What Is The Temperature At Wimbledon?
Wimbledon
June 13, 2014
Its summertime, the sun is blazing in London, which means only one thing; Wimbledon! However, having one of sport’s greatest tournaments in the hottest season of the year comes with risks. Because Wimbledon is played outdoors, it’s always vital to keep one eye on the weather conditions. In 2010, during the U.S Open, Victoria […]
Oh Andy! Murray Needs To Get Ruthless Before Wimbledon
Locker Room
Andy Murray squandered no fewer than eight set points as he went crashing out unexpectedly at Queens yesterday. The defending champion was cruising 6-2 in the first-set tie-break and enjoyed further set points before losing 6-7 (10-12), 2-6 against Radek Stepanek in West London. The Brit seemed to feel the pressure as he was broken […]
Exclusive Interview with Amelie Mauresmo
Wimbledon
June 9, 2014
By Mark Ryan EXCLUSIVE interview with Amelie Mauresmo, Andy Murray’s new coach: Learning is tough; you must manage yourself better than your opponent. Want did Amelia Mauresmo think of Andy Murray’s Wimbledon campaign last year? You might be surprised! We caught up with her on the eve of Murray’s Wimbledon final against Novak Djokovic last summer, just after […]
The Wimbledon Trophy
Wimbledon
What is the Wimbledon Trophy made of? Do the players get to keep them? What is their history and significance within the tennis world? Read on to find out. Wimbledon is just around the corner, which means a fortnight of intense sporting prowess and sportsmanship. The winners of The Lawn Tennis Championships Wimbledon 2014 will walk away with their titles, with the prize money in […]
Rafa Rules Roland Garros For The Ninth Time
Debenture News
June 8, 2014
Rafael Nadal, the king of clay, has won the French Open for a record ninth time. Irrepressible, indomitable, stubborn, unique…Rafael Nadal is all of these and so much more, including the greatest clay-court tennis player the world has ever seen. He just won the French Open for a record ninth time, claiming his fifth Roland Garros […]
Sharapova Wins an Epic Final
Locker Room
June 7, 2014
It will go down as one of the great women’s finals. After more than three hours of delicious tension and intriguing psychological cat-and-mouse, of wonderful action packed with brutal baseline shots and mind-boggling defensive desperation, we finally had a winner. And what a champion Maria Sharapova is…the woman who wants to win just that little […]
Roland Garros – Rampant Rafa Is Sporting Perfection
Locker Room
June 6, 2014
Rafa Nadal is back. The real Nadal, the fearsome Nadal, the unbeatable King of Clay. The scoreline – 6-3, 6-2, 6-1 – didn’t tell the entire story, because the gulf between Nadal and Murray was even greater. In this kind of form, you wonder if there has ever been anyone who has played the game […]
Sharapova Wins The Hard Way…Yet Again!
Locker Room
June 5, 2014
How do you solve a problem like Maria? Not even a Genie can come up with the answer. A titanic clash of wills made this intriguing match so special. Big hits and winners aplenty, unexpected errors and endearing vulnerability…both women reached giddy heights, then suddenly reminded us they were human after all. One day, you […]
Nadal Storms Through To Face Mysterious Murray
Locker Room
June 4, 2014
Rafa Nadal produced a storming comeback to brush aside David Ferrer in the all-Spanish quarter-final at Roland Garros. He took out Ferrer 4-6, 6-4, 6-0, 6-1 and the King of Clay clearly won’t give up his title easily. Meanwhile Andy Murray looked to be cruising through to a semi-final clash with Nadal until he took […]
Unstoppable Maria Sharapova in France
Locker Room
June 3, 2014
Unstoppable Maria Sharapova France! How do you solve a problem like Maria? We’re not sure any of her rivals can. Not this year at Roland Garros. It’s looking more and more like Maria Sharapova’s title in France. Her twelve million followers on social media will be delighted if that prediction comes true. Nothing is certain […]