At the turn of the century Venus Williams had her big breakthrough. Having made her Grand Slam final debut at the US Open in 1997 on her debut at Flushing Meadows at just 17 the American had to wait some time for a first title. Having made back to back quarter finals at Wimbledon and... Continue Reading →
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!... Continue Reading →
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... Continue Reading →
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... Continue Reading →
Last week an emergency meeting of the AELTC (All England Lawn Tennis Club) board was announced for this week to decide on whether the 2020 edition of Wimbledon would take place. It has been announced that for the first time since World War II the Wimbledon championships have been cancelled. All events leading up until... Continue Reading →
Next week an emergency meeting of the AELTC board will take place to determine whether Wimbledon will go ahead or not. A contingency plan has been looked at since the beginning of the year and the suspension of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics has opened up a potential gap at the end of July if postponing... Continue Reading →
The next big stop will be a trip to New York. New York holds good and not so good memories for Serena Williams but before we end up at Flushing Meadows there is plenty of work to be done so what can we expect over the next few months? Back to San Jose? San Jose... Continue Reading →
Life on the tennis tour is tough. It's a weird concept to think that being the 149th best women's tennis player in rankings is still a tough ask but it is. This perception of being a tennis player, highly paid and travelling the world can be a burden on an individual but to be able... Continue Reading →
No. 24 is the target and the target still hasn't been reached but whether she does or not for many she will still be the greatest. Many are saying Serena won't get there but can we just move away for a moment from 'winning' No.24 and remember since giving birth where she could have lost... Continue Reading →
Elina Svitolina should certainly walk away from Wimbledon with her head held high. The Ukrainian was disappointed her first major semi-final ended up with just four games on the board as she fell 6-1 6-3 to Simona Halep but then again Serena Williams only picked off four games in the final. This run from Elina... Continue Reading →
