The Ultimate Tennis Showdown organised by Patrick Mouratoglou resumed at his Tennis Academy in the south of France on Saturday, with Stefanos...
READ MORETake proper tennis back to Serbia
by Henry Wancke | Jun 17, 2020 | ATP Tour, Invitational
Last weekend’s inaugural weekend of the Adria Tour may well have attracted a lot of criticism but despite that, it has highlighted the popularity of the sport in Belgrade if...
The Greek God heads UTS league table
by Barbara Wancke | Jun 16, 2020 | Invitational
The first leg of the Ultimate Tennis Showdown was completed on Monday when ‘The Greek God’, Stefanos Tsitsipas, edged out Richard ‘The Virtuoso’ Gasquet in a sudden-death...
Adria Tour criticised with concerns Djokovic might be infected
by Henry Wancke | Jun 16, 2020 | Invitational
Last weekend saw the first two of the many exhibition events organised to help restart the tennis season while fans await news of when the professional tours might...
UTS promotes a brave new world for tennis
by Barbara Wancke | Jun 15, 2020 | Invitational
The Ultimate Tennis Showdown, which professes to revolutionise tennis by throwing out tradition, took off at the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy, located between Nice and Cannes,...
Swiss to launch national Pro Cup in July
by Barbara Wancke | Jun 14, 2020 | Invitational
The Swiss Tennis Federation is following the lead of the LTA and other national associations in providing local competitive play for its top players as a means of restarting...
Further Reading

Doha | Medvedev ends ‘Marathon Man’ Murray’s run
Feb 26, 2023
The Marathon Man’s run had to come to an end sometime and it did with Andy Murray running out of steam in the final of the Qatar Exxonmobil Open in Doha where Daniil Medvedev prevailed in straight sets to claim the title for the first time.

Dubai | Krejcikova betters Swiatek to lift first WTA 1000 title
Feb 26, 2023
All the great players over time have had one or two rivals who provided their greatest challenges, and Iga Swiatek’s is Barbora Krejcikova, who up-ended the World No 1 in the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships final on Saturday, 6-4 6-2, in 91 minutes of fearsome...

Rio de Janeiro | Norrie and Alcaraz edge towards second final meeting in a week
Feb 25, 2023
Second-seeded Briton Cameron Norrie booked his semi-final berth at the Rio Open in Brazil with a 4-6 6-1 6-4 victory over Bolivian Hugo Dellian as he edged closer to the final where he hopes to face Carlos Alcaraz for the second time to avenge his loss to the teenager...

Dubai | Swiatek to meet Krejcikova in WTA 1000 final
Feb 25, 2023
World No 1 Iga Swiatek sailed into the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships final with her 6th straight-sets win over 5th-seeded Coco Gauff, 6-4 6-2, where she will meet Barbora Krejcikova, who upset No 3 seed Jessica Pegula, 6-1 5-7 6-0, on Friday night.

Doha | Another magical Murray match
Feb 25, 2023
In an incredible final few games, Andy Murray clinched a place in the title round of the Qatar Exxonmobil Open in Doha having dominated the first set and then saved five match pints in the deciding third before clinching the semi-final against Jiri Lehecka 6-0 3-6...