How baseline tennis pushed serve and volley to the shadows
For those who grew up watching lawn tennis in the eighties, nineties, or even earlier, including the writer himself, the serve and volley game remains a piece of nostalgia which…
US Open 2020: Djokovic, Pliskova named top seeds
After much dilly-dallying and fear that the novel coronavirus pandemic may have claimed its second sporting casualty after the Wimbledon, the schedule for the year’s last Grand Slam, the US…
What drives Roger Federer on?
What drives Roger Federer on? After an injury setback that ruled him out of the remainder of the season, the legendary Swiss Maestro said that he would return in 2021.…
No stars, no spectators: A US Open like no other this year
It’s one of the top calendar sporting events of the year, drawing tennis greats and followed widely across the globe. However, the US Open, this year, will be quite unlike…
Being Andy Murray in the era of the ‘Big Three’
Probably he was born in the wrong era. Probably he has been overlooked. Probably he has not got the credit that he deserved. Andy Murray is a man who is…
Wimbledon to distribute prize money to players
Wimbledon 2020, initially scheduled for June 29 to July 12, was canceled for the first time since World War Two due to the COVID-19 pandemic which has officially killed at…
A look at Roger Federer-Rafael Nadal rivalry: Where it all began
In 2008, a game of tennis at Wimbledon made the hall of fame. A marathon duel which snapped Swiss Ace Roger Federer’s unprecedented 65-match streak on grass at the hands…
French Open to allow fans in stands at the tournament
The French Open will allow up to 20,000 people to attend each day of this year’s tournament despite the coronavirus pandemic, organizers announced on Thursday, July 2. The French Tennis…
Andy Murray confident of playing at highest level again
The former world No.1, Andy Murray, who is currently participating in a week-long charity tournament- Battle of Brits- at the National Tennis Centre in Roehampton, is confident of playing at…
US Open to be played behind closed doors
After weeks of uncertainty surrounding the US Open 2020, which is being staged in the epicenter of the US coronavirus crisis – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo formally gave the…