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Well that was… rubbish!
I’ll be honest: from the moment the Aryna Sabalenka vs Nick Kyrgios “Battle of the Sexes” exhibition was announced, it seemed like a terrible idea. Not because Sabalenka isn’t a phenomenal athlete—she absolutely is—or because Kyrgios isn’t talented in his own chaotic way. It was the premise itself that made me uneasy. We’ve been here
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Matches of the Year
As a tennis fan, I obviously watch my favourite players most closely, but as many of my faves were injured or absent this year, I watched a lot of the WTA tour as a fan and with a slightly more open mind than usual. So many great matches – as always – so here are a few
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Just… NO Aryna!
This is a bad idea! I’m a big fan of Aryna Sabalenka. I love her openness, her self‑deprecating humour, and even the moments when she stumbles. She’s no robot — she’s a fallible human being who also happens to be a terrific tennis player. But Aryna, why on earth have you agreed to this so‑called
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Another Year Over…. (nearly)
The 2025 WTA season is pretty much all over and it’s time to reflect on another eventful year with multiple storylines. While men’s tennis is very much a two-horse race with Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner dividing up all of the biggest trophies, the women’s game is in a different place with a lot more
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There’s Something About Aryna
World number 1 Aryna Sabalenka won her first grand slam title of the season this weekend at the 2025 US Open, her fourth overall and her second US Open title, becoming the first woman to defend her title here since Serena Williams 10 years ago. But this was much more than one more title for
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And now, the end is here…
The US Open 2025 saw the end of the tennis career of my all time favourite player Petra Kvitova. A career that included 31 titles, including 2 grand slams and one of the most dynamic players ever seen on the WTA tour. She was part of 6 Czech Fed Cup winning teams, won the WTA
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Forza!!!
The final grand slam of the year, the US Open begins this week in New York City, but the first champions have already been crowned! Italian mixed doubles pair, Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori defended their mixed doubles crown in the revamped US Open Mixed Doubles – ‘An official grand slam event’ as the tournament
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Hot and Unbothered!
Iga Swiatek winning a grand slam title should not be a big surprise, but that it came at Wimbledon in 2025 where she was the number 8 seed and hadn’t won a title in over a year, on a surface she notoriously has had little success at? Yes, a surprise but in retrospect, really not
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Down in the Dirt..
Roland Garros 2025 had been going so well for world number 1 Aryna Sabalenka. She had come through a tricky draw with good wins over Amanda Anisimova who had a winning head-to-head against her. She had beaten Qinwen Zheng, the Olympic gold medallist here in Paris a year ago and the last player to beat
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Double Talk
One of the big talking points of the last few weeks in the tennis world has been about doubles. Persistent doubles-troll Reilly Opelka has once again been slating doubles players and the whole doubles game. This has led to many people seemingly accepting doubles has a problem and discussing its value and its future. I’ve
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