100 years of Centre Court – 8-7, 40-15 in the fifth…

No matter the obstacle in-front of him Novak Djokovic has always risen to the challenge. In an era of the best in Federer and Nadal he has stood up, been counted and many times come through despite the odds and in some cases the crowd being against him. Wimbledon 2019... 4 hours and 9 minutes...

100 years of Centre Court – SerAndy/Murrena; Two of tennis’ trailblazers came together for mixed doubles at Wimbledon in 2019

Andy Murray has always stood up for women's tennis. Serena Williams said last year as the two paired up at Wimbledon that (female players) "all love Andy Murray" as he always stands up for equal rights in tennis. Serena said this to ESPN: "I don't think there's a woman player - and there really shouldn't...

100 years of Centre Court – Wimbledon 2008, Murray recovers from two sets down for the first time to defeat Gasquet in a memorable Wimbledon battle!

2008 was a bit year for Andy Murray. It was the year he turned 21 but on the court the Brit made his first US Open Final, and won his first two Masters 1000 titles but before all of that Andy put on a show. Over the years Andy and Richard Gasquet have had some...

100 years of Centre Court – How a Wimbledon dream became a reality at the turn of the century for Venus Williams

Playing on the public courts in Compton the dream for Venus Williams was always to win Wimbledon. On her fourth appearance at SW19 it was a big breakthrough for the American. A three set win and first Grand Slam win over Martina Hingis propelled her into her first Wimbledon semifinal. Watching on from her box...

100 years of Centre Court – Nick Kyrgios’ Wimbledon debut!

2014 was the year Nick Kyrgios burst onto the scene. He began his year as a wildcard at the Australian Open, Nick defeated Benjamin Becker in round one before losing to Benoit Paire from two sets up. Nick went onto play a few more ATP events but starred on the Challenger circuit winning 18 of...

100 years of Centre Court – Elegance, Flair and loved worldwide, has there been a better male Wimbledon Champion than Roger Federer?

Winning Wimbledon is the most prestigious accolade in tennis. It takes skill, flair, elegance and a champions mind set. Over the years Roger Federer has found Wimbledon as a second home. People flock from all over the world to see him, he get's bums and seats and even sometimes receives more support than home players!...

100 years of Centre Court – 10,000 miles from home, how Wimbledon became a second home for Evonne Goolagong Cawley

At the age of 19, not many teenagers will make a trip from Australia to London but Evonne Goolagong Cawley did but her journey to that first trip is a incredible one. Evonne was one of eight children, her family was from a Australian Aboriginal family and were members of the Wiradjuri people. They had...

100 years of Centre Court – Andy Murray, 2013 Wimbledon Champion!

Winning Wimbledon is one of tennis’ greatest challenges. For many years, the question was will Andy Murray do it? In an era of potentially the best three players of all time the challenge was most certainly tougher. Andy proved during his career he could battle the best and make the top three into a top...

100 years of Centre Court – 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...

100 years of Centre Court – Maria Sharapova announced herself at Wimbledon in 2004 and is still the tournaments youngest ever champion!

In Tennis someone as young as 17 playing in a Grand Slam is pretty normal. With wildcards and qualifying one entry into a major at a young age the opportunity is always there. Not many 17 year olds turn up to a major as the 13th seed and make their first Grand Slam final. Maria...