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 →
A return to tennis and good form in Nottingham, Birmingham and Eastbourne, Katie Boulter will be hoping to continue this at Wimbledon
Katie Boulter has a career high ranking of 82 in the world, before Nottingham the Brit had not played for 3 months due to injury which has impacted her career. The 25 year old has always shown that promise to be a consistent top 100 player but injuries have been a problem for her. Katie... Continue Reading →
Match Point from Birmingham & London
Simona Halep's grass court return You wouldn't think it had been three years since Simona Halep had played on grass, her last match before her opener in Birmingham was when she lifted the Wimbledon title in 2019 against Serena Williams. Since then we have been hit with a global pandemic and Simona herself suffered a... Continue Reading →
Birmingham Preview
Brits in Birmingham Just the two Brits in action in Birmingham which is a surprise. Emma Raducanu and Heather Watson are out injured and Sarah Grey, Emily Appleton, Freya Christie and Katie Swan all lost in qualifying which leaves us with… Harriet Dart vs Maria Camila Osario Serrano Katie Boulter vs Alison Riske For the... Continue Reading →
Emma Raducanu, Katie Boulder and Harriet Dart qualify for the US Open
The main draw of the US Open doesn’t begin until Monday evening (UK time) but it has already been a successful start for the British players with Emma Raducanu, Katie Boulder and Harriet Dart all coming through qualifying to place in the main draw. The British trio join Heather Watson and Johanna Konta in the... Continue Reading →
Brit Watch at Wimbledon – Ladies Draw
Johanna Konta vs Katerina Siniakova Jo’s preparation for Wimbledon couldn’t have gone better winning the title in Nottingham which I was so pleased to see. Being the top seed is never a given, you have to work for it and she did with two wins going to three close sets. The Brit is seeded at... Continue Reading →
Katie Boulter 6-3 5-7 6-2 Coco Gauff
Katie Boulter is showing some fine form as she kicks off her season at the Gippsland Trophy down at Melbourne Park this summer. The Brit who has had a tough time with injuries is using her protected ranking at The Australian Open next week and in her warm-up event is showing good promise which saw... Continue Reading →
Katie Boulter 3-6 7-6 6-2 Jodie Burrage
After another good week of tennis at the National Tennis Centre in Roehampton has come to an end. The Progress Tour was a fantastic success and the chance to see some of the top female British players in the final. It was quite fitting to see Katie Boulter and Jodie Burrage in the final after... Continue Reading →
Brits on Tour: Edmund, Watson & Evans impress once again as Boulter returns to WTA tennis!
It’s been a very good season for British players and another excellent week has added to an impressive start heading into the sunshine double next month. Heather Watson Heather Watson until this year has not won 10 or more matches before the end of February since 2014. Five of them that year were on the... Continue Reading →