Heroic Sinner triumphs to win maiden Grand Slam
Sunday saw a thrilling five-set encounter between Jannik Sinner and Daniil Medvedev end with the Italian claiming the Australian Open. It is the first major title in the career of…
Djokovic, Sabalenka win big in Melbourne
I have always been particularly prone to the impulse to root for the underdog. This was certainly not amiss during the men’s finals of the Australian Open Tennis Championship 2023,…
The King bids farewell
On the 23rd of September 2022, Roger Federer played the last match of his exceptional career at the Laver Cup in London. One of the greatest players of all time,…
Nadal is incomparable
Since I can remember Rafael Nadal has been my tennis hero. As a young lefthanded tennis player there were few professional players to look up to that played using a…
A National Treasure: Sir Andy Murray
With his head hung low, tears in his eyes and a break in his voice, three-time Grand Slam champion, Sir Andy Murray admitted that he had been in severe pain…
Edmund’s rise shows hope for tennis after ‘Big Four’
Kyle Edmund’s incredible run to the semi-finals of the Australian Open grabbed the nation’s attention and elevated him to a new level of public interest that he has never experienced…
Record-breaking Serena heads vintage Australian Open
The 2017 ATP season is well underway and the first Grand Slam of the year has come and gone. The 105th Australian Open provided us with the shocks, anguish and…
Djokovic and Serena reign supreme at Australian Open
Novak Djokovic likes the Australian Open. It is known colloquially as ‘The Happy Slam’, and in recent years, one man has had more reason to be happy there than most.…