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About the top tennis players such as Federer, Nadal, Djokovic, Murray but also other players who play ATP World Tour events or Challengers and Futures.
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Serve and volley tennis is back!
Maxime Cressy is out of the Australian Open after losing to Medvedev 2-6 6-7 7-6 5-7. But despite the loss, serve and volley tennis is back! Serve and volley tennis is back in Maxime Cressy only so far, but at least he is showing that this style of play can be used also against the […]
Do you remember Pim-Pim Johansson?
Do you remember “Pim-Pim” Johansson? The hard-serving Swede was top ten at one time in the world and served a world record 51 aces against Andre Agassi in the Australian Open 2005. “Pim-Pim” Johansson’s actual name is Joakim Johansson. He was known for his massive serve and aggressive game until injuries stopped his career. He […]
Novak Djokovic is out of the Australian Open 2022
The news are out: Novak Djokovic is out of the Australian Open 2022 after 10 days of drama and uncertainty. No matter how you’re feeling about this crazy mess, it’s good that it’s over because I think it was hurting tennis, Novak himself, the Australian government and all the organisations connected to it. Just a […]
Novak Djokovic is free to play the Australian Open
It’s been a real mess this one and it’s hard to believe it’s over. But the news is out: Novak Djokovic is free to play the Australian Open. These are strange words to type: Novak Djokovic is free. But I had a feeling it would happen. The matter had snowballed into a breaking news item […]
Team Canada wins the ATP Cup
Team Canada wins the ATP Cup after defeating Spain in the final in two matches played by Denis Shapovalov and Felix Auger-Aliassime. It’s not the biggest surprise that Canada wins the ATP Cup 2022, but they did have to win some tough matches against Russia and Spain. Both Shapovalov and Auger-Aliassime showed true tennis talent, […]
Nadal is back to winning ways
Rafael Nadal is back to winning ways after defeating Maxime Cressy in the Melbourne Summer Set final 7-6 6-3. It was one of the matches that hung on a thread. I wrote about Maxime Cressy’s serve-and-volley game backed by a big serve, but (as usual) it was Nadal who won the most important points and […]
Serve and volley is alive in Maxime Cressy
Maxime Cressy has just reached his first ATP final in Adelaide. In the semi-finals he defeated Grigor Dimitrov in a hard-fought match. Watching Maxime Cressy play takes you back to the serve-and-volley days of tennis. He is using his large frame (1.98m / 6’6′) for a big serve and then a quick few steps towards […]
Is Novak Djokovic playing the Australian Open?
Is Novak Djokovic playing the Australian Open? According to AUS Open director Craig Tiley he has a medical exemption, but… The tennis world is at the moment revolving around one question: Is Novak Djokovic playing the Australian Open? According to the tournament director Craig Tiley he has received a medical exemption, but according to the […]
Rafa Returns to Melbourne!
Rafa Returns to Melbourne. On New Year’s eve, Nadal posted a pic on social media that he is in Melbourne practising. That Rafa returns is good news for the tennis world, but it’s of course hard to know how he is feeling physically after the less than ideal performance in Mubadal and dealing with Covid. […]
Tomic is back
Bernard Tomic is a talented but controversial tennis player. He is particularly known for tanking. After years of lacklustre performances, Tomic is back. Tomic has won four titles and reached 17 in the world in 2016. In 2021, he had a 1-1 win/loss record and was only featured in the headlines for dating a Vanessa […]
