euronews24 (Free subscription) | 06/26/2009
Laura Robson and Georgie Stoop bowed out in the second round of the women's doubles to experienced duo Svetlana Kuznetsova and Amelie Mauresmo. The 16th seeds took the first set on their third set point in front of a packed Court 12 but the British ...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 06/24/2009
• Spectators 'out to criticise' rather than support • British players attack excessive focus on Wimbledon The British women's No1, Anne Keothavong, has said Wimbledon crowds are "out to criticise their own players rather than get behind them" as her compatriots defended themselves from public and media condemnation. Keothavong, who broke down in tears after she was asked if she...
Times Online (Free subscription) | 06/24/2009
8.55pm: A British win to report in the women's doubles. Laura Robson and Georgie Stoop are through after taking the decisive third set tie-break 13-11. Hurrah! Before you get too carried away with home success, it must be mentioned that their opponents, Jade Curtis and Anna Smith, were Brits as well. That's the way to help GB players progress to the next round - draw them against each other then one...
Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 06/23/2009
LONDON, June 23 (UPI) -- Two-time defending champion Venus Williams was dominant in a first-round win Tuesday at the Wimbledon Championships in London. Williams defeated Stefanie Voegele 6-3, 6-2 in a match in which she had 11 unforced errors and 29 winners. Williams was particularly strong on Voegele's second serve, winning 16 of 19 points in that situation. Her second-round opponent will be Kateryna...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 06/23/2009
• British women's No1 Keothavong loses 7-5, 6-2 to Mayr • Teenager Evans shows grit in defeat to Davydenko Tears, valiant efforts, a disappointing display and an inevitable defeat. All in a day's work for Britain's tennis players at Wimbledon yesterday as hope and belief turned to dejection and wounded pride. The tears and disappointing display belonged to Anne Keothavong, whose rise up...
Mail Online - Alex Kay Talks Tennis (Free subscription) | 06/23/2009
Not the best day to be British. God bless Andy Murray. Yesterday saw the demise of Dan Evans, Alex Bogdanovic, Josh Goodall, Georgie Stoop, Anne Keothavong, Katie O'Brien and, as I write, probably Elena Baltacha. How depressing. The biggest blow...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 06/23/2009
Email Paolo at paolo.bandini@guardian.co.uk or post your comments, questions, predictions and more below 11.24am Murray is, of course, not the only Brit in action today - far from it in fact, as Joshua Goodall and Georgie Stoop resume their matches against Michael Llodra and Vera Zvonareva (both level at one set all) respectively, Alex Bogdanovic goes up against 20th seed Tomas Berdych, Daniel Evans...
Times Online (Free subscription) | 06/22/2009
Georgie Stoop, the 21-year-old Londoner ranked No 185 in the world, will make headline writers very happy indeed should she conquer Vera Zvonareva when she resumes her match against the seventh seed today.
Craig Hickman's Tennis Blog (Free subscription) | 06/22/2009
Reuters Here we are. The Championships, Wimbledon. Roger Federer starts the grand encounter on Centre Court, followed by Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic . All the players on the bottom half of both draws get airtime on Day One. I wish I had a poem for how I feel today. But I don't, so you'll just have to imagine it. Centre Court 13:00 Start Gentlemen's Singles - 1st Round Yen-Hsun Lu(TPE) vs. Roger...
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Tennis World (Free subscription) | 06/09/2009
British tennis legend Tim Henman and Junior Wimbledon champion Laura Robson have teamed up exclusively with Robinsons, official still soft drinks sponsor of Wimbledon since 1935, to create this short film crammed full of fun tips, tricks and advice to encourage families to have tennis fun during the 2009 Wimbledon Championships. Tim says: Our film will help you improve your tennis skills and give the...
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