‘Ruud has had a great clay season,’ Rafael Nadal breaks down possible opponents
Rafael Nadal has assessed his potential opponents ahead of the upcoming French Open and singled out 22-year-old Norwegian star Casper Ruud. Rafael Nadal, who has…
Tim Farthing Archives: 05/2021
‘Andy Murray is incredibly courageous,’ says Patrick Mouratoglou
Patrick Mouratoglou has praised Andy Murray for his decision to skip the French Open and focus on the grass season and the upcoming Wimbledon. Andy…
‘I want to win events before the French Open because I like winning!’ says Rafael Nadal
Last year was the only time Rafael Nadal won the French Open without claiming a clay-court title in the build-up, but the 34-year-old Spaniard insists…
‘I can play well on clay,’ Petra Kvitova full of confidence ahead of French Open
Petra Kvitova knows her game is best suited to playing on quicker courts, but the two-time Wimbledon champion believes she can also succeed at the…
‘I need to stick with my game,’ vows Karolina Pliskova ahead of French Open
Karolina Pliskova grew up playing on clay but in nine visits to the French Open has gone beyond the third round only once. Now the…
Shapovalov “needs to bring his best tennis” to defeat Ruud in Geneva Open final
Tennishead’s in-house analyst thinks that the first ATP final meeting between two of the ‘NextGens’ brightest stars could be a very close contest but only…
Second Service: Stefanos Tsitsipas praises Musetti; Thiem makes admission ahead of French Open
In Second Service today, we look at the latest from Lyon including a crunch semi-final between Stefanos Tsitsipas and Lorenzo Musetti, and Thiem’s admission after…
Lorenzo Musetti: ‘Tsitsipas is one of the best guys on tour. I can’t let him dominate me’
Lorenzo Musetti labelled Stefanos Tsitsipas as “one of the best guys on tour” and said he will try not to let the Greek dominate him…
Stefanos Tsitsipas: ‘Playing Lorenzo Musetti is serious business. We share similar games’
Stefanos Tsitsipas has described facing Lorenzo Musetti in the Lyon semi-finals as “serious business” and said he expects “big things” from the 19-year-old. The world…
‘Roger Federer is preparing to say goodbye in a big way’ says two-time major finalist
Alex Corretja said he would be surprised if Roger Federer “played many more years” and believes Rafael Nadal has “at least two more years” to…
