Speaking as someone who postponed his wedding today, it’s easy to cast your eyes away from the disappointment of current events. As an ardent sports fan, this summer looked set to be full of highlights capable of igniting passions and inspiring hobbyists. For now at least, that’s all gone: club football, the Six Nations, Euro […]
Wimbledon
King of Queen’s
Even his few remaining critics found it hard to begrudge him victory on Sunday. Back in January, as Andy Murray sat sobbing at a press conference ahead of the Australian Open, it was almost impossible to imagine that he would taste success on court again. After all, he was finished, wasn’t he? Not quite. Murray […]
Tasty at the top in men’s tennis
At Wimbledon this year all four of the competitors in the singles finals were in their thirties. This inevitably refocused the attention on the struggles of the upcoming players who have so far been unable to develop their burgeoning talents to challenge for the game’s greatest trophies. Serena Williams’ run to the final just 10 […]
Sublime Murray reigns supreme at Wimbledon
It wasn’t supposed to seem so straightforward. An event Britain had waited 77 years for in 2013, has been repeated three years later. The greatest compliment that can be paid to Andy Murray is by recounting the minimum level of fuss with which he won the title. Only in the quarter-finals against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was […]
Del Potro well placed for return to the elite
As Novak Djokovic licks his wounds in the aftermath of his defeat to Andy Murray in the Wimbledon final, another player will also be wondering what might have been. For while Djokovic lost in three, admittedly tortuously tight sets, Juan Martin del Potro would have been playing in the final himself had he been able […]