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ATP Betting: The year in review part two

The Magician retires his wand. Santoro called it a day after over 20 years of professional tennis

Santoro and Moya called it a day, Fish gave up the saturated fats and Nadal and Murray played out a three hour epic. Sean Calvert talks us through the best moments from the second half...

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Sean Calvert

21 Dec 2010

ATP Betting: The year in review part one

I've done it. Ivan Ljubicic beat three of the world's Top 10 en route to winning Indian Wells

Andy Murray's efforts at the Australian Open and Ivan Ljubicic's shock win at a Masters event after his thirtieth birthday were some of Sean Calvert's highlights from the first six months on the ATP Tour....

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Sean Calvert

10 Dec 2010

Women's Tennis: The year in review Part Two

Serena had to watch the US open from the stands after a foot injury caused by stepping on broken glass ruled her out for months

In the second part of our 2010 review, Guy McCrea tells us why arguably the most important event of the year happened in a restaurant rather a tennis court and how we had to say...

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Guy McCrea

8 Dec 2010

Oldest Tennis Players: Why comeback Muster is still a relative youngster

Thomas Muster has half the hair and half the court speed he did in his prime

To celebrate the return of Thomas Muster to the courts at the ripe old age of 43, Sean Calvert looks at some of the stars of yesteryear who kept on going and kept on winning...

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Sean Calvert

28 Oct 2010

It's not just music that has its one-hit wonders

A unique sight. Roberto Carretero lifts a tennis trophy

Roberto Carretero anyone? Vince Spadea? Names you may have at the back of your mind somewhere but hardly players who had scintillating careers. Sean Calvert tells us why they both get a mention here......

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Sean Calvert

14 Oct 2010

Tennis Betting: The best and worst comebacks

Bjorn Borg's comeback was one of the most ill-fated, the once great Swede still playing with a wooden racket and unable to compete with his opponents' new-found power

From Kim Clijsters' incredible back-to-back US Open wins after coming out of retirement to Bjorn Borg's painful efforts on his return, Sean Calvert discusses the best and the worst......

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Sean Calvert

7 Oct 2010

Tennis Nicknames: When the Sheriff met the Pistol

Andre Agassi jokes around in an exhibition match but playing

We all know about the Fed-Express, the A-Rod and the Swiss Miss but what other nicknames are there out there in the world of tennis? Sean Calvert talks us through some of the best.......

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Sean Calvert

29 Sep 2010

Indian Wells: Huge crowds don't disguise the fact tennis in America has a problem

Andre Agassi plays to the crowd during an exhibition match but successful and popular American players have been far and few between since his retirement

There may be a predicted 300,000 tennis fans coming through the turnstiles at Indian Wells next week but the general popularity of tennis is waning in the States. In the absence of American stars who...

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Simon Mundie

11 Mar 2010

Constructing the Perfect Female Player Part Two: A surprise appearance by Anna Kournikova

Anna Kournikova never won a WTA title but her earnings off the court were unprecedented for a female tennis player

In part two of his study into the perfect female tennis player, Guy McCrea looks at who was the very best when it came to such qualities as power and mind and why the original...

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Guy McCrea

23 Feb 2010

Tennis Betting: The great entertainers

Gael Monfils is great to watch but his record suggests he hasn't fulfilled his potential as of yet

We all know about the brash approach of Jimmy Connors, the borderline mad antics of Ilie Nastase and the showmanship of Yannick Noah but who are the modern-day entertainers of the men's tour and does...

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Simon Mundie

21 Feb 2010

Mens' Tennis Betting: The Year in Review - Part Two

In part two, Simon Mundie looks at the big stories in tennis that made the headlines in the second part of the year including the emergence of a new breed of player, the retirements of...

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Simon Mundie

9 Dec 2009

Men's Tennis Betting: The Year in Review - Part One

Roger Federer's tears at the end of the Australian Open final back in January will live long in the memory of his fans and tennis aficionados all around the world. Simon Mundie talks us through...

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Simon Mundie

3 Dec 2009

Women's Tennis 2009: The year in review (Part One)

The year in women's tennis has seen plenty of players make headlines for both good and bad reasons. In the first of a two-part series, Guy McCrea reviews some of the standout stories from the...

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Guy McCrea

4 Nov 2009

WTA Race To Doha: Who are the likely eight?

The Grand Slams might be done and dusted for 2009 - but the battle for places at the season-ending WTA Tour Championship is still far from over. Four places remain to be claimed and the...

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Guy McCrea

5 Oct 2009

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