Photo credit: Jon Buckle/ROLEX By Alix Ramsay Blimey, what a middle Saturday. Then again, blimey, what a first week. Champions past and present falling like journalists off bar stools; players making “fashion statements” and looking like badly wrapped Christmas parcels; supposed favorites stuttering and spluttering their way through the early rounds; Novak Djokovic’s … [Read more...] about Tennis From Wimbledon Week One Wrap by Alix Ramsay
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10sBalls Shares Alix Ramsay’s take on The 2025 US Open Tennis
Photo credit: Jed Jacobson/ROLEX By Alix Ramsay The phrase “less is more” is often attributed to Mies Van der Rohe, the pioneering architect of the minimalist movement but, in truth, he was not the first to follow the philosophy. When it comes to philosophy, the ancient Greeks had a similar saying: “philosophers: keep it brief”. These philosophers were clearly … [Read more...] about 10sBalls Shares Alix Ramsay’s take on The 2025 US Open Tennis
Week One of Wimbledon Sees a Lot of Tennis Favorites Lose—But Grigor Dimitrov is Still Around
By Alix Ramsay In the tattered remnants of the men’s draw, it is all but impossible to find any challengers to the obvious favorites (a certain Mr Alcaraz and his taller rival Mr Sinner). Of those who have already left the building, many are either mentally burned out – Sascha Zverev, Alexei Popyrin – or physically done in: Casper Ruud, Lorenzo Musetti. They call it … [Read more...] about Week One of Wimbledon Sees a Lot of Tennis Favorites Lose—But Grigor Dimitrov is Still Around
Tennis From Paris 2025—Alix Ramsay Shares the Latest with 10sBalls
Photo credit: Antoine Couvercelle/ROLEX By Alix Ramsay It is the second Monday at Roland Garros. The great throng of players, agents, girlfriends, boyfriends, PR men and women, equipment reps, hangers on and “influencers” (how is that a career?) has thinned out considerably and we are left with… the future. The first week saw a wave of tearful farewells. It started … [Read more...] about Tennis From Paris 2025—Alix Ramsay Shares the Latest with 10sBalls
The Australian Open Has Always prided Itself As the “Happy Slam” by Alix Ramsay
Exuding sunshine, blue skies and warmth while the other three grand slam nations freeze in the northern hemisphere’s midwinter, the Open has a tournament director who only stops short of offering a free Lamborghini with every accreditation as he does his utmost to keep the players smiling. Up in the stands, the punters are all in summer vacation mood and the beer flows … [Read more...] about The Australian Open Has Always prided Itself As the “Happy Slam” by Alix Ramsay