Sportswriter and broadcaster David Fearnhead, Women's Tennis Blog's friend and long-time contributor, shares his talking points from the opening day of the Australian Open. He now presents the sports radio show The Only Game in Town every Thursday night on Ribble FM.
There was something not quite right about Simona Halep when she took her seat to face the media pre-tournament. Dressed all in black, her hair pulled back into a tight bun, the familiar sweep of those iconic eyebrows, but look closely and there was something which struck me as an ominous sign.