Two time grand slam winner Li Na has retired from tennis following persistent knee problems.
The former world number two has become a leading role model in China having won both the French Open in 2011 and Australian Open in 2014, however has not played since a third round exit in this year’s Wimbledon championship.
2013 Wimbledon Champion Andy Murray has caused widespread anger in certain parts after pledging his support for the ‘Yes’ vote in the run up to the Scottish independence referendum.
The Fox International sports network channel, Fox Sports, has secured the exclusive broadcasting and multimedia rights to air the Wimbledon Championships in Asia until 2020.
It’s been announced that doubles-specialist Ross Hutchins has retired from tennis.
The 29 year old Davis Cup player, who recently overcame Hodgkin’s lymphoma said:
Serena Williams has slammed rumours behind her doubles capitulation in the Wimbledon Ladies Doubles of 2014.
Ahead of her opening singles match in the US Open Williams has quashed theories that drug and alcohol use were behind her breakdown at The All England Club plus very erratic performances throughout the season.
14 year old Michael Morrison is one of the new up-and-coming stars in British tennis.
The teenager from Dunfermline was recent doubles runner up at the HSBC Road to Wimbledon National 14 & Under Challenge Finals – UK’s largest national junior grass court tournament. Despite being knocked out of the second round of the Boys singles, he teamed up with Alasdair Hambrey to reach the final of the Doubles tournament.
Although it probably only seems a week or so ago when Novak Djokovic defeated Roger Federer in one of the great Wimbledon Men’s finals we already have our hospitality packages and debenture prices for the Wimbledon Championships in 2015.
In a thrilling Mens Final Novak Djokovic beat Roger Federer in a nail biting final at the All England Club. Federer won the first set but Djokovic came back to win the second and third seats before Federer won the fourth. In the fourth set Federer saved a match point but Djokovic had the final say in the final set when he broke Federer to win his second Wimbledon title.
Some of the world’s best tennis players will play at the major tournaments like the French Open and Wimbledon over the summer of 2014 with new high tech rackets.
A number of players are thought to be testing the ‘connected racquets’ which have data-collecting sensors in the handles feeding back information on various strokes. The information is transmitted via bluetooth to smartphones or tablets where players and coaches can legally analyse the data.
