For the past 5 years, people have been hearing about this next generation (NextGen) of players, the generation that was hailed to be the conquerer of the Big 4 in tennis. The talks began with the likes of Kei Nishikori, Grigor Dimitrov and Milos Raonic but have now moved to focus on Dominic Thiem, Alexander Zverev and […]
After the thrills and spills of Australian open, it is safe to say that this time around the Indian Wells tournament is going to be one of the most exciting affairs. The BNP Paribas Open, the season’s first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament gets underway on Thursday. For the first time, 44 out of the […]
Roger Federer looked on course to enter the third round of the Dubai Open, but it was not meant to be. 99th ranked player Evgeny Donskoy saved three match points as he pulled off a stunning upset on Wednesday at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, defeating the seven-time former champion Roger Federer 3-6, 7-6(7), 7-6(5) in […]
Novak Djokovic has declared that tennis no longer is a major priority for him. The 29-year old Serbian has been finding it difficult to strike a balance with his professional life and personal life. In 2016, he became the third player to hold all four Grand Slam titles. He managed to achieve this after winning […]
Maria Sharapova is set to make a return to professional tennis after she was banned in January last year for the use of Meldonium, a prohibited drug. Her original ban was for two years, which was reduced to 15 months later after an appeal. With her return on the cards, she had been offered three […]
Dominic Thiem claimed his eighth title of his career after defeating Pablo Carreno Busta in straight sets ( 7-5 6-4 ) in the finals of the Rio open. In his post match interview, Thiem said he was feeling great, after winning this title and going through five matches of high octane tennis. He had not dropped […]
One of the fairy tale moments at this year’s Australian open, apart from Roger Federer’s comeback, was that of Mischa Zverev. Back from the clutches of retirement, and playing a style of tennis now considered to be outdated, Mischa Zverev is the brother of Alexander Zverev. He created a stir within the Rod Laver arena in January when […]
Injuries have been the root cause of ending multiple careers in most of the sports, and tennis has been no exception. The following players have probably deserved more than what they have right now and probably could have written more chapters, in the textbook of tennis history had they been given an injury free career. […]
On the 1st of March, Swiss ace Roger Federer slumped to yet another defeat at the Dubai Masters Cup to the 116th ranked played Evgeny Donskoy in a second round clash with the scoreline 6-3, 6-7, 6-7. Federer, who had lifted the Australian Open cup after besting longtime rival Rafael Nadal, was left stunned when […]
Novak Djokovic had his sweet revenge on Juan Martin Del Potro, after his loss in the Olympics, in the second round of Acapulco today. He came from a set down and a break down in the third to end a thrilling second round encounter. Fans all around the world had been anticipating a high octane […]
After defeating Juan Martin Del Potro, in straight sets Milos Raonic, withdrew from the finals of the Delray beach open, giving Jack Sock a walkover and be crowned as the champion. Milos Raonic played a wonderful match against the tall Argentine but later had to pull out of the finals, moments before the warm-ups started, […]
