Timothy Donal Ellis

1 week ago | forbes.com | Tim Ellis |Timothy Donal Ellis

When Carlos Alcaraz first played Lorenzo Musetti in the 2022 Hamburg Open final there was a high dose of drama and ultimate defeat. A controversial double bounce in the second set went the way of the Italian as did the match between two players who at that very moment were very much part of the Next Gen future. On Sunday, Alcaraz won the Monte-Carlo Masters far more comfortably – albeit in three sets - to record his fourth straight win over Musetti.

2 weeks ago | forbes.com | Tim Ellis |Timothy Donal Ellis

After weeks of speculation that Ben Stokes’s battered body might have to lead England’s white-ball squad as well as carry his own weight of expectation, common sense finally made it into the equation on Wednesday when new skipper Harry Brook was unveiled in front of the gathered media. The fresh-faced Yorkshireman has a busy year ahead with series against the West Indies in June and South Africa and Ireland in September.

2 weeks ago | forbes.com | Tim Ellis |Timothy Donal Ellis

Novak Djokovic might want to check in with his old adversary Roger Federer about how to get over the line for a 100th tour level title. After the near miss in Miami with defeat in the final against rising star Jakub Mensik, Djokovic’s clay court swing opens up with a Monte-Carlo Masters opener on Wednesday. Alejandro Tabilo, who defeated him in Rome last year for the loss of just five games, is the opponent.

2 weeks ago | forbes.com | Tim Ellis |Timothy Donal Ellis

The vast majority of the top 20 tennis stars on the ATP and WTA tours have written to the four Grand Slam tournaments asking for an increase in prize money. Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner, Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff are among the signatories of the letter first reported in French newspaper L’Equipe.

3 weeks ago | forbes.com | Tim Ellis |Timothy Donal Ellis

‘England left sweating on Ben Stokes’s fitness’ could be a headline inserted into several scenarios over the last four years. The latest piece of news on Stokes’s availability is following a pattern that needs to be broken to get a crack at the Australians down under. England’s Test captain will certainly not play in any early season County Championship fixtures after tearing his hamstring in December during the third Test against New Zealand. The 33-year-old is English cricket’s bionic man.