Nine British players have made it through to the second round of Wimbledon following an excellent couple of days of Tennis at SW19, nine Brits is the highest amount of Brit's through to round two at Wimbledon since 1997. The first two days at Wimbledon have seen wins on Centre Court for Andy Murray and... Continue Reading →
Wimbledon – Brit Watch
Andy Murray My question continues to be, what would constitute a successful Wimbledon for Andy Murray? https://tennistalkblog1.wordpress.com/2022/06/17/stuttgart-was-a-success-abdominal-injury-a-setback-but-what-would-define-a-successful-wimbledon-for-andy-murray/ Emma Raducanu The most important thing for me is to enjoy it, there is a lot of talk about pressure and expectation but we need to look at the season as a whole and with perspective. There is... Continue Reading →
After taking a set off Novak Djokovic last year, Jack Draper’s breakthrough has been steady but his preparations for Wimbledon have been strong
Twelve months ago at Wimbledon Jack Draper took the first set of his first round match with Novak Djokovic off the World No.1 who went onto win in four sets and win another Wimbledon title. I'm a big fan of players taking their own route at this young age breaking through onto the tour, there... Continue Reading →
Match Point from Madrid
Ons Jabeur wins her first WTA 1000 title It has been quite the week for Ons Jabeur, the Tunisian has become the first African/Arab woman to win a WTA 1000 event following her three set win over Jessica Pegula at the Madrid Open. Ons plays tennis with precision and an array of beautiful shots which... Continue Reading →
Brit Watch at Wimbledon – Men’s Draw
Andy Murray vs Nikoloz Bashilashvili A first singles match at Wimbledon for Murray since 2017 when the Brit lost to Sam Querrey in the quarter finals and sadly limped off court. Nikoloz is in good form having made the final four in Halle lately and with two titles to his name this year. You can... Continue Reading →
Brits at Home – Konta wins Nottingham 🏆 Watson opens with a Birmingham win ✅ Norrie and Draper impress in London 🇬🇧
Konta wins in Nottingham! A very good week for Jo Konta who won her first title since she was Miami champion back in April 2017 and her first WTA singles title on home soil. The former world number four had seen her ranking plummet but the win in Nottingham does her the world of good... Continue Reading →
Battle of the Brit’s draw ahead of 23rd of June kick-off!
As exhibition events begin to pick up speed around the world following no action on the ATP or WTA tour on the 23rd of June until the 29th Jamie Murray is bringing 'The Battle of the Brits' to our screens. The Battle of the Brit's is a behind closed door event of singles and doubles... Continue Reading →
Shanghai Showdown 🤯 Bartoli’s back 👋🏻 Del Potro set back 🇦🇷 Federer 2023? 🧐 Naomi Osaka 🇯🇵 or 🇺🇸? Bublik’s retirement 🤦🏼♂️ & more! 🎾
This last week saw the final stint in Asia for the men as they competed in the Shanghai Masters. Some of the WTA stars stayed in Tianjin and some of the women returned to Europe in Linz. So what happened? The question is, what didn’t happen? The week isn’t even over yet! Murray/Fognini drama… We... Continue Reading →