TweetThey’re not quite favorites, struggling with form or health or lacking experience, and not quite dark horses, ranked too high or too well established. These are the long-shots, the Roland Garros competitors who could get their hands on the trophy if talent, hard work and a few strokes of luck collide. Juan Martin del Potro […]
TweetA title win at the ATP 500 Citi Open is a big opportunity for one of the contenders to get some valuable confidence going into the bigger ATP 1000 events and then the US Open. The Tennis Review looks at what the trophy would mean to the top six seeds. Dominic Thiem (1) Thiem has […]
TweetWith Andy Murray and Rafa Nadal’s Olympic efforts likely to take their toll, and with Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer absent, Cincinnati may prove to be the first ATP 1000 not won by one of the Big Four since Tsonga in Toronto ’14. The Tennis Review looks at the contenders most likely to earn themselves […]
TweetRafa Nadal lifted his ninth Monte Carlo Rolex Masters trophy beating Gael Monfils 7-5, 5-7, 6-0 in a 2 hour 45 minute contest. The Tennis Review gives you five points on a thrilling final. The title is Nadal’s first ATP 1000 since Madrid ’14. Since that victory over Kei Nishikori in the Madrid ’14 final, […]
TweetThe Monte Carlo Rolex Masters 2016 final will be contested by eight time champion Rafael Nadal (5) and Frenchman Gael Monfils (13). The Tennis Review previews the action and predicts the winner. Both Nadal and Monfils come in to the final after traveling down very different roads this week. Nadal has had mini struggles all […]
TweetThe Monte Carlo Rolex Masters Semis feature Rafa Nadal taking on Andy Murray and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga versus Gael Monfils. The Tennis Review previews the action and predicts the winner. Rafa Nadal (4) Vs Andy Murray (2) This match will really tell us where both men’s levels are at, particularly Nadal. This event Nadal has had […]
TweetWith Novak Djokovic out of the Monte Carlo Rolex Masters, the trophy is there for the taking. The Tennis Review looks at the eight quarter-finalists and asks who is most likely to win the clay season’s first ATP 1000 title? Stan Wawrinka (4) Before Novak Djokovic’s upset at the hands of Jiri Vesely, Stan Wawrinka […]
TweetThe ATP 500 Rotterdam tournament features a Federer less field, and one also lacking its defending champion Stan Wawrinka and its 2015 runner-up Tomas Berdych. That might not be so great for their loyal fans, but it is good news for the likes of Marin Cilic, Richard Gasquet, David Goffin and Gael Monfils who now […]
