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How bad is it? The board. The coaching staff. The list managers. The playing group. It ALL stinks. Zero accountability, zero drive, no elite standards. We’re in a big, big mess for a long, long time. Because changes will never be enough, when this mess requires drastic, sweeping changes.

Starts overnight. Men’s draw:

The “5th Slam”. Genuinely does feel like the next best thing to a slam. The location, the 96 player draw, the crowds. It’s got it all. Draws haven’t come out yet but women’s qualifying got underway today and the men’s qualifying starts overnight. Storm Sanders and Olivia Gadecki go against the...

250 tournament from Montpellier, France is underway shortly. It’s a weak but interesting enough field, but a little surprised Fils isn’t competing here given its in his home country and he reached the SF here year, his tour breakthrough. Top seed is Holger Rune who you’d suspect will take this...

2 tournaments start soon. A 500 in Linz, Austria and a 250 in Hua Hin, Thailand. No draw yet for Linz but this was a tremendous tournament last year with great crowds and atmosphere in the indoor facility. They’ve been upgraded to a 500 event this year but honestly, what terrible timing for a...

Starts today. If I were in Melbourne and free I would so be there. Lets go Eva Lys and Erika Andreeva mainly! Interest also in Korneeva, B.Fruhvirtova and P.Kudermetova. Schwartzman and Kudla in a QR1 is crazy. Goffin 8th seed. Paire in action too.

Starts tonight. Djokovic can wrap up YE#1 with a win tonight over Rune. He just needs a single win this week to achieve the feat. I guess the question is can Djokovic break the tie with Federer and win a 7th year end championship. Alcaraz hasn’t won a title since Wimbledon, and you wouldn’t...

Last big hit out before the years final slam. Men’s draw: Noticables: * Djokovic first tournament since Wimbledon. On paper rough draw with ADF, de Minaur, Monfils, all guys who went deep in Montreal, in his section. Will they be fatigued though? Sinner and Rune in his half too. Sinner I...

Almost upon us! Qualifying has been going on last few days. Kokkinakis lost Q1, pretty disappointing. Polmans plays Otte for a spot in the MD, the only Aussie male remaining. Seyboth Wild is in the final round, Machac plays Pouille which is a good match-up, and Maroszan, Alcaraz conquerer, is...

Tournament starts 28th May. Qualifying starts tonight. Some big names in the draws, including former FO finalist Sofia Kenin and recent Madrid SF’ist Aslan Karatsev. Andy Murray has pulled out to focus on grass. Understandable, but odd given he played all those clay tournaments even winning a...

Wow. And some people think we’re on the improve? It’s a fake improve, because this midfield isn’t going to get us anywhere near it. No class, no speed. No one close to elite, and I don’t think anyone on the list who could even potentially get to elite. Laird? Will rack up 30 today with zero...

Men’s draw: Rome is probably the pick of the clay masters, and this one I’m really excited about. Djokovic is back, meaning he and Alcaraz are in the same tournament for the first time since last years Paris masters. Some points worth mentioning: Djokovic, Rune and Sinner all in the top...

Another joint 1000 event, kicks off tonight. Men’s: Top half once again far stronger than the bottom half. You’ve got Alcaraz, Rune and Rublev, 2 title winners and a runner-up last week, all in the top half, as well as Ruud however his form is so bad he hardly seems a threat. Other...

I’ll get a preview up tomorrow, for now just wanted to say that Popyrin qualified by beating Paire after being down 6-2, 5-1, insane meltdown.

No mens draw yet, will post and preview when it becomes available. As for the women, the draw looks really similar to IW, which is a bit of a shame. The timezone for Miami isn’t as friendly as IW, a lot of super early (or late depending on perspective) starts, so not sure how much live tennis...

Men’s draw: Women‘s draw:

Time to set this one up. ATP tour gets in full swing this week with 3 250 tournaments being held in Dallas, Montpellier and Cordoba. Dallas: It’s a reasonably strong field with Fritz headlining, also featuring Tiafoe and Shapovalov. Jordan Thompson faces Denis Kudla. Receiving a WC, Jack...

Figured I’d get this up and running. We have two WTA 250 tournaments starting this week with the Open6 Sens Metropole de Lyon and the Thailand Open. The tournament in France being indoor hard, Thailand outdoor hard. Lyon draw: Linda Noskova plays her second round qualifying match tonight...

Started today. Some quality players in both draws. In great news for mankind, Eva Lys won 6-3, 6-4 and progresses through to round 2. I think she can reach her first GS main draw here! Destanee Aiava won today also.

Like I said in the ATP version, with everyone's help, I want to compile a list of players (both ATP/WTA but separate threads) who we feel are capable of winning one of the four Slams. Obviously this is very subjective, but I want to get a sense for those players who we feel could have Slam...

I've been meaning to do this for a while. With everyone's help, I want to compile a list of players (both ATP/WTA but separate threads) who we feel are capable of winning one of the four Slams. Obviously this is very subjective, but I want to get a sense for those players who we feel could have...

Well, the final day. Always such a hollow feeling when the final event wraps up and it’s just the closing ceremony to come. At least the 2022 Olympics are just around the corner, but that’ll be little consolation tomorrow night. These Games have been brilliant, from start to finish, and I’m sure...

More medals for Australia on day 14, ultimately not the gold we were after to claim our record, but some amazing achievements nonetheless. We have more medal chances today; the Boomers arguably the biggest of the lot. Can we finally claim a major medal? And the track is set to sizzle with some...

Well day 13 had it all. A gold rush in the afternoon which put us tied with our greatest ever gold haul at an Olympics. However there was soon disappointment as the Boomers were overrun, the Matildas came up short and the Kookaburras lost in devastating fashion. The night ended on a positive...

Day 12 saw the end of the Opals, McLaughlin set a WR to take gold, a young Aussie set himself up for a tilt at a medal in the decathlon, and another sailing gold. Day 13 is massive; Kookaburras going for gold, as are the girls in the beach volleyball, Boomers playing USA for the gold medal...

Day 11 was a great day for Australia, rebounding after yesterday’s disappointment. Wins for the Kookaburras, Boomers and our women’s beach volleyball team. Some incredible results in the athletics too; Warholm, Duplantis, Thompson, and some amazing heats and semis. A lot of day 12 highlights are...

Day 10 was probably the first disappointing day for Australia of these Olympics. Heartbreaking losses for the Hockeyroos and Matildas, thankfully the day ended on a high with the Opals finally clicking into gear to clinch a QF birth. Some exhilarating scenes on the track today by Hassan, and the...

Day 9, in a word, wow. It had everything. In all honestly that may be my favourite day ever of watching Olympics. 4 golds, the Kookaburras winning an epic QF, Bol winning his SF, the high jump emotion, it was hectic from beginning to end. Day 10 looks good, the highlight for me is probably the...

Day 8 saw our medal tally keep ticking along, including another gold. Day 9 will see it continue due to Matt Wearn in the men’s laser sailing and there are other chances in the pool too. Highlights include: * Women’s 50m freestyle final (McKeon, Campbell) * Athletics mens 400m heats (loaded...

Another awesome day for Australia, and Day 7 could also be another day for gold. The schedule is loaded; was actually hurting my brain trying to come up with a highlights list because it is genuinely loaded. It’s the first day of track and field, and it starts with a bang. I’m particularly...