Wimbledon: Time To Imagine Being There.
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May 10, 2019
Wimbledon awaits. They’re already on the clay and soon it’ll be our turn, our surface. The grass, so freshly mown you can smell it. The days are getting longer, glorious English summer evenings are just around the corner. There is nothing in the world like a London summer. Nothing in tennis like Wimbledon. The cathedral […]
Wimbledon 2020: Where to Eat During Your Visit
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May 9, 2019
Are you planning to attend Wimbledon in 2020? A wide range of on-site and off-site food and drink options are available during The Championships to keep you full and focused during the games. While Pimm’s and strawberries might be the order of the day, they’re probably not quite enough to fill you up after a […]
Wimbledon: When to Arrive
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May 2, 2019
As the tennis world’s most prestigious event; Wimbledon is known for its fantastic roster of players, Royal Family attendance, iconic strawberries and cream and, for many attendees, very long queues. If you’re attending Wimbledon in 2019, it’s easy to assume that you’ll spend a large percentage of your day waiting in line. After all, Wimbledon […]
Wimbledon 2019 will be like no other. That’s just a fact.
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May 1, 2019
Wimbledon 2019 will be like no other. That’s just a fact. It could be the coolest ever, and not just because there are so many great players, old and new, ready to do battle on increasingly equal terms. Never before has continuous play been guaranteed on the two biggest show courts. But the new retractable […]
Thiem and Kvitova Win Titles On Clay
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April 29, 2019
Dominic Thiem is clearly a serious contender for Roland Garros once more. He didn’t just win Barcelona – he took the trophy in some style. We did say watch out for Thiem when the fun started on clay. And he is already showing why! No one can say he didn’t deserve it in Catalonia. A […]
Will Andy Murray Make Wimbledon?
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April 26, 2019
Will Andy Murray feature at Wimbledon this summer? It’s the question on everyone’s lips. And it really could happen. His mother Judy is “cautiously optimistic” that he will be back on tour at some stage this summer. He is already playing ‘static’ tennis, hitting against walls. Even more encouragingly, Andy has also been filmed on […]
Great Britain’s queens end 26 year wait for Fed Cup
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April 23, 2019
Great Britain’s comeback queens ended a 26-year wait for Fed Cup promotion with a courageous victory over Kazakhstan in London. For sheer guts, mental strength and a stubborn refusal to be beaten, the Brits outshone some very famous tennis names – male superstars who are normally known for precisely these qualities, but faltered elsewhere instead. […]
Nadal And Djokovic beaten surprisingly in Monte Carlo
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April 21, 2019
Both Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal beaten surprisingly in Monte Carlo. Indeed, it was Nadal’s conqueror, Fabio Fognini, who went on to take the Monte Carlo title with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Dusan Lajovic. When Fabio is good, he can be almost unplayable. So, it proved in the end as he became the first […]
Why is the 2019 clay-court season so intriguing?
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April 11, 2019
How is Rafa’s body? How is Novak’s mind? What about Roger’s memory? Is Naomi really scared? Can Serena come good again? The first big date with clay awaits in Monte Carlo on Sunday and so many intriguing questions remain unanswered. Can Rafael Nadal use the coming weeks to build towards a twelfth Roland Garros title? […]
Top Ten Tennis Probabilities For Rest of 2019
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April 8, 2019
There are few certainties in tennis. But ten probabilities have occurred to us as we look forward to the rest of 2019. See if you agree. Is there one certainty among them? 1/ Roger Federer will be there or thereabouts when the top players fight for the titles. Roger leads the race to London for […]