Wimbledon 2017 officially gets underway on Monday and weeeeeee i’m excited! The first round matches from the bottom half of the draw will be contested on Monday and there are a couple of crackers. For a preview of the main draw on Moo’s Tennis Blog, click HERE. Predictions and polls will go up in the…
I’m back from Eastbourne and ready to jump into Wimbledon festivities. The draw for the 2017 Wimbledon Championships was unveiled on Friday and as to be expected, has thrown up some exciting first round match-ups. Much like the French Open, it’s another wide-open draw – be ready to expect the unexpected! I’m off work until…
And that’s a wrap on Wimbledon 2016… congrats to Andy Murray for winning the men’s singles and Heather Watson and Henri Kontinen for winning the mixed doubles title. Andy sobbing into his towel at the end was too much, tennis players crying always gets me! Also thrilled to see Heather and Henri win in yet…
The women’s singles tournament concluded on Saturday as Serena Williams defeated Angelique Kerber, 7-5 6-3 in a super final. Serena doubled up, winning the doubles title with Venus Williams, beating Yaroslava Shvedova and Timea Babos in another fun final, 6-3 6-4. This post highlights my favourite women’s matches from the fortnight. A Match Points summary is…
Serena Williams claimed her 7th Wimbledon title and 22nd Slam overall, matching Steffi Graf’s tally with a 7-5 6-3 victory over Angelique Kerber in Saturday’s Wimbledon final. Serena and Angie put on a real show. This was another wonderful women’s final and featured high-quality tennis from the first point to the last. In fact, all…
The 2016 Wimbledon women’s final will be a repeat of the Australian Open final from earlier this year as the world number one, Serena Williams will play the world number four, Angelique Kerber on Saturday afternoon. Semi-finals day was a swift one for the women with both matches finished within two hours. Serena took just…
Wednesday was quarter-finals days for the men with Centre Court having an amazing day with two five setters. Today is my last day of leave from work… the last three weeks have been amazing 🙂 I’ve got a few final posts to wrap up for Wimbledon 2016. I’m hoping to co-ordinate my lunch break tomorrow to…
The damp and dreary first week feels so long ago and Wimbledon 2016 is back on track with the women’s semi-finals all set! Quarter-finals day didn’t quite live up to the lofty heights of 2015 where three of the matches went the distance. This year’s slate of quarter-finals were all decided in straight sets but produced some…
A fascinating semi-final awaits on Thursday in the third all-top ten clash of Wimbledon 2016 between the number four seed, Angelique Kerber and the number eight seed, Venus Williams. With a head-to-head that has produced multiple compelling contests, this has all the ingredients to be an awesome match. Kerber was first into the Wimbledon semi-finals, edging Simona Halep…
The world number one, Serena Williams is into her eight consecutive Slam semi-final and 32nd overall. In stark contrast, her semi-final opponent on Thursday is into her first. A hearty congrats to Elena Vesnina! Vesnina produced a simply stunning display to overwhelm Dominika Cibulkova, 6-2 6-2 out on Court No.1 on Tuesday. Both players had…
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