TweetNovak Djokovic’s five set defeat to wild card Denis Istomin and Andy Murray’s four set upset at the fine hands of Mischa Zverev will go down as two of the biggest upsets in tennis for a decade, the first time since Roland Garros 2004 the top two seeds had both been upset before the last […]
Tweet2016 was shaping up to be a repeat of the Novak Djokovic No.1 show 2015 until Andy Murray stepped up and put the fight back into men’s tennis. The Tennis Review looks back at 2016’s A Tale of Two Number Ones. History Repeating A familiar scene played out in this year’s Australian Open final- Novak Djokovic tearing Andy […]
TweetThe Big Four, the ATP’s marketing goldmine which branded the rivalries of its four most consistent players and created the conditions for them to dominate the game, took on new meaning on November 8th 2016 when the last of its members to hit the No 1 Spot, Andy Murray, finally became the Big One. The […]
TweetTennis at the Rio Olympics had the tennis world largely divided in the run up to the event. For some it was a glorified, pointless, literally so with the ATP not awarding any, exhibition that did not belong at the event. For others, it was, potentially, the biggest achievement of their career, an occasion where […]
TweetA Federer or Djokovic-less road to a Grand Slam title finally lay before Andy Murray at this season’s Wimbledon, and, defeating Milos Raonic (6) 6-4, 7-6, 7-6 in the final, he was only too happy to cruise along the highway. After eight years of reaching, and contesting, slam finals, Murray’s eleventh final featured someone other […]
TweetThe 2016 Men’s Wimbledon final between Milos Raonic (6) and Andy Murray (2) is one marked by differences in style, personality and experience but which will be defined by how each one handles the one thing they have in common- reaching a slam final in which both will experience something of a first. For Raonic, the […]
TweetOne match, and two opponents, stand between Novak Djokovic, a first Roland Garros trophy, and his picture on the front page of the tennis history books. If the world No.1 wins the Roland Garros final versus Andy Murray, he will be the first man to hold all four Grand Slams since Rod Laver in 1969, […]
TweetAndy Murray’s 6-3, 6-3 defeat of Novak Djokovic in the Rome final earned the second seed his first title of the year. The Tennis Review looks back at the Scot’s best career performance on slow European clay courts, one that sees him go into Roland Garros as one of the favorites. Murray scored his first […]
TweetThe Rome final features top seed Novak Djokovic versus second seeded Andy Murray in their third final of the season. The Tennis Review looks ahead to a match men’s tennis really needs Andy Murray to win, and which he is in a privileged position to do so. Here we are again- an ATP 1000 match, […]
TweetThe Mutua Madrid Open final features an intriguing encounter between top seed Novak Djokovic and defending champion and second seed Andy Murray. The Tennis Review previews the action and predicts the winner. The Madrid Open has a couple of unique features which set it apart from the other ATP 1000 clay events. First, Madrid’s high […]
