July 18, 2023
Top ten verdicts are always fun – and they often spark interesting debate! Here’s our countdown – in reverse order – of the most dramatic moments from Wimbledon 2023. Feel free to disagree, because these lists are always subjective. We know you’ll have your own personal favourites. 10. Andy Murray Leads Stefanos Tsitsipas Overnight. For […]
July 16, 2023
Carlos Alcaraz has deposed the great king of tennis – and heralded a new generation of Wimbledon heroes. He defeated the warrior-like Novak Djokovic in an epic battle that ended 1-6, 7-6 (8-6), 6-1, 3-6, 6-4. Strokes from the tennis gods in the final game. Drop shots, lobs, the whole delicious repertoire. Nothing else would […]
July 15, 2023
Neal Skupski has done something very special by winning the Men’s Doubles title alongside his Dutch partner He is the first British man since the 1920s to win both the Mixed Doubles and the Men’s Doubles at Wimbledon. That turns Skupski into a genuine tennis legend. No wonder he collapsed onto the grass in joy […]
Marketa Vondrousova won Wimbledon 2023 against all odds, with a display of impeccable versatility on Centre Court. You would never have known that she was unseeded this year – or badly injured this time last year. At the age of 24, Vondrousova became the first unseeded woman ever to win Wimbledon, and she played superbly […]
July 14, 2023
Carlos Alcaraz has made our dreams come true by setting up a final we can all drool over on Sunday. The best two players in the world will do battle, as we predicted. But perhaps three weeks ago no one could have foreseen just how good on grass the amazing Carlitos would become – or […]
Novak Djokovic provided moments of pure theatre and summoned a colossal second serve on Centre Court. The third set was the most memorable in Novak’s impressive 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) victory over young pretender Jannik Sinner. The reigning champion was distracted by a taunt from the crowd between serves – and applauded sarcastically. The extraordinary […]
Ons Jabeur made a Centre Court ticket very special indeed on Thursday. So just imagine what the atmosphere is going to be like at the spiritual home of tennis for the next three days. We have the men’s semi-finals, the women’s final and the men’s final in quick succession. What a weekend! But the magnificent […]
July 12, 2023
Carlos Alcaraz defeated Holger Rune to set up a fascinating semi-final clash against Daniil Medvedev on Friday. And Novak Djokovic will contest the other semi against Jannik Sinner, on what promises to be a dramatic day on Centre Court. Sinner was two sets up against Djokovic in the quarter-finals last year. Can he take the […]
July 11, 2023
Elina Svitolina created the story so many wanted at Wimbledon 2023. A Ukrainian woman who had a baby as recently as last October is in the Wimbledon semi-finals! Not only that. She beat the world number one with some swashbuckling tennis – and her wonderful 7-5, 6-7 (5-7), 6-2 victory was thoroughly deserved. The defeated […]
July 10, 2023
Alcaraz is the name on everyone’s lips at Wimbledon 2023. Carlitos is learning so fast on grass that perhaps only the great Novak Djokovic can stop him. First man to try will be be fellow twenty-year-old Holger Rune of Denmark. It will be the first time two young men under the age of 21 contest […]