2017 was supposed to be the year Roger Federer slowly made his exit from the upper echelons of world tennis. A year which showed flashes of his past ability, but in which he succumbed to the testing physicality of the tour. A chance to bid goodbye to the venues in which he has made so […]
Australian Open
Review of the Australia Open
The Australian Open tournament 2017 symbolised the comeback of the over-30’s, who took centre stage and dominated proceedings. Roger Federer, at the age of 35, won his 18th Grand Slam title against 30-year old Rafael Nadal in a scintillating 5-set thriller. Venus Williams, at the age of 36, became the oldest woman to reach the […]
Andy Murray: five finals is not good enough
Andy Murray had one hell of a 2015. After returning to the big-match scene in the Australian Open of January 2015 (where he lost to Djokovic in the final), Murray fought to a semi-final in the French (losing to Djokovic again) and a Wimbledon semi-final as well (lost to Federer). Let’s not talk about the […]