June 1, 2018
If Serena Williams did it the hard way on Thursday, Alexander Zverev came even closer to defeat on Friday. The French Open second seed had to save a match point against Damir Dzumhur, the world 29 from Bosnia-Herzegovina. Zverev was in trouble on his own serve, as he struggled to level the fifth at 5-5, having […]
May 31, 2018
British number one Kyle Edmund stormed into the third round of the French Open by beating Hungary’s Marton Fucsovics 6-0 1-6 6-2 6-3 after a bizarre rollercoaster of a tennis ride. The fact that Edmund found the answers to the questions he was suddenly posed points to a new maturity, though. And with every passing […]
May 29, 2018
Rafael Nadal gave hope to his rivals with a tentative performance against the talented Simone Bolelli. Sure, the favourite won through 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (11-9). And on the face of it there was little problem. But in reality Nadal’s serve looked vulnerable in each set of an absorbing match, spread over two days after a […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]