Venus, Champ Ostapenko and Brit Hope Konta All Out Of Roland Garros
Locker Room
May 28, 2018
Day One of Roland Garros produced a series of shocks as defending champion Jelena Ostapenko and superstar Venus Williams were knocked out in the first round. British hope Johanna Konta also flopped, although that is not unusual for her in Paris, and doesn’t mean she can’t star again at Wimbledon like last year. Latvian fifth […]
Will Birthday Boy Novak Peak Just In Time For Wimbledon?
Locker Room
May 22, 2018
Isn’t it great to see Novak Djokovic grab a few headlines again for his scintillating tennis? Rafael Nadal beat Alexander Zverev in Rome to take an eighth title there. No one was surprised. But the real story seemed to centre around Novak Djokovic and how well he played. BEST It’s time to declare that Novak, […]
Zverev and Shuker Hit New Heights in Madrid And Korea
Locker Room
May 14, 2018
Alexander Zverev, Lucy Shuker and Petra Kvitova were the best performers in world tennis over the last few days. In Madrid, Zverev claimed the honours with a convincing 6-4, 6-4 victory over Rafael Nadal’s conqueror, Dominic Thiem. It was Zverev’s third ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title. And the dashing world number three is sure to […]
Kyle Edmund Breaks Into Top 20 In Good Time For Wimbledon!
Locker Room
May 10, 2018
Kyle Edmund is hitting the heights once more, with some spectacular wins in Madrid to earn himself a top twenty world ranking. The Australian Open semi-finalist grabbed the headlines again earlier in the week by beating none other than the great Novak Djokovic 6-3, 2-6, 6-3. In doing so, Edmund showed courage and composure to save […]
Stunning Fresh Triumphs For Lucy Shuker and Rafael Nadal
Locker Room
May 1, 2018
Lucy Shuker beat top seed Katharina Kruger to win the Israel Open; The latest chapter in a stunningly successful first third of the year for the irrepressible Brit. Meanwhile Rafael Nadal saw off all contenders in Barcelona, notching his 400th clay court win. In the Barcelona final he defeated the Greek teenager, Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-2, 6-1 […]
Rafael Nadal and Lucy Shuker Taste Sweet Victories
Locker Room
April 23, 2018
Rafael Nadal’s sweeping backhand clinched his eleventh triumph at Monte Carlo, with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Kei Nishikori. It meant the popular Spaniard retains his world number one status for now. And few would bet against him underlining that dominance at the French Open in Roland Garros, too. Nadal gazed up to the blue heavens beyond the […]
Lucy Shuker talks to WDH about the importance of diet – and treats!
Locker Room
April 17, 2018
Wheelchair tennis star Lucy Shuker has enjoyed some amazing doubles results with her Dutch partner Diede De Groot in the USA recently, including an incredible comeback against top opposition. So how much is Lucy’s diet part of the secret behind her success? WDH decided to talk to Lucy about food, glorious food – and how she gets the best […]
Nadal’s Return Is The Icing On The Cake !
Locker Room
April 11, 2018
Rafael Nadal is back to his typically combative best – in time for the clay court season and Wimbledon. It’s the icing on the cake – or should that be the cream on the strawberries for Wimbledon 2018! How lucky we tennis fans are! We have already seen the world’s favourite player, Roger Federer enjoy an […]
Isner And Stephens Rule In Miami
Locker Room
April 3, 2018
Ready-made replacements for Roger Federer and Serena Williams? That’s the way it was looking for a while in sun-drenched Miami. But then reality gave us a little reminder. The “replacements” aren’t ready. Not yet, anyway. FUTURE As we watched events unfold during this, the last Miami tournament at its current venue, it was easy to […]
Dynamic Del Potro Ends Federer’s Unbeaten Run
Indian Wells
March 19, 2018
Roger Federer must have realised his winning streak couldn’t last forever. That didn’t make it any easier for anyone to digest, the superstar of world tennis included. There was trouble under the stubble. Things felt weird behind the new beard. Del Potro had come up with a new ending and he had forgotten to alert […]