Wimbledon 2023 – Week 2 What a roller coaster last week turned out to be at Wimbledon!  Rain stopped play, then the heat came on.  The British men’s contingent did well, then were wiped out on one day (Friday).  Katie Boulter lost in the women’s contest last night, to the No. 3 Seed.  As usual, […]

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Wimbledon 2023 – Week 1 Here we are again!  Looking forward to a fortnight of high level tennis, strawberries and cream.  Will Novak Djokovic scale new heights?  Or will Alcaraz maintain his supremacy?  As usual, I will start with the top 4 Women’s and Men’s Seeds, but will be adding new commentaries as I watch. […]

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Wimbledon 2022 – Week 2 What a week that was: a week that saw Andy Murray, Emma Raducanu and Serena Williams out of Wimbledon, and various players (such as Berrettini) staying away due to Covid.  Yesterday’s Mars-Pluto square was very much in evidence on court yesterday, in the match between Kyrgios and Tsitsipas, dubbed “the […]

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Wimbledon 2022 – Week 1 It’s good to be facing the prospect of another Wimbledon fortnight!  I hope to be commenting regularly, throughout, as usual.  And as is my custom, I am starting with the top four Women’s and Men’s Seeds.  But there are some interesting wildcards this year, so I am likely to look […]

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Emma Raducanu “Every time you watch her you think she’s going to win every point.  You don’t even get that nervous.  She’s the real thing, you don’t get someone head and shoulders above that often and she’s one of those.  She has an incredible future.” ~ Virginia Wade Young tennis star Emma Raducanu has been […]

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Wimbledon 2021 – Week 2 We watched some nailbiting performances from Andy Murray last week, and hope that he is on the road to regaining his mojo.  He says he is weighing up whether it is worthwhile, as he has put a lot of effort in training since having his last hip operation. U.K. players […]

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Wimbledon 2021 Well I missed blogging about Wimbledon last year, so with the year’s gap the landscape has changed a little for the seeding, but there are familiar faces among the new ones! Women’s Seeds No. 1 Seed: Ashleigh Barty In my last Wimbledon blog season, Ashleigh Barty was also No. 1.  There’s no sign […]

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Wimbledon 2019 – Week 2 Well that was an interesting week, that was!  Some new and intriguing faces at Wimbledon, and new charts to look at.  I will proceed as usual, that is looking at the next four Seeds for the women and men, bearing in mind that some Seeds may already have left us. […]

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Wimbledon 2019 Setting out my stall for Wimbledon 2019…!  As usual, I will look at the top four seeds for the Women’s and Men’s tennis. Women’s Seeds No. 1 Seed: Ashleigh Barty Australian Ashleigh Barty’s is a chart I haven’t looked at before.  She won the French Open earlier this month.  As a child, she […]

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Andy Murray “You are a champion on and off the court.  So sorry you cannot retire on your own terms, but remember to look to the future.  Your greatest impact on the world may be yet to come.  Your voice for equality will inspire future generations.  Much love to you and your family” ~ Billie […]

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