There seems to be a lot of hype around Emma Radunacu after her incredible run to the 2021 US Open title. As usual, the news media tend to exaggerate the moment with headlines like “A Star is Born” or “The Next Serena is Here.” However, people forget that we’ve been...
News broke recently about the 2022 Australian Open requiring participants to be vaccinated. This poses a big dilemma for Novak Djokovic, who has repeatedly spoken about his objections to vaccinations. If he remains steadfast in his anti-vax stance, the Grand Slam race...
For a very long time, it was Russian women tennis players that ruled the world. Leading the charge was Maria Sharapova, Anastasia Myskina, and Svetlana Kuznetsova. All were top 10 players and all won grand slams. Behind them was yet another tier of top 10 players, who...
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...
The women’s draw for Indian Wells is a lot more difficult to predict than the men's. That is to be expected. Nobody is dominating the WTA. This has made for some great entertainment as of late, climaxing with Leylah Fernandez and Emma Radunacu contesting the US Open...
Both the men and the women are heading to Indian Wells these next couple of weeks for what promises to be some great tennis. Because of the pandemic the so called “Fifth Slam” was moved to the fall. This should be a treat for tennis fans that are hungry for top...
If you look at the backgrounds of the players in the ATP and WTA tour, you’ll see a trend. Everywhere you look, you’ll see players from immigrant backgrounds reaching the very top. Just recently, we saw Emma Raducanu play Leylah Fernandez for the US Open title. Emma’s...
Team Europe and Team World will face off for global bragging rights at the Laver Cup this weekend. Boston will be hosting the best of the best as Team World tries to break their losing streak against Team Europe. It will be tough again for Team World because of the...
It is now time to catch up with our Top 5 players to watch in 2021. Nine months after predicting continued success for these players, they have not disappointed. All of them have continued to rise in the rankings, some more than others. As our staple veterans continue...
When we last checked on these players, most were ranked outside of the top 50. True to form, most of them are now either close or solidly in the top 50. The one player we did not mention nine months ago was Emma Raducanu. However, nobody could have predicted her rise...
History awaits Novak Djokovic as he seeks the calendar year Grand Slam and his 21st overall Grand Slam title. With the New York crowd by his side, he disposed of the biggest threat to his title chances, Zverev, in five comfortable sets. I say comfortable because one...
It has been quite a ride on the Women’s draw of the 2021 US Open. We started with 128 players and we’re down to two. Nobody would have imagined that two women ranked outside of the top 50 would be disputing this final. However, when you look at the two women that are...
