Murray Aims For Wimbledon 2018 Return
Players Lounge
January 8, 2018
Andy Murray has had a hip operation in Melbourne and is aiming to be back in time for Wimbledon 2018. This is amazing news when many were starting to write off his career completely. Wimbledon tennis fans will be reassured that the home hero isn’t going to rush his comeback. But he will do everything […]
What Will Happen At Wimbledon 2018 And Beyond?
Players Lounge
January 2, 2018
The New Year heralds the start of our build-up to Wimbledon 2018. And there’s nothing more exciting than knowing that another Wimbledon Championships is only months away. But there is plenty of tennis to be played before the highlight of the year comes around at Wimbledon. Historic The Grand Slams start in Australia in a […]
Is Federer Greater Than Ali And Bolt?
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December 15, 2017
The British public have voted Roger Federer as their BBC (TV) Overseas Sports Personality of the Year for a record fourth time. That’s one more time than two other towering figures from world sport. The boxer, Muhammad Ali and the athlete, Usain Bolt won the award three times. It shows the love the Brits have for […]
“Baby Fed” Dimitrov Comes of Age
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November 21, 2017
Grigor Dimitrov isn’t “Baby Fed” any more. He is finally a star in his own right. But how many of us saw this one coming? The first debutant to win the year-end finals this century, Dimitrov always had it in him somewhere. The talent was never in doubt. That’s why the smouldering Bulgarian was likened […]
RIP Jana Novotna – The Human Face of Sport
Players Lounge
November 20, 2017
Wimbledon will never forget Jana Novotna, who has died of cancer at the age of 49. Her tears splashed onto a special page in the tennis history books. They didn’t smudge or stain that page, they only enhanced the beauty of the Wimbledon story. Those tears left a lasting and touching reminder of something we all too easily forget – that sport is […]
Roger Ready For Anything After London Win…Hyeon Chung Is Next Gen Champion
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November 13, 2017
An impressive Roger Federer beat Jack Sock 6-4, 7-6 in his much-anticipated opener at the ATP World Tour Finals in London – and then fired a warning to rivals such as Rafael Nadal. Anyone who thought that Federer’s recent fatigue might be a sign of things to come had better think again. The Swiss genius now feels […]
Federer In A Kilt…And Murray Is Back
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November 8, 2017
Roger Federer and Andy Murray played tennis for the sheer joy if it in Glasgow; and thrilled 11,000 fans on a riotous night of fun. One of those fans even took her kilt off, so that Federer could play a game wearing it. He promptly won that game with ease, on the way to a […]
Wozniacki and Federer in New Success Stories
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October 31, 2017
Caroline Wozniacki beat Venus Williams at the eighth time of asking to win the WTA Finals in Singapore. Her 6-4, 6-4 victory was the biggest of her career and a testament to her bounce-back-ability. Williams had enjoyed a 7-0 head-t0-head record going into the final. CHARACTER But the determined Dane, a former world number one, […]
Del Potro Wins His First Title Of Season
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October 23, 2017
Juan Martin Del Potro won his first title of the season by beating Grigor Dimitrov in Stockholm. And many will be hoping the gentle giant can force his way into the year-end finals in London with a late surge. In this incredible year for tennis, arguably the world’s favourite three players are all finishing in […]