When Rafael Nadal overcame Dominic Thiem in straight sets, it saw him clinch an unprecedented 11th French Open title and served to confirm a well-known tennis truth. Rafa is the King of Clay. The French Open is a unique event in that it is the only Grand Slam tournament to use a clay court, and this […]
‘One of the great sporting stories’ – Sergio Garcia meets destiny
“I’m not good enough for the majors. I don’t have the thing I need to have.” This was the damning self-assessment of a despondent Sergio Garcia in 2012 after the Spaniard had missed out on Masters glory and, once again, failed to claim what could have been his first major. Fast forward five years and […]
A Premier League swan song at the Liberty?
Francesco Guidolin’s reign at the Swansea helm came to an abrupt end last week as the Italian paid a heavy price for Swansea’s slow start to the season. The club’s questionable summer in the transfer market, alongside early results, has been enough to see Swansea priced as serious candidates for relegation this season. It was just […]
AC Milan: The cautionary tale of a fallen giant
It is the 23rd of May 2007 and a Filippo Inzaghi brace has just clinched AC Milan their seventh European Cup, a feat that cements their status as a European footballing powerhouse. Fast forward nearly nine years and the outlook is very different for the Rossoneri. They have just appointed their fourth manager in the […]