It has been a long time, a generation, an interminable 73 years in fact since Fred Perry defended the home country’s honor at the premier tennis tournament in the game. 73 years ago! 73 years of anticipation, countless false alarms, intense media scrutiny and dashed hopes since the revered Perry got the job done on [...]

Is Rafa In? With 13 days to go before the first serve at the Wimbledon Championships to determine the best grass court player in the world, the world’s best player has announced that he is a questionable entrant. Spain’s Rafael Nadal shocked the tennis world by declaring that his playing status will be determined by [...]

The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club has announced that the 2009 Gentlemen’s Champion and Women’s Champion will each receive 850,000 pounds. The winners shares are 13.3% higher than 2008 and the overall prize pool has been increased by 6.2% to 12,550,000 pounds. There was little doubt that the world’s best tennis players would [...]