Top Two Men’s Seeds Out at Wimbledon
By Jane Voigt Sir Andy Murray limped off Centre Court, a loser in five sets to American Sam Querrey. Novak Djokovic retired before set two was anywhere near over, a lingering elbow problem rupturing his hopes of a fourth Wimbledon crown. Because of that Tomas Berdych won, a former top-ten player Djokovic had beaten 25…
Williams Continues to Conquer Centre Court at Wimbledon
By Jane Voigt On Centre Court Wimbledon was five-time champion Venus Williams at the sage age of 37, the oldest woman in the draw. Across the net was Jelena Ostapenko, the fresh-faced 20-year-old Latvian and recently crowned French Open champion. “I’m not thinking about age,” Venus said, as reported by The Guardian. “When you’re out there, all…
Nadal Knocked Out. Fails to Advance Past Fourth Round for 5th Year In a Row.
By Jane Voigt Let’s say you were a casual tennis fan and happened to turn on the match between Rafael Nadal and Gilles Muller, during their fifth set today at Wimbledon. Chances are you never stopped watching. Not many would, it was too compelling. Serving from behind throughout the fifth, Nadal faced 4 match points…
Manic Monday Served Up Tomorrow at Wimbledon
By Jane Voigt Wimbledon’s Middle Sunday is unique. No other Grand Slam breaks up the two weeks of competition. This tradition sets apart The All England Club, creating an environment that many perceive as valuable to its culture. It goes along with all-white clothing, the daily queue for those limited number of tickets, plus silence…
Tennis Commentators Talk Way Too Much & Say Little
By Jane Voigt ESPN commentators at Wimbledon talk way too much. And let’s face it, all that chatter is not necessary or, in most cases, enlightening. Take Chris Evert. Bless her 18-Grand-Slam-title heart, but, oh boy, can she rattle on. What’s most annoying about her comments? Many are inane. Here is a scattering of Chrissie’s on-air…
Gulbis Upsets Del Potro at Wimbledon
By Jane Voigt Ernests Gulbis is one of those tennis players you want to like. He’s a mad genius at the game, yet fails miserably at consistency. He was number ten in 2014, but came into Wimbledon ranked 589. Today he upset the 29th seed Juan Martin del Potro, 6-4, 6-4, 7-6(0). “Everybody knows how…
Possibilities Abound for Wimbledon Women
By Jane Voigt Flying ants invaded Centre Court of Wimbledon today, buzzing the pristine scene and dive-bombing players who found the creatures quite annoying. As the sun baked the courts and temperatures rose to a toasty 85 degrees, ball kids had to sweep the dirt off baselines rubbed clean of any grass less than three…
Those That Have It. Those That Don’t.
By Jane Voigt David Ferrer and Bernard Tomic are not cut from the same cloth; and, their differences were on stark display today, during their first-round matches at Wimbledon. Ferrer, the consummate fighter, came into Wimbledon unseeded for the first at any major since 2005. At 35, the Spaniard has reached the tippy top of the men’s rankings:…
Venus Tugs at Our Hearts
By Jane Voigt Wimbledon kicked off today with wins by defending Champion Sir Andy Murray, Rafael Nadal and Petra Kvitova plus a slew of other worthy competitors. Yet the day’s real drama happened inside the press room. Venus Williams was asked about her feelings regarding the car accident in which she was involved on June 9. The…
Wimbledon Starts Tomorrow
By Jane Voigt The Championships Wimbledon are to tennis as the Super Bowl is to American football: la creme de la creme. And, literally, at Wimbledon that creme will be poured over thousands of pounds of strawberries before the fortnight comes to a close on July 16. Let the games begin. To put this, the…