Tweet Roland Garros 2018 served up a record 11th title for Rafa Nadal, a nice run from a much derided young gun, and an amusing and to the point outburst from Schwartzman. But while there were some entertaining highs, there were some lows, too- the predictability, the final, and the lack of hi-tech facilities. The […]
TweetDominic Thiem has reached the Roland Garros final after defeating Marco Cecchinato in straight sets and is now into his first ever Grand Slam final. The Tennis Review asks if Thiem can he win his first Grand Slam on Sunday at Roland Garros. Before the tournament, there were doubts as to Thiem’s French Open championship […]
TweetRoland Garros, the clay court slam, has been Rafa Nadal’s territory for ten of the last thirteen years. The Tennis Review looks at the Spaniard’s chances of holding on to the trophy and at the likelihood of his two main rivals, Sascha Zverev and Dominic Thiem, dethroning him. Rafa Nadal (1)- Champion 2005-08, 2010-14, 2017 […]
TweetAn Australian Open which featured two of the Big Four, top seeds Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic, lose before the quarter-finals, while the two other members, Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal, seeded 17th and 9th, contest the final, as well as a feisty run from Stan Wawrinka, has set up an interesting few months of […]
TweetNovak Djokovic beat Andy Murray 3-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 to win his first Roland Garros trophy, complete the Career Grand Slam, and hold all four Grand Slams at once. It was a historic win, but like Novak Djokovic himself had to do to finally lift the Roland Garros trophy, we should leave the history for […]
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, […]
TweetRafa Nadal was highly anticipated to make the Roland Garros semis this season after his fine clay court form in the lead up to the event, but after his withdrawal with wrist injury, an opportunity has arisen for one of the players in his quarter. The Tennis Review looks at who is most likely to […]
TweetRoland Garros’ fourth round features the last remaining French player in the draw and a Japanese star expected to one day win a slam. The Tennis Review previews what could end up being the match of the day in Paris. Kei Nishikori only recently solved the problem posed by Richard Gasquet. The Japanese’s 7-5, 6-4 defeat […]
TweetFor anyone curious about the future of tennis at Roland Garros then make sure to check out the third round match between Dominic Thiem and Alexander Zverev. The Austrian and German, if their early pro careers are anything to go by, are going to be competing in later rounds in Paris in the future, with […]
TweetRoland Garros has four clear favorites in Novak Djokovic, Rafa Nadal, Andy Murray and Stan Wawrinka. Standing hungrily behind them are six players we believe are next in line take the title. The Tennis Review previews the chances of Kei Nishikori, Dominic Thiem, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, David Goffin, Nick Kyrgios, and Marin Cilic (10). Kei Nishikori (5): […]
