Deborah Jevans, CBE, will succeed Ian Hewitt as Chair at the All England Lawn Tennis Club, following the conclusion of The Championships...
READ MORELondon | A bumper ballot, a healthy surplus and a relaxed clothing rule for Wimbledon, but Park plans under continued fire
by Barbara Wancke | Nov 20, 2022 | AELTC
There was good and bad news for the All England Lawn Tennis Club this week, with bumper entries in the Wimbledon Public Ballot for The Championships 2023, its second-highest...
London | Wimbledon expansion plans under fire
by Barbara Wancke | Aug 20, 2022 | AELTC, Off Court
The All England Lawn Tennis Club’s aspirations of building a new 8,000-seater show court in the parklands across Church Road are being met with increasing resistance from...
Wimbledon | Arrangements for The Championships
by Barbara Wancke | Apr 30, 2022 | AELTC
At its Media Briefing earlier this week, the All-England Lawn Tennis Club announced its plans for the 135th staging of The Championships from 27 June to 10 July, which sees...
London | Raducanu signs up with Vodafone to promote grass-roots programme
by Barbara Wancke | Mar 7, 2022 | AELTC, LTA
Emma Raducanu has partnered with Vodafone to become the brand’s grass-roots tennis ambassador, helping to inspire the next generation of...
Wimbledon scraps rest day on Middle Sunday from 2022
by Barbara Wancke | Apr 27, 2021 | AELTC, Wimbledon
Wimbledon’s spring press conference sprung a surprise when it was announced that The Championships is to become a 14-day event from next year, falling into line with the...
Further Reading

London | WTA Roundup – Action kicks off in Lyon and Hua Hin
Jan 31, 2023
Lyon | WTA 250 Open 6éme Sens Métropole de Lyon Putting the triumphs and disappointments behind them, many of the top player are taking time off but not so, Caroline Garcia, the World No 5, who is the top seed in her home town of Lyon in France.

Melbourne | AO Shorts… a diary from Down Under
Jan 31, 2023
A summary of the news in and around the recent Australian Open…

Melbourne | Djokovic wins record tenth Aussie title.
Jan 29, 2023
For the second time in his career, Stefanos Tsitsipas found himself denied a grand slam title by Novak Djokovic who claimed the Australian Open title for his tenth Aussie crown and draw level on 22 grand slam titles with arch rival Rafa Nadal.

Melbourne | Sabalenka and Rybakina reflect on a special AO final
Jan 29, 2023
Aryna Sabalenka was playing as a neutral when she won the women’s singles title on Saturday at the Australian Open, but her country’s name, Belarus, or rather ‘BYN’, will not feature on the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup due to the War in Ukraine.

Melbourne | Krejcikova & Siniakova successfully defend their AO title
Jan 29, 2023
The Czech pairing of Barbora Krejcikova & Katerina Siniakova successfully defended their ladies doubles title at the Australian Open on Sunday, when they beat Japan's Shuko Aoyama and Ena Shibahara for their 7th major win together, and extending their Grand Slam...