Serena Fights Back To Beat Sister Venus
Locker Room
August 13, 2020
Serena Williams battled back to beat elder sister Venus in their latest action-packed showdown. But she will need to find better form between now and the US Open. Serena was tellingly brutal in the ninth game of the final set. She fired a series of lethal returns and finally clinched the break with a searing […]
Wimbledon Finalists Serena and Simona Back To Winning Ways
Locker Room
August 11, 2020
There was a reason Simona Halep and Serena Williams made it through to the last great Wimbledon women’s final. The fighting spirit and steely nerve they possess is truly extraordinary. You will recall that Halep produced a performance so stunningly perfect at Wimbledon 2019, not even the great Serena could overcome her that day. How […]
Rafael Nadal Reveals His Five Greatest Moments
Locker Room
August 7, 2020
Rafael Nadal has had time to reflect upon the five greatest moments of his career so far. The brilliant Spaniard isn’t going to America to play the US Open this time around. He appears to be focusing on the French Open instead. But one of his successes at Flushing Meadows does feature in his top […]
Jamie Murray Serves Up Another Roaring Success
Locker Room
August 3, 2020
Jamie Murray can look back with extreme satisfaction on this sunny English summer. Two ambitious events in extremely testing circumstances. Two resounding hits. They weren’t Wimbledon. But they made us look forward to Wimbledon 2021 even more. They were quintessentially British events with an extra verbal edge. They were safe and they were wonderful. When […]
Djokovic and Thiem, Serena and Coco Ready To Play
Locker Room
July 30, 2020
Novak Djokovic and Dominic Thiem are among the big names on the entry list for the Cincinnati Masters. This year the event will be played at Flushing Meadows in August as a warm-up for the US Open. Serena Williams and Coco Gauff are in the star-studded line-up too. Tennis fans can’t wait! The tournament is […]
Andy Murray Edged Out In Mixed Doubles Thriller
Locker Room
July 29, 2020
Andy Murray was apologetic after a thriller of a match ended in a touch of farce. The brilliant Scot had aimed to level a tie-break with a low and audaciously-angled attempt at a winner. He accidentally hit his partner, Jodie Burrage on the shoulder instead. It was over just like that. The ball might not […]
Jo Konta Makes Her Comeback But Suffers A Shock
Locker Room
July 27, 2020
Jo Konta will learn from a surprising early reverse in London and surely improve rapidly. She couldn’t come up with a win first time out – and maybe we shouldn’t have expected one. But at least Konta is back in the swing and preparing for America! The world number fourteen hadn’t played since March and […]
Judy Murray Prepares To Boss Andy and Jamie
Locker Room
July 24, 2020
Judy Murray telling off Andy and Jamie. Let’s be honest, that’s what we all want to see next week. That would really put a smile on our faces! The Battle of the Brits is going to be great anyway. This time men and women make up the teams. Andy Murray and Jo Konta on opposite […]
Serena Williams Plots Her Comeback Trail
Locker Room
July 17, 2020
Serena Williams will return to action at a new American hardcourt tournament on August 10. The Top Seed Open takes place in Lexington, Kentucky. It’s one of two new events added to the WTA calendar, the other being in Prague. Kentucky will be the perfect first warm-up event for Serena as she feels her way […]
Was This Classy Wimbledon’s Finest Hour?
Wimbledon
July 15, 2020
In all its long and illustrious history, Wimbledon has never looked classier or been more loved. And yet there was no live tennis this year. Nothing to cheer on those sumptuous grass courts. Wimbledon fortnight is over for now. Not an ace served, nor hard-fought rally won. No trophy lifted by a living legend. And […]