The semi-finals of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships features four top marquee players as one would hope at an ATP 500 event with Novak...
READ MOREDubai | It’s a Kites v Hawks World Tennis League Final
by Barbara Wancke | Dec 24, 2022 | Invitational
On Friday, The Kites and The Hawks made it into the World Tennis League Final after eliminating The Falcons and The Eagles respectively in the last of the round robin ties,...
Dubai | Zverev tops Djokovic in World Tennis League
by Barbara Wancke | Dec 21, 2022 | Invitational
Among the surprises on Day 2 of the World Tennis League on Tuesday was the return of Alexander Zverev, who stunned Novak Djokovic, and the unexpected appearance of Anastasia...
Berlin | Zverev undergoes surgery
by Henry Wancke | Jun 8, 2022 | Off Court, Uncategorized
Alexander Zverev revealed yesterday that he has undergone surgery to repair the damage to his right ankle which he suffered during his semi-final match with Rafa Nadal at...
Paris | Nadal and Ruud make final
by Henry Wancke | Jun 4, 2022 | French Open
Both semi-finals had their portion of drama which rather marred what should have been two exciting semi-final matches eventually ending with Rafa Nadal and Casper Ruud...
Paris| Nadal tops Djokovic and Zverev ends Alcaraz’s run
by Henry Wancke | Jun 1, 2022 | French Open
Anyone who thought that Rafa Nadal was reaching the end of his career, will be red -faced with embarrassment following his ejection of the current French Open champion from...
Further Reading

Turin | Djokovic and Sinner meet for a second time in a week.
Nov 19, 2023
The organisers of the Nitto AP Finals couldn’t be happier when the semi-final line-up was confirmed with the top four world-ranked players, namely Novak Djokovic (1), Carlos Alcaraz (2), Daniil Medvedev (3) and Jannik Sinner (4), made the last four.

Turin | Sinner and Djokovic go through to semis
Nov 17, 2023
It was a day of reckoning for the last group matches of the Green Group with three of the four players vying for a place in the semi-finals of this year’s Nitto ATP Finals being played in Turin, Italy.

Turin | Medvedev is first to make the last four.
Nov 16, 2023
Daniil Medvedev, the 2020 champion, is the first player from this year’s field to qualify for the semi-finals of the Nitto ATP Finals in Turin following his victory over Alexander Zverev to claim his second Red Group win.

Turin | Sinner outlasts Djokovic after Tsitsipas retires injured
Nov 15, 2023
Novak Djokovic just managed to outlast Holger Rune in his first Green Group match on the opening day of the Nitto ATP Finals in Turin but required three hours and three sets to achieve that and, for the eighth time, end the year as World No.1.

St Petersburg, Fla | Controversial WTA 2024 Calendar announced
Nov 15, 2023
The WTA has been in hot water of late for a number of reasons, including its poor scheduling, which apparently does not take into account top players’ health and well-being, and it seems that its just published proposed 2024 Calendar is not going to help assuage these...