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Wimbledon 2018 Round 2 Update

Written by: Jonas Eriksson |

I believe it is time for a Wimbledon 2018 Round 2 update. I had some random and potentially rambling thoughts around the action we have seen so far, and I am keen on hearing your take on this too. Let us start with Roger Federer who recently showcased his new racquet, the so called Wilson […]

Roger Federer is back on tour

Written by: Jonas Eriksson |

Roger Federer is back on tour after a three month break during the clay-court season. His first tournament is at the Mercedes Cup in Stuttgart, Germany. At the time of writing he has won his first two matches. Can he win the Mercedes Cup for the first time in his career? There has been some […]

Rafa and Roger – a book about the most important rivalry in tennis

Written by: Jonas Eriksson |

Just wanted to write a few lines about a recent book I bought: Rafa and Roger – a book about the most important rivalry in tennis, written by two tennis journalists, Antonio Arenas and Rafael Plaza. “Rafa and Roger” obviously deals with the two best tennis players of all time (I would not write “arguably” […]

Will Zverev be the next world number one?

Written by: Jonas Eriksson |

Alexander Zverev won his third masters title in Madrid, defeating Thiem in straight sets (6-4 6-4). It was another impressive result by the young German and you can not help but wonder: will Zverev be the next world number one? In the Tennisnerd Instagram poll, 72% of the voters thought the in-form Dominic Thiem (read […]

Can Novak Djokovic come back to the top?

Written by: Jonas Eriksson |

One of the most interesting stories on the ATP world tour right now is if Novak Djokovic can come back to the top. His start in 2018 has left lots of questions about his future on the tour. Can Novak Djokovic come back to the top? Well, like I mentioned in this post about his […]

What are the odds that Rafa Rules the Clay?

Written by: Jonas Eriksson |

Rafa Nadal just won his 11th Monte Carlo Masters without dropping a set and everybody is now wondering, how dominant will he be during this clay court season? What are the odds that Rafa rules the clay? Rafael Nadal’s clay court record is impressive to say the least. He has dominated the surface for more […]

Federer is out of the clay season

Written by: Jonas Eriksson |

Federer is out of the clay season. Last night after his surprising loss Federer to Thanasi Kokkinakis, Federer announced that he will not be playing the clay season in 2018. He will be back on grass in June. Federer is out of the clay season. Djokovic struggles to find his form. Murray and Wawrinka are still […]

Where is Stan the Man?

Written by: Jonas Eriksson |

The plague of injuries on the ATP World Tour continues, Stan the Man has just revealed that he’s out until the clay court season. And he’s not alone. This means that he will skip two twin Masters series tournaments in Indian Wells and Miami. Stan said: “Unfortunately I need to announce that I won’t be […]

Can Nadal battle back from injury…again?

Written by: Jonas Eriksson |

The 2018 Australian Open tennis tournament just concluded with Roger Federer winning his 20th grand slam, extending his already fantastic grand slam record. Is it even possible for current world number one Rafael Nadal to reach him with his current tally of 16 grand slam titles? Photo: Brett Marlow, CC BY And all of us already […]

Australian Open 2018: First Day Impressions

Written by: Jonas Eriksson |

The first day of the first slam of the year has been completed and it was a decent one with Nadal winning easily in an entertaining match-up, Sock and Isner taking surprise losses and Rublev taking out Ferrer in five. Still, one of things that netted most publicity was Djokovic taking over a press conference […]