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Thrilling Tennis, Magic Moments and Insufferable Influencers: How the 2026 US Open unfolded

This year's US Open has blessed us with moments we will never forget. Novak Djokovic potentially played his last Arthur Ashe match, out-of-action Alcaraz returned with the same exhilarating tennis everyone loves him for. However, one thing haunted this year's tournament, and that was the invitation of social media influencers. With many players, such as Naomi Osaka, pointing out TikTok stars disrupting matches with their over-the-top ring lights, sometimes blinding the player

Henry Hughes

Sep 154 min read

No Sinner! Heaven for Other Competitors at This Year’s US Open

This year’s US Open has been one of the most heavily anticipated majors this year. It promises to be more unpredictable than any other, which is saying a lot considering its history in having the largest variety of champions of all the Grand Slams in the last 20 years. Can the Americans get their first winner since Andy Roddick, and will there be a new champion in the women’s bracket for the 8th major in a row? Let’s have a look at the potential challengers for the title. Me

Henry Hughes

Aug 315 min read

Shelton at the Double - How this Montreal Title Affects the US Open

Ben Shelton has become a back-to-back Montreal Open champion in an all American final seeing the new World No.6 not drop a set throughout the entire tournament. Lets have a closer look as to how he achieved this, and what this tournament could mean leading up to the US Open in 2 weeks time. Montreal started off with a bang, as top seed Alexander Zverev bowed out to dutchman Tallon Griekspoor - his largest win of the season. But the toppling of the top seeds did not stop here.

Henry Hughes

Aug 163 min read

Filipino Glory in Washington DC- Alexandra Eala’s Rise to Stardom

2026 has been an astonishing year for Alexandra Eala, claiming her first WTA title and becoming the first Filipino to do so. And while the spotlight remains brightly on her, let’s take a look at how she made it to this moment. This isn’t the first record Eala has broken in her short career so far. Turning professional in March 2020, she has gone on to become the youngest and lowest-seeded junior to win an ITF title (2021), earning her entry into the WTA rankings, to which she

Henry Hughes

Aug 63 min read

Wimbledon 2026: Upsets, Fairytales and Familiar Faces

How Wimbledon 2026 brought a breath of fresh air to Tennis... As always, Wimbledon delivers a spectacle like no other. The women’s bracket gave us a new champion for the 9th tournament running, while a familiar face strode comfortably to yet another men’s WImbledon title. Let’s have a round-up of yet another fantastic year of Wimbledon. Wimbledon Championship Final… Czech! Familiar names emerged for this year’s Women’s bracket - Sabalenka, Rybakina, Swiatek, yet it was the Cz

Henry Hughes

Jul 194 min read

Wimbledon 2026 - The Complete Player Guide

It’s that time of the year again when the smell of fresh grass, strawberries & cream and gallons of Pimms consumes the south of London. Wimbledon 2026 is finally here and what an exciting year we have in store. The return of one of the sport's greatest competitors along with the absence of the two-time champion Carlos Alcaraz should make for an interesting start of the next two weeks. Who will come out on top this year! The ‘Queen of the Court’ Returns After receiving a wildc

Henry Hughes

Jun 295 min read

Is Emma Back?

To say it's been a challenging 2026 season for Emma Raducanu would be an understatement. Having been out for two and a half months with a post-viral illness and having won just one match since March, questions have been asked about Raducanu's spirit... Has she got the heart for the fight? Is she resilient enough to come through tough situations? Well, this week she answered her critics and in the process stuck two proverbial fingers up at all those niggly naysayers. Okay,

Rory Kindersley

Jun 183 min read

The Fascinating Tale of the 2026 French Open

With one of the most unexpected tournaments of the last decade coming to a close, we take a look back at this year's Roland Garros - host to first-time major finalists, brand new major champions, and some of the biggest shocks seen at a major tournament in years. Women’s Singles Final With echoes of Emma Radacanu in 2021, a qualifier reached the final of the women’s singles at this year's Roland Garros. Twenty-four year old Maja Chwalinska defied the odds, only dropping one

Henry Hughes

Jun 144 min read

Saints and Sinners

Can anyone beat Jannik Sinner at this year’s French Open? Let’s be honest with ourselves. When you look at the 2026 French Open draw and ask whether anyone can topple Jannik Sinner, you’re really asking whether anyone can perform a minor miracle on the red clay of Roland Garros. The short answer is... probably not. The longer answer is... probably not, barring some kind of divine intervention. Sinner arrives in Paris unbeaten for three months, carrying a 29-match winning str

Rory Kindersley

May 272 min read

What to expect from Roland Garros 2026

This year's French Open promises to bring us something fresh and exciting. With Alcaraz out of the tournament due to a right wrist injury, Sinner will feel he is bound for a final spot in the next weeks, and opens up major possibilities for the other new exciting talents coming through. Aryna Sabalenka will also hope to win her first ever Roland Garros title, losing out to Coco Gauff in 3 sets in 2025. And after a blockbuster first day, let’s see what we have in store for the

Henry Hughes

May 254 min read

What Indian Wells can tell us about the rest of the 2026 tennis season

Sinner comes out on top while Medvedev surprises Coming into this tournament, many only had Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner meeting once more in their battle for top spot. Alcaraz was yet to lose a match in 2026 before his match-up against Daniil Medvedev in the semi-final, while Zverev went on to lose his sixth match in a row against the former world no.1 in Sinner. The Russian had already shown great class before the semi-final, dismantling last year's champion Jack Draper

Henry Hughes

Mar 234 min read

The Tyranny of The Clock

Tick, tick, tick... Is time finally running out for Djokovic to ever reach that elusive record breaking 25th slam? He's already cemented his place in history as one of the all time greats, but there's something a little irritating about being stuck on 24. 25 CAREER SLAMS has a much nicer ring to it. At the ripe 'old' age of 38, the Serb champ finds himself in unfamiliar territory - no longer the inevitable favourite, he has to be content with the underdog tag, watching his

Rory Kindersley

Feb 192 min read

Women's Australian Open Relationship

Elena Rybakina won the 2026 Australian Open women’s title on Saturday with a 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 victory over world No.1 Aryna Sabalenka. The win was big for her. It was her second Grand Slam title after Wimbledon 2022 and gave her a major boost in rankings and confidence. She played well under pressure, keeping her cool even when Sabalenka seemed in control. The backstory to Rybakina’s win is worth a bit of closer examination: The tennis world has always been replete with ambitiou

Tarquin Campbell

Feb 192 min read

Is there any stopping Sinner and Alcaraz? - ATP World Tour Finals: Turin

With yet another year of exhilarating tennis completed, we take a look today at the ATP World Tour Finals, which helped to cap off a season of dominance for the two major stars of men’s tennis. Let’s have a look at how things turned out. Before reaching yet another ATP Tour Final, Alcaraz breezed through his group stage matches, only dropping one set to Taylor Fritz. His third round-robin match against Musetti also saw him clinch the 2025 world No. 1 spot for the second time

Henry Hughes

Nov 18, 20253 min read

The Lowest Ranked Tennis Champions in History

Following his remarkable victory at the Shanghai Masters, Valentin Vacherot became the lowest-ranked player to lift a Masters 1000 title. But who are some of the other players to defy the odds on their way to tennis greatness? 10. Iga Swiatek: French Open 2020 Now I know what you’re thinking: How can Iga Swiatek winning Roland Garros be considered one of the greatest shocks in tennis history? This was only Swiatek’s second year on tour, and while she came into professional te

alfie hughes

Oct 16, 20256 min read

Gods amongst men

For the last two years, the grand slams have been equally divided between Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz. While their rivalry is as encapsulating as sport could possibly get, their dominance has begged the question: Is anyone else capable of winning a Grand Slam? We’ve known for a while now that Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner were going to be the two best players in the world. The previous 2024 season had seen the pair split the Major trophies, but fans were still yet to

alfie hughes

Sep 30, 20254 min read

Alcaraz and Sinner go back-to-back-to-back-to-back on Major titles this year – US Open Final

The world No.1 and 2 match each other in major title wins for the second year running. What we learnt from the US Open final. Everything came down to this matchup. Would the Italian powerhouse take home his third major of the year, or would the Spanish bull take home his second? It was Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz’s fifth meeting of the season, all of which had occurred in finals. Many believed after Sinner’s performance at Wimbledon that he would be too much to handle on

Henry Hughes

Sep 9, 20252 min read