It was a disastrous start to Jo Konta’s French Open campaign as she crashed out to the word No.109 in the opening round as she extended her...
READ MOREFrench Open | Muguruza gets off to a solid start
by Henry Wancke | May 30, 2017 | French Open, Grand Slams, WTA Tour
Defending champion Garbine Muguruza arrived in Roland Garros with just three clay court wins under her belt but despite her middling form, swept aside former champion the...
French Open | Bedene having second thoughts
by Henry Wancke | May 30, 2017 | ATP Tour, French Open, Grand Slams
Aljaz Bedene was the only Briton in action on the second day of the French Open and following what was a solid victory over Ryan Harrison, revealed that he may be switching...
French Open | Kvitova’s heartwarming return
by Henry Wancke | May 29, 2017 | French Open, Grand Slams, WTA Tour
The main focus of attention on the first Sunday of the French Open, the second grand slam of the season, was firmly fixed on the welcome return of the popular Czech player,...
French Open | Evans is caught out
by Henry Wancke | May 29, 2017 | ATP Tour, French Open, Grand Slams
The stifling conditions which prevailed on the opening day of the French Open affected the first British player in action at Roland Garros to such an effect he was sick...
French Open | Murray gets a tricky draw
by Henry Wancke | May 27, 2017 | ATP Tour, French Open, Grand Slams
The French Open draw has been made and Andy Murray will open his campaign against the 85th-ranked Russian Andrey Kuznetsov in his bid to add a fourth grand slam to his...
Further Reading

Australian Open | Doubles drama in Melbourne
Jan 31, 2022
Many tennis fans were beginning to wonder whether the brilliantly talented but controversial Nick Kyrgios would ever fulfil his vast potential on any of the biggest stages of the world. At 26 years old, the clock was beginning to tick. They needn’t have worried.

Australian Open – Nadal is first to 21 Grand Slam titles
Jan 30, 2022
This year’s Australian Open, the first grand slam of the season, has provided some exhilarating matches on court not least the men’s final which had spectators in a packed Rod Laver Arena, on the edge of their seats for around five-and-a-a-half-hours watching the epic...

Australian Open | Barty is the real deal
Jan 30, 2022
To describe Ash Barty as an all-rounder player is to do her a bit of a disservice as she is a complete player, both physically and mentally, with so much more than meets the eye, particularly now that she has shown she can win on all surfaces this game has to offer by...

Raducanu stalker convicted in Bromley court
Jan 30, 2022
Emma Raducanu has discovered that an unfortunate by-product of becoming a celebrity is unwanted attention, which she has been experiencing over the past months from a stalker, who visited her home in Bromley, south London, on several occasions.

Australian Open | Top seeds power home Down Under
Jan 30, 2022
American 17-year-old, Bruno Kuzuhara and Croatia’s Petra Marcinko, 16, justified their top seedings in the first Grand Slam junior event of the year in Melbourne at the weekend, with victories over the Czech Republic’s Jakub Mensik and Sofia Costoulas of Belgium,...