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It’s rarely good when a person says, “I think I’m about to die.” But then, as a coach trying to expose younger players to the work required for professional advancement, those words are evidence of success.
American women have claimed eleven titles at Wimbledon over the past fifteen years. Ten of those titles belong to women who have the last name Williams and the other belongs to Lindsay Davenport. Maybe it’s the name of the “trophy”.
The second day of action at the All-England Club will feature several past champions, including Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, and Lleyton Hewitt. Jerzy Janowicz, a semifinalist in 2013, is also in action. So, too, are Wimbledon marathon men John Isner and Nicolas Mahut.
Check out the key events for the week of June 23.
Wimbledon gets off to its traditional Monday afternoon start with the defending champion taking Centre Court. This time around, it is none other than Great Britain's own Andy Murray.
Around 9:00 p.m. last night, one of my fifteen year-old students played her first professional tennis match. Meanwhile, the other fifteen year-old I brought with me, sat observing, learning and hoping to get into the draw as an alternate.
Wimbledon. We've arrived in force. Walking into the media centre and seeing our desk .wow. What a day. I've seen beautiful grass for two weeks now but nothing looks like the lawns of the All England Lawn tennis club.
Cheers. What an amazing place. Champagne. Classic cars. Fancy cars . Boots full of tennis balls. What a great lawn party. With some of the worlds best tennis players warming up for Wimbledon.
The girls didn’t get into the event. They are bummed out but energetic enough to rise early, so we are eating breakfast at 7:00 a.m. We plan a day in Play del Carmen before getting back to hit this….
Keys: "I'm just so incredibly happy. It's one of those things where when you're training and you don't want to be there, you're tired or everything hurts, you think of this moment, and it really helps push you through all of the hard times. I'm just incredibly happy right now. I'm so incredibly honored to be another name on this trophy...
Vandeweghe wins the first WTA title of her career; her previous best performance was a runner-up finish at Stanford, in 2012.
As the tennis craze hits The Wimbledon Championships once again this year and thousands of fans flock to the home of tennis, Prince is taking full advantage by offering different promotions and activities centered at the Prince SW19 brand store in the heart of Wimbledon Village.
Robin Haase is the 2014 Champion of The Boodles tennis event at Stoke Park. In perfect sunshine, The Dutchman defeated Germany’s Jan Lennard-Struff 63 67(1) 10-7 in the final and was then presented with The Boodles trophy, a piece specially designed by Boodles for the event, encrusted with 50 diamonds and valued at over £50,000.
Sven Groeneveld via Bobby Blair: "Thank you Bobby Blair for sharing your story! Through your support I am where I am today. Coaching Grand Slam Champions and creating chances for aspiring Coaches, just like you and I were so many years ago."
RadioTennis.com's Day 3 coverage of the Liverpool Hope University International is now on the air (6/21/14).
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