McEnroe Delivers Message To England Team
Match Reviews
July 2, 2018
Tennis legend John McEnroe has come up with a timely message for the England soccer team ahead of their World Cup showdown with Colombia. Tennis fever is sweeping London but so is football fever because the World Cup only comes around once every four years. England’s knockout match against the Colombians in Russia was on […]
Victorious Federer Backs Murray Withdrawal
Match Reviews
Roger Federer thrilled Centre Court and his four children as he achieved his first objective with a straight sets victory over Dusan Lajovic. Now the reigning Wimbledon champion will hope for another win – for his beloved Switzerland against Sweden in the soccer World Cup. No one would have bet on Switzerland staying in the […]
Wimbledon Qualifying A Court-Side Special Review
Match Reviews
June 29, 2018
Wimbledon Qualifying – Roehampton A Special Court-Side Review of Qualifying for Wimbledon, photos by Ms K Allen. British player, Dan Evans, had a career high ranking of 41 and seemed destined for great things. But the he was banned for 12 months for cocaine use in April 2017. Understandably, Wimbledon refused him a wild card this […]
Murray Ponders Wimbledon After Edmund Defeat
Match Reviews
June 28, 2018
Andy Murray’s first defeat to Kyle Edmund left him with a big decision to make – can he truly compete at Wimbledon? First the facts. Edmund won 6-4, 6-4 in one hour and forty minutes of Eastbourne heat. It could have been worse for Murray, after Edmund achieved a double break and served for the […]
Murray Starts To Look The Part – Now For Edmund
Match Reviews
June 26, 2018
Andy Murray’s ruthless disposal of triple Grand Slam winner Stan Wawrinka has caused many to declare him fit for a serious assault on Wimbledon next week. But the truth is that Murray will only really know how fit and ready for Wimbledon he is after he faces fellow Brit Kyle Edmund. It was a terrific […]
Federer Upbeat After Halle Loss
Match Reviews
June 24, 2018
Roger Federer is happy with his physical shape and progress heading into Wimbledon despite a rare defeat on grass. His 20-match unbeaten run on the surface came to Annie end when he lost the final to Borna Coric. The younger man from Croatia lasted best to emerge a 7-6 (6), 3-6, 6-2 winner over the […]
Federer Back In Thriller, Murray Ready For Kyrgios
Match Reviews
June 18, 2018
Could there be a more mouthwatering build-up to Wimbledon? Roger Federer storms back to world number one with a stunning Stuttgart semi-final victory over Nick Kyrgios. Score 6-7 (2-7), 6-2, 7-6 (7-5). Then he shuts out the threat from Milos Raonic to take his 98th title 6-4, 7-6 (7-3) in the final. GRACE Who would […]
Novak Djokovic Is Preparing For Wimbledon
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June 12, 2018
Novak Djokovic only took a few days to shake off his disillusionment, following a surprise exit at Roland Garros. Now he is very much focused on Wimbledon 2018! The Serb had suggested he might skip the grass court season completely, after he lost his French Open quarter-final to the little-known world number 72, Marco Cecchinato. But now he […]
Rafael Nadal Wins The French Open For An Eleventh Time
Match Reviews
June 10, 2018
Rafael Nadal has won the French Open so many times that at first he hardly seemed to feel the elation. When Dominic Thiem finally crumbled and hit long on the fifth match point, Rafa dropped his racquet, turned to the crowd behind the baseline and raised his arms. But there was no collapsing into the […]
Simona Halep Is A Grand Slam Champion At Last!
Match Reviews
June 9, 2018
Simona Halep isn’t just a world number one. She is a Grand Slam champion. And she has waited a lifetime – and 32 attempts – to hear those words. In the aftermath she cried as she cuddled the trophy like a long-lost friend and listened to the Romanian national anthem. She had already climbed up […]