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...

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...

Great Britain set for a crucial Fed Cup tie in Slovakia but this time the result counts!

A place in the Fed Cup Finals is at stake for Great Britain. This time it does matter. Just last year the British team were triumphant in their play-off match against Kazakhstan to advance to the World Group however weeks after the ITF announced a format change so the tie meant nothing. This time the...

Buzarnescu 6-0 6-3 Swan – Mihaela too good as Brit’s tournament comes to an end.

Mihaela Buzarnescu is safely through to the third round of Wimbledon on her first appearance. The Romanian who is ranked top 30, seeded here at Wimbledon is at a career high with her performances this year and her rise up the rankings following years of injuries. From the first few moments of the match she...

Brit Watch – Wimbledon 2016

From the world number two to a player ranked 775 in the world, 15 British players will take to stage at Wimbledon but who will be in action in the first few days? Andy Murray v Liam Broady You wait ten years for Andy Murray to play a British player and now the world number...

Fed Cup – Belgium 2-0 Great Britain

Even though 2016 has just begun the Fed Cup is already over for Great Britain after their defeat to Belgium in the semi-final play-off which means they will have to have a go next year. Sadly it means the wins against South Africa and Georgia were for nothing which is in my opinion part of...

Fed Cup – Great Britain 2-1 Georgia

Great Britain are through to the Fed Cup play-off on Saturday after another fantastic display by the team to seal the win against Georgia. Once again Katie Swan was up first and well she was in full control of the match from start to finish as she won 6-3 6-3 against Ekaterine Gorgodze who is...

Fed Cup – Great Britain 3-0 South Africa

Three matches three wins for Great Britain on Day 1 of the Fed Cup in Israel who won their tie 3-0 against South Africa with some top performances all round! Katie Swan was first up in her first ever Fed Cup tie at just the age of 16 becoming the youngest player to represent Great...

Katie Swan replaces Johanna Konta for Fed Cup!

Sadly Johanna Konta has had to withdraw from the Fed Cup this week due to injury which got worse during her exceptional run at the Australian Open reaching the semi-finals and has now broken into the top 30 on the WTA Tour. Heather Watson, Jocelyn Rae, Anna Smith are already in the team and with...

Wimbledon 2015 – Katie Swan through to the quarter finals!

Katie Swan was in action again today this time a much tougher opponent in Sofia Kenin from the USA seeded 9th for the tournament. The match didn’t get off to a good start for Katie as she found herself 2-4 down in the set and looked in a bit of trouble however the Brit fought...