Great Britain’s queens end 26 year wait for Fed Cup
Locker Room
April 23, 2019
Great Britain’s comeback queens ended a 26-year wait for Fed Cup promotion with a courageous victory over Kazakhstan in London. For sheer guts, mental strength and a stubborn refusal to be beaten, the Brits outshone some very famous tennis names – male superstars who are normally known for precisely these qualities, but faltered elsewhere instead. […]
Nadal And Djokovic beaten surprisingly in Monte Carlo
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April 21, 2019
Both Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal beaten surprisingly in Monte Carlo. Indeed, it was Nadal’s conqueror, Fabio Fognini, who went on to take the Monte Carlo title with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Dusan Lajovic. When Fabio is good, he can be almost unplayable. So, it proved in the end as he became the first […]
Why is the 2019 clay-court season so intriguing?
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April 11, 2019
How is Rafa’s body? How is Novak’s mind? What about Roger’s memory? Is Naomi really scared? Can Serena come good again? The first big date with clay awaits in Monte Carlo on Sunday and so many intriguing questions remain unanswered. Can Rafael Nadal use the coming weeks to build towards a twelfth Roland Garros title? […]
Top Ten Tennis Probabilities For Rest of 2019
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April 8, 2019
There are few certainties in tennis. But ten probabilities have occurred to us as we look forward to the rest of 2019. See if you agree. Is there one certainty among them? 1/ Roger Federer will be there or thereabouts when the top players fight for the titles. Roger leads the race to London for […]
Federer and Barty Take Miami by Storm
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March 31, 2019
Roger Federer played like a man who may not have given up on catching Jimmy Connors after all. Those 109 Connors titles appeared too many at the start of the year. Maybe they still are. But for Federer, it seems, nothing is impossible. The great man has us wondering once more. ‘I’m so happy […]
Big return: how £80k Wimbledon debenture tickets could net you a profit BY Ife Oguntokun and Sam Brodbeck
Press
March 29, 2019
“Debenture owners can choose to sell seats for individual days, one year, or the rest of the debenture. They are the only Wimbledon tickets that are freely transferable. Debenture owners can sell their tickets for specific matches on the Wimbledon Debenture Holders website.” Read On
Rich tennis fans vie for five-year, £100,000 Centre Court Debenture tickets BY Rupert Neate, Wealth correspondent
Press
“The super-rich will begin battling it out next week for some of the most expensive and exclusive sports tickets in the world: five-year passes for every match on Wimbledon’s Centre Court.” Read on
Wimbledon’s ‘most sought-after tickets’ go on sale for $105,000 BY Nick Friend, for CNN
Press
“If you like tennis, a visit to Wimbledon is like mecca,” said the marketing and communications manager at Wimbledon Debenture Holders, one of a number of official debenture ticket resale agents. “It’s prestigious, it’s rarefied class but most importantly its quintessentially British. Read on
What Do The WTA Rankings Tell Us About Women’s Tennis?
Locker Room
March 21, 2019
The new WTA rankings are out with Naomi Osaka holding a narrow lead. But what do those rankings tell us about women’s tennis? As Miami begins, no fewer than five women could become world number one by the end of the tournament. That’s how crazy, exciting and downright unpredictable women’s tennis is right now. […]
Andreescu and Thiem Triumph at Indian Wells
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March 18, 2019
Bianca Andreescu became the youngest winner in the desert since a 17-year-old Serena Williams back in 1999. You could have forgiven Andreescu for partying like it was 1999 too. Instead the ambitious Canadian wildcard already had her eye on even greater things. Meanwhile Dominic Thiem downed the legendary Roger Federer in another three-set thriller to […]