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The Boodles Challenge – A Look at Britain’s most Exclusive Grass-Court Tournament
With the exciting news that world number 1 Novak Djokovic will be making his seventh appearance at The Boodles Challenge 2012 tournament next week, we thought it would be great to take a closer look at this prestigious and exclusive Wimbledon warm-up event. The Boodles Challenge Stadium ©Ella Ling Formally [...] -
Djokovic and Sharapova star in new HEAD Campaign
The two best players in the tennis world – Novak Djokovic and Maria Sharapova – have embarked on a new campaign with the innovative tennis equipment brand HEAD, incorporating an exciting competition and plenty of social media activities for fans to get involved with. Playing with her brand new YouTek™ [...] -
The Case of Rafa’s Missing Watch
With all the celebrations hat no doubt took place following Rafael Nadal’s incredible record-setting seventh win at Roland Garros, it probably comes as no surprise to learn that a few things went awry from the tennis star’s hotel room. But a $370,000 watch, surely that deserves an armoured guard?! The [...] -
John McEnroe Tennis Academy holding Second-Ever Tryout Day
The expanding John McEnroe Tennis Academy announced on Monday that it will be holding another tryout day at its New York flagship location – Sportime Randall’s Island – which will be open to all young tennis players interested in joining the programme. With annexes in Long Island and Westchester scheduled [...] -
Nadal likely to Rival Federer as World’s Greatest Tennis Player
In a pivotal moment in his career, world number 2 Rafael Nadal’s triumph at the French Open proves he has the goods to potentially rival Roger Federer for the title of the world’s greatest tennis player. Defeating Djokovic last weekend at Roland Garros didn’t just give Nadal another Grand Slam [...] -
A Tired Andy Roddick Hints at Final Wimbledon Appearance
Worn out from the constant physical and mental demands of his years spent on the ATP World Tour, Andy Roddick has today revealed that his appearance at this year’s Wimbledon Championships may well be his last. Aged just 29-years old the American, who has built a reputation for being one [...] -
20th Anniversary Celebrations for the Unlikely ATP Tournament
As the best of the best in the tennis world descend on the sleepy German town of Halle for the 20th annual Wimbledon warm up event – the Gerry Weber Open – we take a look back at how this unlikely ATP tournament came to be. Back in 1993, the [...] -
Venus Williams Secures Olympic Qualification
The three-time Olympic gold medallist really hasn’t had a great season so far, battling with her illness and various on-court losses, but the news that she is eligible for automatic Olympic qualification must come as a big relief to the women’s’ tennis legend. Having competed this year on clay court [...] -
Jankovic hoping for Career Resurgence at Edgbaston
Due to compete in the grass court tournament at Edgbaston where she was successful five years ago, former world number 1 Jelena Jankovic is hoping for a career resurgence ahead of the Wimbledon Championships and the London Olympic event. Plagued by injuries this season, Jankovic has been granted a wildcard [...] -
Olympic Tennis Comes to Britain – The 2012 Wimbledon Olympics
With the world’s top tennis players like Rafael Nadal and the Williams sisters being confirmed for their country’s respective Olympic tennis teams, anticipation is really starting to mount for the arrival of the 2012 Olympics in our fair capital city next month. The tennis games for 2012 have a particular [...] -
John McEnroe: A Positive Image is the Key to Success for Murray
As Andy Murray sees another chance of winning an elusive Grand Slam title go out the window due to his quarter final loss at Roland Garros to David Ferrrer, tennis legend John McEnroe has given him some sagely words of advice. McEnroe believes that if the world number 4 really [...] -
Sharapova’s Tough Road Back to the Top
In clinching her first Roland Garros finals appearance yesterday against promising tennis upstart Sara Errani, Maria Sharapova regained the world number one ranking four years after she lost it. But it’s not been an easy ride back to the top for the Grand Slam champion, and she has revealed that [...] -
Djokovic vs. Federer 2012 Roland Garros SF match preview
Novak Djokovic (1) versus Roger Federer (3) The dominance currently exerted by the top three players in men’s tennis can have the unfortunate side effect of making any given tournament’s draw look lop sided. At Roland Garros, the world number three Roger Federer will take on Novak Djokovic in the [...]
