Six British singles players entered the main draws at Roland Garros and not one made it past the first round. Heather Watson who was a junior champion herself had this to say following the exits: "I don't see who's next," "I feel like we've got a good little group of players right now, but little.... Continue Reading →
Tennis in England given the green light with guidelines amid new lockdown rules
Following the change of message to Stay Alert from Stay Home and the ability to meet someone outside your household in a public place for exercise whilst maintain a 2m distance tennis will be able to resume with some guidelines. These guidelines are only for England and not Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland who are... Continue Reading →
Where are the junior Brits? Only 8 of 384 players were Brits at Australian Open, Roland Garros and US Open
British Tennis should be thriving. We recently celebrated 7 years since Andy Murray won the Olympic Gold and US Open titles. There is no beating around the bush when I say the LTA have failed to capitalise on the success of the Murray brothers. The junior slams this year have left British fans slightly worried,... Continue Reading →
LTA are “deeply concerned about the governance of the sport” but have used all votes in ITF president vote for the same president however the LTA have major problems too!
Tennis governance is in utter chaos. There is no other way of describing it. It is the biggest individual sport in the world but feels like an out of control school trip. We have multiple rules and regulations from different governing bodies who should be singing off the same hymn sheet. I've said before no... Continue Reading →
British Tennis; Rebrand of LTA, What is their new vision? Have they failed to build on Murray’s legacy?
Building on the success and capitalising on the effect Jamie, Andy and Judy Murray have had on British Tennis was a must and I think it is fair to say it hasn't happened and that is a massive failure. Under 24 hours ago I got a notification on Facebook saying they had changed their Facebook... Continue Reading →