April 5, 2017
Who are the players with that certain “je ne sais quoi”? You know, the personalities who have that extra something special. A mystique or indefinable magic to their demeanour that makes them more charismatic than the rest. Some of the very best tennis players have charisma. And some of the very best tennis players don’t. […]
April 3, 2017
Johanna Konta and Roger Federer, both world number one by the end of 2017. Impossible, right? Except that Konta is now second only to Karolina Pliskova in the points rankings for 2017. And Federer is the only one accumulating thousands of points this year among the men. The rising British woman, currently ranked seventh overall, […]
March 27, 2017
Wimbledon 2017 is only a few short months away – and everything points to one of the most spectacular Championships ever. No matter which day your Centre Court or Court No1 ticket is for, there’s a great chance you’re going to see someone and something truly special. There are so many charismatic players outside the […]
March 20, 2017
Roger Federer’s dream start to 2017 just turned into a fairytale as he brushed aside Stan Wawrinka 6-4, 7-5 to claim his 90th title and fifth at Indian Wells. Now Federer fans are wondering whether he could do the seemingly impossible – and reclaim the world number one spot. He has already risen to sixth […]
March 16, 2017
Just when we thought Roger Federer couldn’t get any better, he produced a display of such poise, power and aggression that the great Rafael Nadal was left shaking his head in genuine dismay. Anyone who thought that Federer’s victory over Nadal in the Australian Open final represented little more than a glorious explosion of energy […]
March 8, 2017
We at WimbledonDebentureHolders.com (WDH) are delighted to announce our continued sponsorship of Paralympic wheelchair tennis medallist, Lucy Shuker, for 2017. Lucy is, without a doubt, one of the most inspirational women we have the privilege to know and we thought it only fitting to make this announcement on International Women’s Day 2017. Lucy demonstrates the values enshrined […]
March 6, 2017
Andy Murray secured his first tournament win of 2017 and his first title at the Dubai Championships. It was a victory that could well help protect his world number one status right through to the French Open. The final against Fernando Verdasco was inevitably less remarkable than the incredible 31-minute tie-break in the quarter final, […]
March 2, 2017
On 22nd February, I travelled over to the bleak and drizzly Bolton Indoors Arena on behalf of the Wimbledon Debenture Holders team, to watch our fantastic wheelchair tennis player, three time Paralympic Wheelchair Tennis Player and Double Paralympic Bronze Medallist, Lucy Shuker. Upon arrival into the arena, I was instantly in admiration of all the players […]
February 27, 2017
The tennis romantics have had plenty to consider off the court in the last few months. And two women players in particular have been hitting the headlines for some interesting developments in their love lives. Serena Williams got engaged! Some people thought she had always enjoyed some kind of on-off thing with her coach, Patrick […]
February 14, 2017
Getting back to the cold of the English winter is always a stark contrast to the January Australian Tour. It was 45C on my last day in Australia and it’s hardly been rising above zero some days here, but it is always nice to be home with comforts and the opportunity to catch up with […]