Patrick Mouratoglou Excited About Ultimate Tennis Showdown

This week on Match Point Canada we were thrilled to welcome the most well-known coach there is in Patrick Mouratoglou. The recently turned 50 year old Frenchman is of course recognized worldwide as helping Serena Williams reach 16 of the...

Posted on: 3 July 2020 | 8:02 am

Milos Raonic Opens Up to Match Point Canada

Canadian Milos Raonic opened up to Ben Lewis and Mike McIntyre on the most recent episode of Match Point Canada: the Official Podcast of Tennis Canada. The former Wimbledon finalist talks about his intense training regiment through three months of...

Posted on: 24 June 2020 | 11:26 am

Serena Williams Is Your AP Female Athlete Of The Decade

Serena Williams has been named Associated Press Female Athlete of the Decade following several years of brilliance as a tennis superstar. The 38-year-old snagged 12 Grand Slam titles in the last 10 years, with no other woman claiming more than...

Posted on: 29 December 2019 | 7:25 pm

Pliskova Sisters Advance to Doubles Semifinals in Beijing

By Mike McIntyre Photo thanks to Jimmie48 Tennis Photography Karolina and Kristyna Pliskova advanced to the semifinals of the doubles draw in Beijing at the China Open with a 7-5, 6-3 victory over the No. 4 seeds Gaby Dabrowski and...

Posted on: 2 October 2019 | 9:22 pm

Elina Svitolina Talks GEMS Life, Making the Semis at Wimbledon and More

Interview Conducted at the Rogers Cup by Mike McIntyre for Match Point Canada Podcast Photos by Mike McIntyre Q: Elina, thank you so much for joining us today. Got to start right off the bat with GEMS Life, which is...

Posted on: 22 August 2019 | 10:32 pm

Genie Bouchard Rogers Cup Press Conference

Genie Bouchard met with members of the press at the Rogers Cup in Toronto on Saturday to speak about her upcoming 12th appearance playing in Canada's premier tennis tournament. She spoke about working with her new coach Jorge Todero, the...

Posted on: 3 August 2019 | 8:55 pm

Bianca Andreescu Prepares For Rogers Cup Return

By Mike McIntyre Canada's No. 1 player, Bianca Andreescu, was hard at work at the Aviva Centre in Toronto on Monday preparing for her return to the WTA Tour at the Rogers Cup. Out with a shoulder injury since her...

Posted on: 29 July 2019 | 6:44 pm

Men's Wimbledon Draw Analysis

By Mike McIntyre A year ago at Wimbledon Novak Djokovic signaled to the tennis world that he was back in-form by capturing his first Grand Slam in over two years at the All England Club. Now he returns not only...

Posted on: 28 June 2019 | 10:15 am

Italian Clay Could Help Mould Britain's Next Tennis Star

With the French Open fast approaching all it takes is one glance at the ATP Tour rankings to understand the role clay courts play in producing world-class tennis players. Eighteen of the top 200 men are Italian, 14 are French,...

Posted on: 23 May 2019 | 11:24 pm

Tim Mayotte Talks ATP Board Vote to Match Point Canada

By Mike McIntyre Former World No. 7 Tim Mayotte stopped by to talk with Match Point Canada about the upcoming ATP Board vote Tuesday in Rome where they will fill the now vacant position previously occupied by Justin Gimelstob. Mayotte...

Posted on: 14 May 2019 | 8:43 am

Roger Federer Returns to Clay in Madrid

Today is the day that Roger Federer fans had to wonder if they would ever see again - the 20 time Grand Slam champion returning to play tennis on clay. Absent on the surface since 2016, Federer has surprisingly elected...

Posted on: 7 May 2019 | 10:05 am

Canadian Clash: Denis Shapovalov and Felix Auger Aliassime Faceoff in Madrid

Article and Photos By Mike McIntyre For those in Canada who once upon a time dreamed of the day when the country would make its mark on the international tennis scene 2019 must signal mission accomplished. Only a third of...

Posted on: 5 May 2019 | 7:44 am

Who are the Most Valuable Women in Tennis?

When it comes to tennis, the modern women’s game is every inch as popular and exciting as the men’s. With big name players such as Serena Williams and Simona Halep drawing in crowds and exciting in-game play, the WTA is...

Posted on: 2 May 2019 | 8:06 am

Women's Quarterfinals Set in Indian Wells

By Mike McIntyre Photos: Jimmie48 Tennis Photography It's down to the final eight in the desert in Indian Wells on the WTA Tour and the final 16 on the ATP Tour and it wasn't without some surprises that's for sure...

Posted on: 13 March 2019 | 7:54 am

Interview with Canadian Sensation Bianca Andreescu

Interview by Ben Lewis, Article from Mike McIntyre Photographs: Jimmie48 Tennis Photography One of the surprise stories so far in 2019 on the WTA Tour is without a doubt the rise of Canada’s Bianca Andreescu. She has just made the...

Posted on: 12 March 2019 | 3:59 pm

Serena Williams Beats Victoria Azarenka in Fitting International Women's Day Match

By Mike McIntyre Photos: Jimmie48 Tennis Photography The WTA Tour couldn't have asked for two greater representatives of female strength to face one another on International Women's Day than Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka. What they've endured since becoming mothers...

Posted on: 9 March 2019 | 10:13 pm

Genie Bouchard Out In Singles and Doubles in Indian Wells

By Mike McIntyre Photos: Jimmie48 Tennis Photography Genie Bouchard's experience in Indian Wells did not last very long as the No. 2 ranked Canadian was eliminated in the opening round of both singles and doubles competition. Wednesday she teamed up...

Posted on: 8 March 2019 | 12:11 pm

Life in the Chair: An Interview With ITF Umpire Eva Asderaki Moore

By Mike McIntyre Photos Jimmie48 Tennis Photography This week our guest on The Southpaw Slice tennis podcast will be respected ITF Chair Umpire Eva Asderaki Moore. After giving birth to a baby boy last July, Asderaki Moore returned to the...

Posted on: 23 February 2019 | 10:13 pm

Kristina Mladenovic Stuns World No. 1 Naomi Osaka in Dubai

By Mike McIntyre To say that Kristina Mladenovic has been struggling with her singles game is an understatement. Since achieving a career high ranking of No. 10 in the world back in October of 2017, the 25 year old Frenchwoman...

Posted on: 19 February 2019 | 7:22 pm

Brayden Schnur Has Career Week at the New York Open

By Mike McIntyre Photos Courtesy Amanda Schnur Brayden Schnur feels like his professional career is in some ways just starting now despite the fact he has been playing on the ATP Tour since the summer of 2016. The 23 year...

Posted on: 17 February 2019 | 6:56 pm

Brayden Schnur Into Finals of New York Open

By Mike McIntyre There have been a number of Canadian tennis players who have started 2019 off with a bang and it's not the typical names we've been accustomed to seeing in the headlines. On the women's side 18 year...

Posted on: 15 February 2019 | 11:20 pm

Into the Quarterfinals in Cordoba, Montpellier and Sofia

By Mike McIntyre The three ATP 250 level tournaments this week have reached their midway points as the quarterfinals are now set in Cordoba, Argentina, Montepellier, France and Sofia, Bulgaria. As is often the case early in the season there...

Posted on: 7 February 2019 | 11:27 pm

Françoise Abanda Refocused for 2019

Article and Photography By Mike McIntyre Count Canada’s Françoise Abanda as someone who was happy to turn the page on 2018. The just-turned 22 year old had a trying season both on and off the tennis court last season and...

Posted on: 5 February 2019 | 7:21 pm

Recap of WTA Events in St. Petersburg, Russia and Hua Hin, Thailand

By Mike McIntyre With the Australian Open now completed and 21 year old Naomi Osaka firmly entrenched as a major star on the WTA Tour, the past week has given some other faces the chance to steal the spotlight as...

Posted on: 3 February 2019 | 11:03 pm

The Week Ahead on the ATP Tour: Cordoba, Montpellier and Sofia

Article and Photography by Mike McIntyre With the first Grand Slam of 2019 now behind us as well as the Davis Cup qualifiers, the ATP Tour can begin to settle into its usual groove of tournaments. This week there will...

Posted on: 2 February 2019 | 9:04 pm