Roger Federer “Honoured” After Facing Serena Williams
Locker Room
January 2, 2019
Roger Federer and Serena Williams just faced each other for the first time on a tennis court. Incredible isn’t it? Decades on tour, 43 Slams between them, and they had never played. As they both admitted afterwards, it is one thing to watch a fellow superstar – quite another to come up against their serve. […]
Tennis Has Pantomime Heroes And Heroines Aplenty !
Locker Room
December 21, 2018
Christmas pantomime season is here. And one thing is for sure. We all love a pantomime. Brave Which tennis star would best play Jack? And who could be the giant in Jack and the Beanstalk? Alex de Minaur would make the perfect Jack. Young. Brave. Bold, on the rise and more than willing to enter […]
Tennis Mothers Win New Rights
Locker Room
December 19, 2018
The WTA have come up with some new rules for tennis mothers returning to the sport after giving birth. The changes could even be seen as a timely Christmas present for tennis mums and a victory for Serena Williams. The organising body of the women’s game have listened to Serena and the opinions of other […]
Why Can National Treasure Sir Andy Murray Look Forward To 2019?
Locker Room
December 5, 2018
Andy Murray is hoping for a big 2019. Some might say it is a make-or-break year for the battling Brit and his comeback hopes. He has just confirmed his place at the Australian Open. And any Slam is an acid test for his fitness. But does Murray really have anything to prove, other than to […]
Wimbledon – The Most Glamorous Celebrities Attend
Wimbledon
November 30, 2018
Who will come to Wimbledon 2019? Celebrities, Royals, Sporting Heroes? The simple answer is: just about everybody who is anybody in showbiz! How do we know? Well, let’s just reflect upon the celebrity list from Wimbledon 2018. And as you drool over the sheer glamour of it all, there is one inescapable conclusion. Wimbledon is […]
Zverev Downs Djokovic To Win Final
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November 18, 2018
Alexander Zverev made beating Novak Djokovic look easy. And it wasn’t just the 6-4, 6-3 scoreline. This was emphatic. You had to remember that almost no one had been able to beat Novak in the last six months. Not even Zverev himself, earlier in the week. But “Sascha” Zverev has now turned into something very […]
Stunned Zverev Faces Uproar After Beating Federer
Locker Room
November 17, 2018
This could be the making of Alexander ‘Sascha’ Zverev. As a tennis player. As a superstar. The way he beat Roger Federer. The way he reacted to the hatred. Booed Close to tears, yet still apologising for what had happened. Saying sorry for something that wasn’t his fault. Jeered and booed by thousands for stopping […]
Federer Gains Revenge Over Anderson
Locker Room
November 15, 2018
Roger Federer is well and truly back! Now he will set his sights on title number 100 with a growing confidence. But Novak Djokovic will surely stand in his way, if both can book a place in the showpiece this weekend. That delicious drama was always going to looming in the background. But first there […]
Does Novak Djokovic like Alexander Zverev?
Locker Room
November 14, 2018
So Novak Djokovic beat the crumbling young pretender, Alexander Zverev 6-4, 6-1. It virtually booked the Serb’s semi-final place. No great surprise there. Here’s what was perhaps a little more surprising. The way Djokovic talked about Zverev, who is more than ten years his junior, after the match. Searing Novak was searingly honest. Sure, he […]
Tsitsipas Triumphs At Next Gen – But What About The Rules?
Locker Room
November 11, 2018
Stefanos Tsitsipas took the Next Gen title in Milan to confirm his status as the hottest young superstar in tennis. But you sense that his fellow finalist Alex de Minaur could become just as popular for his spectacular stroke-play and sheer determination. In a pulsating final, Tsitsipas came through 2-4, 4-1, 4-3 (3), 4-3 (3). […]