There have been some great Men’s and Ladies Wimbledon Finals over the years and picking the best few has been hard work but we think the finals below have provided the most excitement and heartache.
Great Britain reach first Davis Cup Final since 1978
Great news for British tennis fans this week with Great Britain having reached their first Davis Cup Final since 1978. They defeated Australia in Glasgow and face Belgium in the final in November.
Wimbledon favourites claim the Ladies and Mens Titles
The bookmaker’s favourites Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams claimed the Wimbledon titles over the weekend. Djokovic’s win was his third at Wimbledon whilst Williams won her sixth Wimbledon Championship and she surely must now go down as one of the best female players of all time.
Andy Murray handed tough draw at Wimbledon
The draw for the 2015 Championships took place at the All England Club and Britain’s Andy Murray faces a tough passage to the final. They say you have to beat the best to win Wimbledon and if Andy is he will potentially have to overcome Rafael Nadal in the Quarter-Finals, Roger Federer in the Semi-Final and Novak Djokovic in the final on July 12th.
Surprise Winner at French Open
There was a surprise winner in the Men’s French Open Final in Paris at the weekend when Switzerland’s Stan Wawrinka beat the red hot favourite Novak Djokovic in four sets which denied Djokovic his first title on the clay in Paris.
Mixed couple of weeks for Andy Murray
Britain’s number one Andy Murray has had a strange couple of weeks, a fantastic win over the “King of Clay” Rafael Nadal in the final of the Madrid Masters but then this week he had to pull out of the Italian Open in Rome because of fatigue.
500 Career Wins For Andy Murray
It only seems only like a few years ago when fresh faced Andy Murray began his tennis career but this week he won his 500th career match. He is the first British tennis player to do this and less than fifty players have passed this landmark since 1968, which is some feat for the Scottish born player. He is still a long way short of Roger Federer who has over one thousand wins.
The Davis Cup
The four Grand Slams played in Melbourne, Paris, Wimbledon and New York and the biggest yearly individual tournaments but the Davis Cup is the leading men’s team event each year and is contested annually by countries from all over the world in a knock out competition.
Facts About Andy Murray
This week’s blog is all about Andy Murray and a few stats that you may or not know about Britain’s number one tennis player.
Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams take Australian Open crowns
After a compelling two weeks Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams took the men’s and ladies crowns at Flinders Park in Melbourne.
Serena Williams defeated Maria Sharapova in straight sets and has defeated her in sixteen of the eighteen times they have played each other. This Grand Slam win also lifted her to nineteen Grand Slam wins which is only a couple short of Steffi Graf.