Tennis currently finds itself in a slightly odd place. On the men’s side, we’re transitioning from the Federer/Nadal/Djokovic era of domination, into what many are predicting to be a Sinner/Alcaraz era of domination. Only time will tell, but right now, there’s a perceived dip in quality of matches, in qualityContinue Reading
Wimbledon dominates the headlines at this time of year, and rightly so. But there was a lot of action around the world on the other tours. Here is a wrap of all the winners for the week on the tennis tour. Wimbledon: Men’s: Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) def Novak Djokovic (SRB)Continue Reading
Like: New names up in lights. Grand Slam events often allow for some lesser names to have their moment in the sun (no pun intended), and this year is no different. On the women’s side, the biggest story is New Zealand’s Lulu Sun, who started this tournament 2 weeks agoContinue Reading
Andy Murray Out of Singles Action You could almost hear the collective sigh of disappointment around the world, as news filtered through of the Scot’s decision to withdraw from the singles event. Murray just didn’t feel as though he had enough time to recover from back surgery just 10 daysContinue Reading
Women’s Withdrawals: The women’s draw was decimated before balls were even hit, with three seeds in the bottom section pulling out due to injury or illness. Ekatarina Alexandrova, Victoria Azarenka, and Aryna Sabalenka, all deciding that skipping the event was better for their health. Three lucky losers were able toContinue Reading
The women’s draw for Wimbledon has thrown up plenty of interesting matches, and potential match-ups. There’s a lot to discuss, but here, we’ve tried to keep things as succinct as possible. You can get all the information you need for the 2024 Women’s Wimbledon event in this quick preview. ClickContinue Reading
During the era of the ‘big four,’ the top tier belonged to Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, and to a lesser extent Andy Murray. They were simply in a class of their own. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Tomáš Berdych, Grigor Dimitrov, and Kei Nishikori are a handful of examples in relationContinue Reading
There’s always a lot to digest when a Grand Slam draw gets released. We’ve tried to keep this Wimbledon preview as simple as possible. The stands are quiet now, but they’ll soon be full of spectators cheering on their favourites. Who are the players they’ll be cheering into the secondContinue Reading
Ash Barty will be returning to Wimbledon this year….in a playing capacity! Sadly the 3-time Grand Slam champion won’t be making any professional comeback, but Wimbledon has announced that the Queenslander will play an exhibition doubles event at the place of her greatest triumph in 2021. Less than a yearContinue Reading
Author: Rachel Johnson As a lifelong tennis enthusiast, who has lived in England all her life, there’s always been one event that stood above the rest in my mind—the prestigious Wimbledon Championships. Every summer, I would find myself glued to the television screen, enthralled by the players as they battledContinue Reading
