-15 minutes when watching a match on the Guillermo Vilas centre court in Buenos Aires, you can hear the faint rattle of an overground train passing just above the top of the stand. It’s an oddly aesthetic and contrasting sight to the tennis that takes place below. The ATP 250 tournament in Buenos AiresContinue reading “Buenos Aires”
Cordoba
Generally, there are two ways that the narrative of an ATP Tour event, especially one at 250 level, will unfold. Either there will be one frontrunner who has a linear progression through the draw and looks a very good bet for the title from the early stages, or there will be a few players whoContinue reading “Cordoba”
Why I love the Golden Swing
For many, February brings only the mundane monotony of short, cold days and longer, colder nights. However, to eager tennis fans around the world, this month marks the beginning of the period known as “the Golden Swing”, a four-week stretch of tournaments across Latin America, located in Cordoba, Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro and Santiago.Continue reading “Why I love the Golden Swing”
2020 Australian Open
In some ways, the 2020 Australian Open men’s singles was no different to events of years’ past. After two weeks of brutally hot day sessions, enthralling night-matches on Rod Laver Arena and five-set thrillers, Novak Djokovic finished the second Sunday holding the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup aloft for the eighth time, taking his tally ofContinue reading “2020 Australian Open”
Inaugural ATP Cup
It is fair to say that there was more than a little scepticism amongst hardcore tennis fans when it was announced that the traditional start of the 2020 ATP Tour season was going to be restructured in favour of a large-scale, brand-new event that was the ATP Cup, which would attempt to balance the individualityContinue reading “Inaugural ATP Cup”
My First Blog Post
Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.
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