Top 5 Greatest French Open Men’s Victories of the Last 20 Years
The 2019 French Open is reaching its conclusion. Many felt it coming in that it was a two horse race between Djokovic and Nadal....
For Federer, Nadal on clay still the ultimate test
This late, great stage of Roger Federer’s career, which dates back to his remarkable rebirth as a Major-winner at the Australian Open in 2017,...
Federer vs Nadal: Their Top Five Matches
Federer vs Nadal: Their top five matches of all-time
Another chapter of the "Federer vs Nadal (Fedal)" rivalry is about to be written on Friday as...
The History of the Fedal Rivalry
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal share a rivalry which is among the most captivating in all of sport. It spans over 15 years and...
Madrid 2009: The Last Time Roger Federer beat Rafael Nadal on clay
Hamburg 2007 and Madrid 2009. What do these tournaments have in common? They are the only two times that Roger Federer has managed to...
Does Men’s Tennis have a Big Three sized problem?
A lost generation
I’ve watched tennis for decades, and enjoyed the variety of champions over the years such as Bjorn Borg, Rod Laver, John Newcombe,...
With McEnroe In The Realm Of Perfection (And Petulance)
The list of great tennis films, both fictional and non-fiction, is depressingly small. Indeed, it may be the smallest for any major sport. Perhaps...
Novak Djokovic’s problem in Paris isn’t Nadal, it’s everyone else
For Novak Djokovic and his fans, the outcome of the Italian Open final was an ominous sign heading into the French Open. The world...
Paris 2019: Nole Slam II or a Golden Dozen for Nadal?
Tennis is increasingly a numbers game. The seeming endless rise in the sheer number and range of statistics available (from rotations of the ball...
A Brief History of Italian Tennis
After several years in the doldrums, Italian tennis is in the ascendancy again. First, Turin successfully secured the rights to succeed London as the...