It has been a wonderful week of tennis on the grass courts across Europe as preparations for Wimbledon are a bit shorter and for some have been very good. In Berlin, Halle, Birmingham and London we have seen some of the biggest names in sport this last week, rising stars, home favourites and some surprises... Continue Reading →
When it comes to planning the tennis I will go to year on year WTA Birmingham is the first choice for me. Having a international tennis tournament on the doorstep (40 minute train journey) is fantastic but this year there will be a lot of changes. It was announced last year that event in Birmingham... Continue Reading →
As expected there will be a big shake up on the grass court schedule for 2020. It was rumoured a while back that the WTA Premier event down in Birmingham was at risk of being downgraded and in 2020 it will go down to a WTA International meaning prize money will drop from about $1... Continue Reading →
WTA Birmingham is being downgraded. The what was a Premier Event will now be an international event. This change could happen as soon as next year if not 2021 for sure. This year we saw world number one and two Ash Barty, Naomi Osaka and other names including Venus, Muguruza and Konta amongst others but... Continue Reading →
We have a new world number one. Hard work, determination and of course winning have contributed to the incredible achievement by Ash becoming the first Australian woman to be number one since Goolagong 43 years ago. It was one of those possibilities coming into Birmingham which continued to gain momentum as the week went on... Continue Reading →
Rain brought an early end to play at London and Birmingham yesterday with not one match completed in London. Today saw a better day for both but first round play in London is still not complicated on a big day across the UK and Europe as the grass court season continues. Jo out! Bit of... Continue Reading →
It's been a great day in Birmingham! Rain may have upset play in the last couple of matches but the quality of tennis today at the Edgebaston Priory Club has been exceptional. A day which has seen Julia Georges recover from a set down to win also saw wins for Putintseva, Kristyna Pliskova, Martic and... Continue Reading →
June and July is the best time to see Tennis in Britain. Next year we lose the ATP Finals in London so there is more emphasis on the summer of tennis. Getting tickets for Wimbledon can be tough but should get easy with a new system next year but WTA Birmingham is one of the... Continue Reading →
16 wins in her last 20. 15 of them on the clay but now we are on the grass. Jo who is ranked back at 18 in the world following an excellent clay court season decided not to play Nottingham with it being so close to the conclusion of her clay court season so is... Continue Reading →
It's already been a good start for the Brit's in London and Birmingham this week. We thought we only had 7 Brit's in singles action but James Ward has qualified at Queens winning his highest ranked match for four years. The other big news which isn't singles related is to do with the doubles... Venus... Continue Reading →
