Latest posts by Bren Gray
Tsitsipas vs Arnaldi Prediction: Greek’s Time to Shine?
We’re approaching the business end of Roland-Garros now, with the round of 16 beginning this weekend in Paris. One of this year’s French Open title hopes, Stefanos Tsitsipas, takes on the up-and-coming Matteo Arnaldi, in what promises to be an intriguing match up on Sunday. Tsitsipas is playing a high level of tennis, but Arnaldi […]
The Alcaraz forehand is back, and here’s why
It’s taken some time, but Carlos Alcaraz’s forehand is well and truly back in 2024. Over the last three years, Alcaraz has climbed to the top of the men’s rankings behind one key weapon: his forehand. The 21-year-old rips the shot like nobody else, and while his athleticism, touch and competitive spirit are brilliant, it’s […]
De Minaur vs Struff Predictions: End of the Road for Australia?
Round three of the French Open is here, and this is where the match ups start to get a little more spicy. Squaring off in the bottom half of the draw are Alex de Minaur and Jan-Lennard Struff, in what promises to be a fascinating contest on Saturday. Can Struff make another deep run on […]
The secret to Rune’s tiebreak success: “I just switched off my brain”
Day five at Roland-Garros brought some edge-of-the-seat second-round action, including No 13 seed Holger Rune getting out of jail against Italian qualifier Flavio Cobolli. Check out a full summary of the second round here. The Dane raced away to a 2-0 set lead on Thursday, before he was pegged back by Cobolli and forced into […]
Roland-Garros Round 2 Summary – Men’s Draw
After five days of play, two rounds have been completed in the men’s draw at Roland-Garros 2024. There have been upsets, drama and plenty of epic five-setters. Who lost? Who’s still in? We break down Roland-Garros round two, looking at how all the action unfolded over the last two days in Paris. Seeds still on […]
Sinner vs Kotov Prediction: Can Kotov Pull Off the Year’s Biggest Upset?
Round three of Roland-Garros 2024 brings some fascinating matchups with the men’s draw whittled down to just 32 players now. This Friday, second seed Jannik Sinner looks to avoid a potential banana skin in the up-and-coming Pavel Kotov. Can Kotov pull off the upset of the year in Paris? Or will this year’s race leader […]
“This is serious for us” – Swiatek takes on the crowd at Roland-Garros
After narrowly defeating former No 1 Naomi Osaka in the second round of Roland-Garros, Iga Swiatek attempted an even more daring feat: lecturing the French crowd. The two-time defending champion had just saved a match point in her 7-6(1), 1-6, 7-5 victory over Osaka, and was clearly feeling brave. Across the three-hour encounter, the fans […]