The draw for this year’s Championships has been made and, as expected, has thrown up some intriguing first round matches as far as the men are...
READ MORELondon | Men’s Wimbledon seeds announced
by Henry Wancke | Jun 22, 2022 | Wimbledon
The arrival of Wimbledon in just a few days, was underlined by the organisers releasing this year’s seedings which feature Novak Djokovic, as defending champion, at the top...
London | ATP relent on two events
by Henry Wancke | May 18, 2022 | ATP Tour, Wimbledon
The ATP, having threatened to withdraw ranking points from British events following the decision by the AELTC and LTA to ban Russian and Belarussian players from this year’s...
Wimbledon surplus revealed
by Henry Wancke | Dec 22, 2021 | LTA, Wimbledon
The LTA (Lawn Tennis Association) is set to receive another cash boost following the announcement yesterday that Wimbledon has generated a £44 million surplus, a substantial...
Ticket Tout jailed
by Henry Wancke | Jun 3, 2020 | Off Court, Wimbledon
Wimbledon ticket tout, Luke McKay has received a six-month jail sentence after being caught by undercover agents trading in black market tickets for the 2019 Championships...
Lodon | Wimbledon stand firm
by Henry Wancke | Mar 25, 2020 | Wimbledon
Japan has been reluctant to postpone the Olympics but finally wilted under the pressure of many countries threatening to boycott Tokyo and the continuing growth of the...
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Melbourne | Krejcikova & Siniakova to meet Aoyama & Shibahara in AO doubles final
Jan 28, 2023
Top seeds Barbora Krejcikova & Katerina Siniakova defeated Marta Kostyuk & Elena-Gabriela Ruse to advance to the Australian Open women’s doubles final, where they will face Shuko Aoyama & Ena Shibahara, the No 10 seeds, who put an end to the hopes of the...

Melbourne | Djokovic explains father’s ‘lapse’ after claiming place in final
Jan 27, 2023
As expected, Novak Djokovic, following a straight sets victory over Tommy Paul, has reached the final of the Australian Open where Stefanos Tsitsipas awaits and where he hopes to lift the men’s trophy for a record breaking 10th time for the 22nd grand slam of his...

Melbourne | Mirza hanging up her racket
Jan 27, 2023
Sania Mirza, India's greatest women's tennis player, reached the mixed doubles final at the Australian Open, the last Grand Slam of her illustrious career, with Rohan Bopanna, but fell short to Luisa Stefani & Rafael Matos, the first all-Brazilian team to win a...

Melbourne | Hewett and Reid seal record wheelchair doubles titles
Jan 27, 2023
Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid equalled the record for most Grand Slam men’s doubles titles won by a pair in the Open Era today after the British second seeds beat Dutch duo Maikel Scheffers and Ruben Spaargaren 6-1, 6-2 to seal their fourth successive Australian Open...

Melbourne | Tsitsipas overcomes hiccup to reach final
Jan 27, 2023
It was his fourth time in the semi-final of the Australian Open and for the first time, he overcame a major mental hurdle to reach the final of the ‘Happy Slam’ which looked possible when he dropped the third set against Karen Khachanov.