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 […]
Greatest Tennis Mums and a Ticket for Centre Court – The Mother of All Gifts
Locker Room
March 9, 2018
Still looking for a present to make Mother’s Day truly special? Easy. Buy her a ticket for Wimbledon! Call us today and create something truly memorable for your Mother. Surely there is no better gift a mother could receive than the knowledge that her dream is about to come true at last? THRILLED What woman wouldn’t […]
Serena Returns! (And Aims To Peak In Time For Wimbledon!)
Locker Room
March 6, 2018
Serena Williams is back! She says she needed to start playing now in order to be at her best for the summer. The timing should be perfect! The 23-time Grand Slam winner reached the semi-finals of the Tiebreak Tens in New York, a tournament eventually won by Elina Svitolina. Williams then explained: ‘This is a […]
Murray Back Before Wimbledon!
Locker Room
March 1, 2018
Andy Murray is understood to be super-positive and ahead of schedule as he recovers from his hip operation. The three-time Grand Slam winner plans to be back out on a practice court by the end of this month – and perhaps even playing competitive tennis by the end of May. That’s an incredibly welcome development […]
Are Players Right To Cry And Defy Kipling At Wimbledon?
Locker Room
February 23, 2018
As our favourite tennis players wait to go onto Centre Court for a Wimbledon final, they have the chance to look up and read some famous words: “If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster, and treat those two imposters just the same…” They come from Rudyard Kipling’s inspirational poem “If…” ROLLERCOASTER It is a lesson in how to stay level-headed, […]
Federer’s “Ultimate Achievement” – World Number One At Thirty-Six
Locker Room
February 17, 2018
Once again, an emotional Roger Federer buried his face in his hands and tried to take in the significance of what he had done. In itself, the victory shouldn’t have wowed the world. The only surprise, perhaps, was that Robin Haase won the first set in the Rotterdam Open quarter-final, which finished 4-6, 6-1, 6-1 in Federer’s […]
Valentine’s Special: What Makes Tennis Players Win The Love Game?
Wimbledon
February 9, 2018
Fifteen love…thirty love…forty love…they’re all in love! We’re beginning to think tennis players are the most romantic people in world sport. We all know how buying your partner a ticket for Wimbledon is one of the most romantic things you can do, right? GLAMOUR But what about the players? It seems like love is in the […]
BEING THE BEST I CAN BE
Locker Room
February 7, 2018
I’m in a good place and really looking forward to the rest of 2018. Despite the results not going my way at the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of the year. In the singles I lost to Sabine Ellerbrock but I played some really good tennis, taking the first set 6-2. The next two […]
Federer In Tears After Winning Twentieth Grand Slam
Australian Open
January 28, 2018
Roger Federer tried so hard not to cry during his victory speech, but in the end it was all too much. He stood there, lifting the trophy above his head, tears pouring down his cheeks, the standing ovation seemingly eternal. What a storm he had to weather as Marin Cilic came back and broke the […]
Australian Open Title So Sweet For Caroline Wozniacki
Australian Open
January 27, 2018
An ecstatic Caroline Wozniacki dropped to the floor and lay there with her head in her hands, the tears of relief and realisation already flowing. At long last she had won her first Grand Slam title. It must have been hard to take in. A joy almost too immense to handle after so many barren years. Collecting the […]