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  1. The Excitement of The First Week at Wimbledon

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    What’s so special about buying tickets for the first week of Wimbledon? Many people think it’s the best week of all!

    On the first day of Wimbledon, everything is so fresh and exciting. We have waited all year for this. At last the gates open. We can walk into the beautiful All England Club. We know it is ours to enjoy again in all its magnificence. The highlight of the glorious British summer!

    We feel history in the air. And we wonder what fresh history will be created over the next fortnight. The sense of anticipation is unbeatable in world sport.

    The buzz and the sheer joy of the first and second days are unsurpassed by anything that follows, however dramatic.

    We rub shoulders with celebrities and old friends. We know the tennis entertainment will last long into the sultry English summer evenings.

    All the top stars will play, win or lose, in the first week.

    If you want to guarantee seeing your favourite player, you have to buy tickets for the first week. Why? A living legend or current superstar might not make it past the first few days. Grand Slam winners can suffer the same unfortunate fate in the early intensity of gladiatorial battle as relative unknowns. Just ask Coco Gauff!

    Let’s take a look at what happened in the first few dramatic days at Wimbledon 2025. A record total of eight top-ten seeded men and women were knocked out in the very first round – not just poor Coco! And by the start of the first Friday, 36 seeded players had been eliminated in all.

    Want to guarantee seeing your personal favourite? Be at Wimbledon 2026 from the start!

    Regardless of entertaining surprises, Week One of Wimbledon always has so much to offer. Don’t underestimate the intensity of the pleasure during this amazing journey. It comes from the very first minutes of the tournament and the tingle of anticipation they bring, to the sheer volume of incredible action that follows everywhere you look. The relentless euphoria is something everyone should experience at least once.

    Enjoy this glorious rollercoaster ride, right through to the first weekend. You will already have made memories to last a lifetime.

    In 2025, first Friday evening match on Centre Court between Emma Raducanu and Aryna Sabalenka – under the roof and bright lights – provided arguably the best atmosphere and some of the most magical moments of the entire women’s tournament.

    There’s barely time to take a breath during Week One, or reflect upon all the sporting riches already witnessed. And this gripping tennis drama is all set against a magical backdrop that provides a unique fusion of history and glamour. It’s evident everywhere you look. And it’s waiting for you at Wimbledon 2026.

    Why wait until the second week to taste this all? Why miss out on the earlier action?

    For those of us who know and love Wimbledon and have been going there for decades, the first week is every bit as enticing as the second week. That’s the simple truth.

    We’d strongly advise that you try to experience both weeks if you can. Then you will know the true charm of Wimbledon in all its glory. You will feel the tension building and the mood changing from one week to the next. Book your Wimbledon Debenture Tickets  with us today and don’t miss out on a single special moment of Grand Slam action!

  2. A Different Tension to The Second Week at Wimbledon

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    Remember, this is the most prestigious tournament in world tennis. The players have spent years dreaming of the chance to win Wimbledon. For the lucky few, there is the opportunity to make that dream a reality – or even taste the ultimate sporting glory yet again.

    But can they deliver when it matters, at the business end of the fortnight? Can they make a name for themselves? Have the established stars found the consistent mental strength to live up to the burden of expectation created by their already-huge reputations?

    This is where it gets really interesting. This is where Wimbledon turns into a psychological thriller.

    For all the joys and shocks of the first week, Wimbledon becomes truly serious from the second Monday onwards, This is the week where the in-form players clash, resulting in the most astounding and sustained brilliance likely to be seen anywhere on the sporting globe.

    Sure, big names will fall in the first week and underdogs will hit the headlines. These twists are all part of the Wimbledon drama we love so much.

    For the purist, however, for the true connoisseur of the game, the quality of the contest is everything. Those discerning fans come to watch outstanding match-ups at close quarters – and expect to be treated to mind-blowing quality from both sides of the net. Wimbledon is all about the second week on the show courts for those with an eye for technical excellence and steely nerve – for those who wish to be amazed by players at their very peak.

    The final stages of Wimbledon 2026 will bring out the very best in the true greats. We are starting to see this regularly from the stratospheric stroke play of Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz. It’s now one of the great rivalries in world sport. And at Wimbledon, they’re never likely to meet until the final itself now.

    The most spectacular show comes on the second Sunday. Others would dearly love to be part of it. American star Taylor Fritz is often involved in some of the very best matches at the business end of any Wimbledon. Can he now fight for the title?

    Meanwhile Amanda Anisimova was triumphant in the match of the women’s tournament at Wimbledon 2025 – her glittering semi-final against Aryna Sabalenka.

    The supporting cast to Sinner and Alcaraz at Wimbledon 2026 will be colourful and impressive. And let’s recognise that not even Sinner produced quite such a flawless final display as Iga Swiatek did in the women’s showpiece last time.

    You’ll witness performances of superhuman strength and sporting bravery when you book your seats for Wimbledon 2026. You can do so by clicking on Wimbledon Debenture Tickets today. Don’t miss a second of the action!

  3. Catch up with Lucy Shuker

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    We had the pleasure of having a catch up with Lucy Shuker. She filled us in on all the action this year’s US Open Grand Slam in
    New York.
    Read Lucy’s update below

    Us Open

    This year was my fourth appearance at the US Open and another opportunity to try and get my first win in New York City.
    For Men’s and Women’s Wheelchair Tennis players, it’s only the top 7 in the world that earn direct qualification into the event. With the 8th place being awarded to a tournament wildcard. Grand Slam events are effectively Masters competitions for wheelchair tennis players and you have to remind yourself that simply qualifying is a great achievement.

    The Result

    As a competitor, we are all there for the same thing – to win. With no easy draws and just the top players in the world you know you have to bring your A game to get anywhere. This year I drew current World No.5 KG Montjane from South Africa. I have had mixed results with her over the last 12 months or so. I knew I had the game to beat her, but I also knew that KG was a strong player and it would be a close fight and that it was. Unfortunately, it ended with a 6-4 6-4 defeat for me.
    It was difficult and disappointing three weeks of competition with some tough losses in both singles and doubles events. Tennis is undoubtedly a sport which has many ups and downs and I’ve definitely encountered my fair share of these throughout my career. I love tennis and this in a way is what I love most about the game. The problem solving, the continual challenge of the game, of my disability and of my opponents.

    Reflection

    I have a great team behind me and I know I can put these weeks to the back of my mind and move on. They don’t define me as a tennis player and I will always keep fighting and working hard to create new opportunities for myself.

    The US Open was a fantastic event to be part of. The USTA did a great job at increasing exposure of wheelchair tennis and of individual players. Several matches were scheduled on Arthur Ashe, Louis Armstrong and other show courts with international TV coverage and live streaming.
    They also produced a fantastic series of videos in partnership with Deloitt. You can check out the feature about me including why you should watch wheelchair tennis here – https://youtu.be/jmwmzgNkVBM
    Lucy x

  4. What would be the perfect Grand Slam results for tennis in 2016?

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    There were some truly dramatic moments in 2015 for tennis-lovers everywhere.

    But as we enter the New Year, what would make 2016 even more perfect?

    Here’s how we see it:

    1/ Andy Murray Wins Australian Open

    After coming close so many times, it would make a wonderful start to the New Year to see Andy Murray win the Australian Open.

    That would leave him with only Roland Garros still to conquer, in order to achieve that much-vaunted Career Slam to go with his Olympic and Davis Cup titles.

    2/ Simona Halep Wins Australian Open

    The plucky little Romanian is due a first Grand Slam triumph – and she has been a quarter-finalist in Melbourne for the last two years. It would be great to see her go all the way this time around – and it could happen if she returns to her best after a good long rest.

    3/ Novak Djokovic Wins French Open

    The popular Serb nearly realised his dream of a Career Slam at Roland Garros in 2015, but came unstuck against the all-out attack of Stan Wawrinka. It would be fitting if Djokovic could win that elusive title in 2016 – and few would say he doesn’t deserve that rare distinction after the superb sportsmanship he showed in defeat there last summer.

    4/ Serena Williams Wins French Open

    Sure, Serena has done it before, as recently as last year. But tennis historians would dearly love to see her take one more step towards Steffi Graf’s total of 22 Slams in the modern era. So what better place for the formidable Williams to restore her confidence than Paris?

    5/ Roger Federer Wins Wimbledon

    Even many Brits would love to see the great Federer triumph at Wimbledon one last time, and take his extraordinary total of Slams to 18. If Djokovic has just won the French at last, maybe the Serb’s euphoria will play into Federer’s hands and the elegant Swiss can hold his nerve to take the Wimbledon crown once more.

    6/ Maria Sharapova Wins Wimbledon

    It would be a genuine tear-jerker if Maria Sharapova were to beat Serena Williams again at last, some 12 years after she achieved the feat on the hallowed grass of Centre Court. Surely sooner or later Serena’s dominance over Sharapova has to come to an end? Maybe this could be the year – and it would bring the women’s singles to a perfect climax if Maria downed Serena in the final.

    7/ Rafa Nadal Wins US Open

    Having been written off as yesterday’s man, and told it is unlikely that he will ever win another Grand Slam, how amazing would it be to watch Rafael Nadal prove everyone wrong with a stunning upset at Flushing Meadows? The world would cheer on the legendary Rafa in the final stages, having already delighted in Federer’s Wimbledon glory a few weeks earlier.

    8/ Serena Williams Wins US Open

    After failing at Flushing Meadows last year, glory for Serena Williams in the last Grand Slam event on the calendar would create an historic end to an action-packed year. If Serena takes the French and US Opens, she will equal Steffi Graf’s record of 22 Grand Slams. And that will leave her with just two more still to get, in order to equal Margaret Court. What a way to look ahead to 2017 that would be…

     

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