This post is the second Set Points recap of the day, which covers the fourth and final quarter of the draw. For the first Set Points post that covers the third quarter, click HERE. It was another Slam day of surprises with a top five seed and two of last year’s quarter-finalist both going out…
Ready. Steady. Go! The 2018 Wimbledon Championships are officially underway with another sweltering day packed with wall-to-wall sunshine. The bottom half of the women’s draw began on Monday with plenty of first round shocks. There will be two Set Points posts today. Part one focuses on the third quarter of the draw where Karolina Pliskova,…
Sunday was a nice, quiet chilled out day before the madness starts on Monday with the first day of the 2018 Wimbledon Championships. This post features stories from the weekend heading into the third Slam of the year. My aim is to continue with my daily Set Points recaps and a daily preview post when…
The top half of the women’s draw will be played on Tuesday with Garbiñe Muguruza opening proceedings on Centre Court at 1pm. The top half was not quite as loaded for match-ups as the bottom half. Still, there’s so much going on and it will be another exciting day! Read on for profiles of my…
It’s my favourite time of the year as the start of the 2018 Wimbledon Championships is drawing closer! The draw was announced on Friday morning and we know that the bottom half will kick things off on Monday. This preview showcases my three favourite first round matches set for Monday. I’ll be off work Monday…
Thursday was quarter-finals day in Eastbourne with two of the four matches going all the way to a third set tiebreak. The focus on Friday will be the semi-finals and the Wimbledon draw. I will be eagerly listening at 10am on Wimbledon radio and hoping no one bothers me at work 😂. Read on for 10…
Wednesday was my last day in sunny Eastbourne. I don’t think we will ever get a better weather week than this one. It was another memorable week – the highlight was definitely the one-to-one interview with Johanna Konta. While a good week, i’m happy to be home and eager to catch up on sleep. Eastbourne…
Tuesday was another glorious sunny day in Eastbourne… what is this MADNESS? There were 14 second round matches and it was my favourite day of the trip so far as I tried to cover as many of the matches as possible. I’ll be heading home on Wednesday but hope to try and catch the first…
Daria Kasatkina won just her fifth career match on grass, battling back from a set down to beat Alison Van Uytvanck in her second round match in Eastbourne, 5-7 6-4 6-1. My last live experience of watching Dasha in Melbs was rather disastrous so i’m really glad I got to see her finish with a…
Monday was the busiest day of the tournament so far and also the warmest! Today was a mix of live tennis with some press too from WTA All Access Hour. I’m bracing myself for Tuesday which is going to be even busier. There are so many matches that I want to try and follow! Read…
