Andy Murray at Wimbledon is a story that has had it all. Early promise was delivered but on route to a monumental title there has been heartache, passion, dedication, care and tears. Welcome to Wimbledon! Murray had his first taste of tennis at Wimbledon in 2002 in the juniors at the age of 15. Murray... Continue Reading →
Gilles Muller’s thirteen year wait for a first title and that monumental win against Rafael Nadal at Wimbledon!
Gilles Muller had always been a dangerous player. He is someone I began to follow in 2014, I just randomly came across him against Djokovic in Melbourne and I liked what I saw but the story goes deeper than that. August 2004, runner up to Lleyton Hewitt in Washington July 2005, runner up to Andre... Continue Reading →
Why Roger Federer’s 2017 season was one of the best comebacks in tennis!
Six months out injured and 35 years old, when Roger Federer returned in 2017 after knee surgery and many had their farewell pieces in their drafts and then he came back in Roger Federer style. Federer’s 2016 season ended at Wimbledon and didn’t play a competitive event until the 2017 Australian Open. Roger’s season did... Continue Reading →
Federer proves he’s the main man once again!
12 months ago Roger Federer fell down on centre court at Wimbledon in defeat to Milos Raonic in the semi-finals unfortunately he then missed the remaining 6 months of the season but what has happened since is quite remarkable. As you get older you are meant to slow down and the end of your career... Continue Reading →
The unlikely but totally deserved champion!
Going into Wimbledon I didn’t have Muguruza down as a contender. To be honest an early exit was predicted by many due to the rollercoaster of a time she has had since winning Roland Garros 13 months ago but it feels a life time ago. The season had been disappointing and the headlines were about... Continue Reading →
Grigor Dimitrov set for his biggest challenge on grass yet!
Grigor Dimitrov lived with a label for quite some time, that label was ‘Baby Fed’ and I think it is fair to say the Bulgarian has shook it off and it’s been tough and now he faces what I’d call his biggest ever challenge against the main man Roger Federer. Dimitrov’s game back a few... Continue Reading →
Spoilt and ungrateful Bernard Tomic admits to being bored!
Not for the first time and probably not the last Bernard Tomic has grabbed the headlines for all the wrong reasons. The Australian who once had his dad removed from the court during a match admitted after his defeat by Mischa Zverev who beat Murray in Australian that he was bored… When asked about giving... Continue Reading →
Cruise Control
As cool as you like. Andy has cruised into round three and will be back in action on Friday afternoon as the world number one turned on the style to see off the unpredictable Dustin Brown. Dustin has a reputation at SW19 having seen off Rafael Nadal famously in the second round back in 2015... Continue Reading →
Hats off ladies!
First up on centre court today was Johanna Konta and Donna Vekic. These two faced each other back in Nottingham just a week or so ago with Vekic winning the final but this time round on one the biggest arena's on the tennis circuit it was the Brit who fought her way to the third... Continue Reading →
How Medvedev saw off Stan by going after his backhand slice
Stan Wawrinka was one of the early casualties at Queens Club just a few weeks ago and was the standout casualty in round one at Wimbledon but what went wrong? Stan has never been able to master grass so this year he brought in Paul Annacone to boost his chances, two first round exits later... Continue Reading →