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 →
Petra Kvitova; Race to be fit! Wimbledon favourite?
Following her win in Birmingham and becoming the first player to win a title on the three surfaces this year it be fair to say Petra Kvitova is favourite for the Wimbledon title. Petra has won Wimbledon on two previous occasions in 2011 and 2014 but since her last victory there she has won four... Continue Reading →
Championship Point – Halle, Queens & Birmingham
A new instalment on the site with a weekly round-up of some of the stories from the week of tennis as Wimbledon edges closer! Coric stuns Federer in Halle Well, the question mark is now firmly next to Roger Federer's name as a Wimbledon favourite after a good but difficult week in Halle. No one... Continue Reading →
Birmingham Day 2!
Day 2 of my visit to Birmingham was a very hot day! So hot that my face is now sunburnt! First up on Ladies Day was Petra Kvitová who wasted no time against a frustrated Kasatkina winning in straight sets. Next up was the top seed Garbine Muguruza who looked frustrated from the off as... Continue Reading →
Dissecting the Draw’s – Queens Club & Birmingham
Well, the draw gods have treated us to some stunning round one match ups at the ATP 500 event in Queens Club and the WTA Premier event in Birmingham where I will be next week. So let's have a look? Queens Club Marin Cilic v Fernando Verdasco Top seed Marin Cilic takes on an unpredictable... Continue Reading →
WTA Birmingham Preview
The grass court season waits for no one and with Wimbledon around the corner players from all over the globe are heading to the warm up tournaments and some of the world’s top names will be in Birmingham next week. So, who will be there? Who won’t be there! Well, it’s best we start off... Continue Reading →
6 months after horror attack Kvitova returns with her 20th title!
Once again women’s tennis has produced another inspirational story. Just over 6 months ago Petra Kvitova was the victim to a horrible stabbing in her home with deep lacerations to her left hand and immediately there were concerns over whether she might be able to play tennis again. The two time former Wimbledon champion was... Continue Reading →