The Czech Women’s Tennis Revolution
It seems like anytime you turn on the Tennis Channel there’s a…
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In this day and age of athletes retiring and unretiring, it seemed like just a matter of time before former number one Caroline Wozniacki would do the same. During her brief retirement, she started a family and was a staple on the commentary booth at major tournaments. She’ll now join a long list of players ... Read more
2022 may very well be remembered as the beginning of Kyrgios’ second act in tennis. One where he completely dedicated himself to the delight of tennis fans all around the world. There have been other notable second acts in tennis. Most recently, Wawrinka had a second act. Before then it would be Agassi with the ... Read more
It’s time to look at the contenders for the WTA Finals. This year, the finals will take place in beautiful Guadalajara, Mexico. We’ll see all the top women, apart from Ashleigh Barty, who has stated that her season is over while still finishing number one. That leaves one spot open. All the other women have ... Read more
It seems like anytime you turn on the Tennis Channel there’s a Czech player on TV fighting it out against somebody at some tournament worldwide. I don’t know if that’s always been the case, but now it certainly feels that way. I took a closer look at the WTA rankings to see if I was ... Read more
I’ve watched enough Frances Tiafoe matches to understand that this was not an ordinary US Open for him. Although he was beaten in four entertaining sets by Felix Auger-Aliassime, Frances showed maturity, focus, and resolve. It wasn’t just in this match where he showed these qualities though. He has been ultra-focused in not letting his ... Read more
The women’s draw will be dominated by two women. Those two women are Osaka and Barty. They are currently the best hard-court players on the women’s side by a country mile. Unfortunately for both these players, a final may not be in the cards. This is because Osaka will likely be seeded number three. This ... Read more
After a decent hard-court summer, it has become clear who the favorites for this year’s US Open are. There are only three names, and it’s not Nadal and Federer to complement Djokovic. No, this year it’s Zverev and Medvedev complementing Djokovic. I’m not sad to see a US Open without both Federer and Nadal in ... Read more
This year, once again, the talented Russian men, Rublev and Medvedev, will descend unto the US Open with hopes of conquest. This year though, they will bring an extra warrior, by the name of Aslan Karatsev, who shocked the tennis world with his fantastic play earlier this year. Although he’s cooled down as of late, ... Read more
Camila Giorgi and Matteo Berrettini are currently leading an amazing Italian resurgence in tennis. On the men’s side we’re seeing youngsters like Jannik Sinner and Lorenzo Musetti shaking up the ATP. On the women’s side it had been a bit quieter until Camila Giorgi’s years of hard work finally paid off at the Canadian Open. ... Read more
Having just crashed out in the third round of the Tokyo Olympics, Naomi Osaka will be looking to defend her US Open title. It’s been quite a spring and summer for Osaka, beginning with her withdrawal from the French Open and Wimbledon. She hasn’t played that much tennis since taking a break due to her ... Read more
Just like the women’s draw, the men’s draw at the Canadian Open is in shambles. It may actually be in bigger shambles than the women’s draw. So far, we have Djokovic, Zverev, Thiem, Berrettini and Federer withdrawing. Out of the withdrawals, Federer’s is the most concerning as he also withdrew from the Cincinnati Masters. His ... Read more
It seems only yesterday we were wrapping up Wimbledon. However, there is no time to waste in the WTA and ATP tours. While the men head to Toronto, the women will head to Montreal for the latest edition of the Canadian Open. As usual, both the Canadian Open and the Cincinnati Masters will be played ... Read more