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 →
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 →
Following a difficult grass court week in Nottingham the tours now move to Birmingham and London as the men and women on the look to enhance their Wimbledon chances but what opening round match-ups do we have early on? Queens Club - Stefanos Tsitsipas v Kyle Edmund You probably couldn't have drawn a tougher opening... Continue Reading →
The world number one Naomi Osaka, the world number two and Roland Garros champion Ashleigh Barty, the world number three Karolina Pliskova and just the five time Wimbledon champion making her first appearance in Birmingham Venus Williams are here. Throw in Britain's number one Johanna Konta who enjoyed an exceptional clay court season and also... Continue Reading →
Two time champion Petra Kvitova is out of Birmingham. The Czech number two who missed Roland Garros following a retirement in Rome is still not ready to return too tennis and to Birmingham to defend her title. The former Birmingham and Wimbledon champion has been suffering with an arm injury for some time now and... Continue Reading →
The grass court season is here. Over the next couple of weeks we will see something world class tennis in the lead up to Wimbledon some here at home in Britain and some abroad. Rain halted play for most of Europe today but there were some big headlines to come from it. Garbine Muguruza (leg)... Continue Reading →
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