The Saif Space

It was a shame to see Belinda Bencic and Kaja Muchova bow out, particularly the latter with an ankle injury. Jilly Teichman edges Vika in what I'm calling Match of the Year, but then I argue, what makes match of the year? And how can I be throwing that around in May? I talk about how we haven't had a good WTA Grand Slam final in quite some time, specifically since the 2020 USO Final, where Osaka b...

Best thing I saw today: Qinwen Zheng, Kaja Juvan Worst thing I saw today: Jelena Ostapenko Most interesting thing I saw today: Camila Giorgi

No words to be said for what Ajla Tomljanovic and Sori Cirstea did today. Martina Trevisan and Angie Kerber keep winning. One really straightforwardly and one in dramatic fashion. Petra Kvitova lost today, and Kaja Muchova beat Sakkari. Onto tomorrow, for the remainder of round 2 matches. Best thing I saw today: Karolina Muchova Worst thing I saw today: Ajla Tomljanovic & Sori Cirstea Most int...

We had our first good today of tennis, with a lot of good matches. Qiang Wang x Pegula was great (despite what the score says), Schunk and Selekhmeteva impressed again superior opponents, and Sabalenka had to come back from a set down against the worst female tennis player in the world. TOMORROW, we have a BLOCKBUSTER day of tennis, with an absolutely fantastic slate and mouth-watering matchups fr...

A lot of good matches today post-rain delay I and pre-rain delay II. Noskova x Raducanu was amazing, same with Tomljanovic x Kontaveit and Kerber x Frech. A lot of good performances. Tomorrow's slate unfortunately looks really rough, but it will be nice to see Sabalenka win 60 60. Watch out for Sherif x Kostyuk, Ostapenko x Bronzetti, and Martincova x Rogers, as well as Juvan x Selekhmeteva, those...

The first day of the French Open was a bit of a disappointment, as expected. The slate was weak and the matches were all kinda 'ew', and unfortunately, and obviously against expectation, the bets were also somewhat disappointing. However, tomorrow is a new day, and the slate is much more promising, and hopefully our bets can be too. As always, I recap every WTA match that took place today, and I p...

ITS TIME!!!! A full preview of the draw, with a full bracket filled out and futures picks. I pick winners for every quarter, and give a few outright winners. I also go through the some-what dead slate of tomorrow, but I know that the best is yet to come, quality-wise.

Some interesting matches today in the two 250s, I think they are delivering and 'giving'. In my opinion, this is shaping up to be a good weekend of semis and finals in Rabat and Strasbourg, but maybe that is just me. Either way, we have some bets to talk, and some money to make.

Muguruza does it again...... she loses. This is a cry for help for Muguruza: Please go change your coach. I am picking Ajla Tomljanovic to win tomorrow, and to also lift the trophy here in Rabat. I think this is a great opportunity for her. I recap all of today's matches, and preview all WTA 250 matches tomorrow and most of the qualis in Paris.

Sori Cirstea lost as a -7.5, -4000 favorite, she won the first set too. Today I talk about Tomljanovic, Sori Cirstea, and being result-oriented vs performance-oriented. As always, I cover every WTA Main draw match from today, and I preview tomorrow's slate, as well as a handful of qualifying matches from the French Open. Also, Medvedev lost today. VERY GOOD slate of WTA tennis tomorrow, whether it...

Nothing cleanses the palette more than a bunch of no names (and Muguruza) playing tennis for a week, leading up to the biggest tournament of the year (in my opinion). I talk about Muguruza, Sloane Stephens, as well as every match from yesterday's WTA slate, as well as how to make a good bet in tennis. I also preview tomorrow's action, as always.

I provide my commentary on thoughts on the favorites of both ATP and WTA tours going into the French Open. I also assess the rest of the 'field' in the respective tours. I also preview the two WTA 250s we have this week, Rabat and Strasbourg.

Honestly, in Rome, we get the two best men so far in the clay season (that are participating), and the two winningest women this year. It is certainly much deserved, as much as it pains me to admit. Preview of the finals, as well a slight look ahead of what's to come next week: Two WTA 250s, Rabat and Strasbourg.

A whole lotta everything from quarterfinals today. Literally, a bit of everything for all kinds of fans, no matter what you're into. Whether you like throws, or enjoy a good choke, or live for the comebacks, there was something for you today. Some matches featured all of the above, such as Andreescu/Swiatek, and Sakkari/Jabeur. Sakkari continues to be a scammer and steal a living. Sabalenka finall...

The worst thing that I probably ever saw on a tennis court, took place this evening in Rome during the night session. Some very good QF matchups on deck for tomorrow. As always, I talk you through everything that we saw today, and I preview tomorrow's matches. Sabalenka x Anisimova, 3rd meeting in 1 month, the latter leads 4-0. Queen B vs Bad Girl Iga, Sakkari x Jabeur, and Jilly... Look for some...

Tank jobs left and right: Muguruza, Bencic, Halep. Some big names committing some big crimes on court. Some impressive results, some shocking ones. Full slate of Round 3 matches to look forward to, some good ones (Sabalenka x Pegula & Collins x Anisimova) Best thing I saw: Putintseva Worst thing I saw: Bencic Most Interesting thing I saw: Kontaveit, NPD. Underperforming, and overperforming res...

After an opening two days of 'blegh' in Rome, we have Round 2 action to look forward to tomorrow. The entirety of the WTA Round 2 (16 matches) will be played tomorrow. There is a lot to recap from today, both men and women, and a lot of matches to look forward to.

A very 'blegh' sort of day for day one in Rome. When in Rome... there are a lots of breaks of serve, and less aces. A lot of three settors and overs. At least compared to the clay of Madrid from last week. I discuss an interesting 'I will tank on purpose in order to avoid play X next round' angle. I need to come up a better name for it. I also complain about losing from a set up, but never being a...

Judgement Day has concluded. Carlitos passed and will ascend into heaven with flying colors (no pun intended). Big preview of the WTA Rome draw, and I break down every match on the WTA slate for Day 1.

Is Carlitos the best tennis player in the world? Congrats to Ons Jabeur, winner of WTA Madrid 1000. Listen in for my thoughts on Djokovic, Carlitos, Djokovic x Carlitos, and Sasha Zverev, and then Carlitos x Sasha Zverev.

Today feels like judgement day; for Carlitos, for Novak, for Stefanos, for Sascha Zverev, and for ONS JABEUR. I preview and discuss all three of these bangers at length (WTA Madrid Final & ATP Semis), as well as some WTA Rome Qualis matches taking place today.

The second coming of 'the Occasion', Carlitos x Nadal. A few weeks ago we saw Kecmanovic x Djokovic in Belgrade, today we see the past vs the future of Spanish tennis. I am a HUGE Carlitos fan, and also possess some dislike for Nadal, however I am adamant that the spot is simply too big for the young guns. If Carlitos wins this, it will truly be a HUGE win, but with that being said, I think it is...

Jabeur continues to receive constant attention/praise/recognition. Is she overperforming? What is with this outrage? Simona Halep is her first 'good win' of the tournament. Ekaterina Alexandrova leads the H2H 6-1 against Jabeur. Ekaterina underappreciated, and ridiculed. Please do not rule her out! Jilly keeps on winning and continues to impress, hasn't dropped a set, but Jessie Pegula looks to be...

The theme of 'this is fucking interesting' continues in Madrid. SST beats Kastakina in the (worst) match of the tournament, Pegula wins 10 of the last 11 games and beats Bianca. Teichmann takes a shit on Rybakina, and Kalinina edges Raducanu in a very close decider with a lot of swings. A lot to look forward to still, as things are really starting to heat up. For the first time all tournament, all...

What an emotional rollercoaster of a day. Bencic faltering after a rain delay. Ekaterina trying her hardest to throw. I think it's best we shift our focus to tomorrow where we have 4 very intriguing matchups.