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John McEnroe documentary dives deep into his life

June 8, 2022 by TennisGrandstand Leave a Comment

SHOWTIME Sports Documentary Films today has announced McENROE, a captivating and powerful film that dives deep into the life of John McEnroe, one of tennis’ all-time greats who rose to world No. 1 for four consecutive years, all the while battling intense bouts of perfectionism and self-doubt. The documentary will have its World Premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on Friday, June 10, and will be available Friday, September 2 on all streaming and on demand platforms for SHOWTIME subscribers, before making its on-air debut on Sunday, September 4 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. The film will release theatrically in the U.K. on Friday, July 15.

Here is the trailer of the movie:

McENROE takes viewers inside the mind of one of the most controversial tennis players in the history of the sport as he traverses the streets of New York City over the course of a single night, retracing his life in previously unseen archival footage. From his upbringing in Douglaston, N.Y., to a Wimbledon semifinals run as an 18-year-old qualifier, to his sole year at Stanford University winning the NCAA Men’s Tennis Championships and his Hall of Fame professional career where he captured seven Grand Slam singles titles, the documentary covers everything inside and outside the lines.

“Greatness is a combination of things,” opines McEnroe as the film opens. “You look back and you say, ‘Well, someone gave me an ability to do something better than others.’ You have to recognize that and put yourself on the line. Especially when you’re out there by yourself. And I didn’t do a good enough job of that. In fact, I did a sh—y job of it. I’m the greatest player who’s ever played the game, at this point. Why does it not feel that amazing? I felt like I was doomed.”

McEnroe’s journey to the top of the sport wasn’t just championships and accolades, there was loss and heartache along the way too. And while every sports icon needs a rival, McEnroe lost his when Björn Borg walked away from the sport at the age of 26 following a devastating loss to McEnroe at the U.S. Open Tennis Championship in 1981.  

“The complexity, intensity and depth of John’s multifaceted persona makes this film transcend from sports documentary to character study,” said Stephen Espinoza, President Sport and Event Programming, Showtime Networks Inc. “John McEnroe is not just a tennis great; he is a true icon whose career created cultural touchstones and captured the world’s fascination. McENROE is the latest addition to a growing list of must-see compelling, unscripted programming on SHOWTIME. We’re proud to showcase these great films that tell culturally relevant stories about subjects at the intersection of sports, culture and society.” 

McENROE features interviews with Borg, tennis icon Billie Jean King, doubles partner Peter Fleming and rock stars Chrissie Hynde and Keith Richards. While they attest to his impact on the sport and culture at large, it is McEnroe’s children and his wife Patty Smyth who provide a profound level of intimacy and take the film beyond sports biopic and into the realm of the deeply confessional.

“That singular drive is part of what made John great,” said younger brother Patrick McEnroe, who often sits next to John in the commentating booth at tennis Grand Slam tournaments. “And also, part of what maybe got in the way.”

McENROE is the third theatrical documentary written and directed by Douglas (Warriors, The Edge). The film is produced by Sylver Entertainment with producers Victoria Barrell, Paddy Kelly, and Anna Godas for Dogwoof and executive produced by Simon Lazenby, Oli Harbottle and Gary Swain

“Everyone has an opinion on John McEnroe,” Douglas said. “In making this film I was interested in creating something intimate and unexpected. I had to get in his head and find out how he thinks. To reach as many people as possible, this film needed to tap into the universal themes of connection, purpose and love. What develops feels deeply confessional at times, as if John is interrogating himself.”

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Clijsters, Fernandez, Sock and Baghdatis To Compete In Latest Champions Series Tennis Mixed Team Event In St. Louis

June 6, 2022 by Randy Walker Leave a Comment

LOS ANGELES – Hall of Famer Kim Clijsters and 2021 U.S. Open runner-up Leylah Fernandez will join four-time major doubles champ Jack Sock and 2006 Australian Open runner-up Marcos Baghdatis at the St. Louis Champions Classic, July 21 at Chaifetz Arena.

The event will be the second ever mixed team format event on the Champions Series tennis circuit featuring men’s and women’s legends competing throughout the year for prize money and the season-long points championship.

Clijsters and Sock will play as a team against Fernandez and Baghdatis, each playing a set of singles and then pairing for a deciding mixed doubles match.

The event will feature $75,000 in prize money with $50,000 going to the winning team and $25,000 to the runner-up. The winning team members will each be awarded 200 ranking points while the runner-up team members will be awarded 100 ranking points towards the season-long championship. Each player will also be awarded 100 ranking points for every singles match they participate in and an additional 100 ranking points for each victory.

“This is going to be a very special and exciting night of tennis, featuring two legend players competing against two current touring pros which will make for a fascinating dynamic,” said Jon Venison, Co-President of InsideOut Sports & Entertainment, the organization that founded and runs Champions Series Tennis.

Tickets are for sale starting Thursday, June 2 at www.ChampionsSeriesTennis.com and www.ticketmaster.com.

Earlier this year, Genie Bouchard and Tommy Haas were victorious in the first-ever Champions Series mixed team event at the Sherwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks, Calif., defeating Sofia Kenin and Sam Querrey two matches to one. Champions Series Tennis will also stage events in 2022 in Dallas, The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, Orlando and other sites to be announced. Full player fields and event dates will be announced in the near future.

For the St. Louis Champions Classic, the event will start with “Play with the Pros” fan experiences from 3 pm to 5 pm, followed by a “Player Party Experience” and a “Backstage Experience” starting at 5:30 pm. Sock and Baghdatis will kick off match play at 7 pm, followed by Clijsters and Fernandez and concluding with the mixed doubles match. Champions Series Tennis began in 2005 and over the last 16 years has featured some of the greatest names in men’s tennis, including Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi, John McEnroe, Bjorn Borg, Ivan Lendl, Stefan Edberg, Jim Courier, Michael Chang among others. Courier won the first Champions Series Tennis event held in 2005 in Houston at the Westside Tennis Club.

ABOUT INSIDEOUT SPORTS + ENTERTAINMENT

InsideOut Sports + Entertainment is a Los Angeles based producer of proprietary events and promotions founded in 2004 by former world No. 1 and Hall of Fame tennis player Jim Courier and former SFX and Clear Channel executive Jon Venison. In 2005, InsideOut launched its signature property, the Champions Series, a collection of tournaments featuring the greatest names in tennis over the age of 30. In addition, InsideOut produces many other successful events including “Legendary Night” exhibitions, The World Series of Beach Volleyball and numerous corporate outings. Since inception, InsideOut Sports + Entertainment has raised over $5 million for charity. In 2014, InsideOut Sports + Entertainment merged with Horizon Media, the largest privately held media services agency in the world. For more information, please log on to www.InsideOutSE.com or InvescoSeries.com or follow on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

Kim Clijsters
Kim Clijsters

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Rafael Nadal Is Now The Oldest Roland Garros Champ In Addition To Being Most Dominant

June 5, 2022 by Randy Walker Leave a Comment

Seventeen years to the day when he won his first Roland Garros title and his first major title, Rafael Nadal won his 14th Roland Garros title and his 22nd major title.

He defeated Norway’s Casper Ruud 6-3, 6-3, 6-0 in a tension-less final that increased Nadal’s career record at Roland Garros to an incredible 112-3.

With a win, Nadal, two days past his 36th birthday, passes fellow Spaniard Andres Gimeno as the oldest Roland Garros men’s singles champion in history. Gimeno, at age 35 years and 10 months, set the record exactly 50 years and one day earlier in 1973 when he defeated Patrick Proisy of France in the 1972 final.

It was also on June 5, back in 2005, when Nadal won Roland Garros for the first time for his first major title, as documented in the “On This Day In Tennis History” book and excerpted here:

2005 – Nineteen-year-old Rafael Nadal of Spain fends off a charge from unseeded Mariano Puerta of Argentina to win his first major singles title at the French Open. Nadal wins the title and his 24th consecutive match with a 6-7 (6), 6-3, 6-1 7-5 decision over the No. 37-ranked Puerta to become the fourth youngest men’s singles champion at Roland Garros. Nadal joins 1982 champion Mats Wilander as the only player to win Roland Garros in his debut.

Nadal is now a perfect 14-0 with the Coupe des Mousquetaires on the line and has never lost two sets in a Roland Garros final, much less three. His 14 Roland Garros titles are the most won by any man at a single Grand Slam event in history, followed by Novak Djokovic’s nine at the Australian Open and Roger Federer’s eight at Wimbledon.

Nadal is now a perfect 14-0 with the Coupe des Mousquetaires on the line and has never lost two sets in a Roland Garros final, much less three. His 14 Roland Garros titles are the most won by any man at a single Grand Slam event in history, followed by Novak Djokovic’s nine at the Australian Open and Roger Federer’s eight at Wimbledon.

For the first time in his career, Nadal has swept the Australian Open and Roland Garros in the same year and equaled his lowest ranking as a Grand Slam champion. He was also No. 5 at 2005 Roland Garros and the 2022 Australian Open.

Filed Under: Blogs, Featured Columns, Latest News, Lead Story Tagged With: Andres Gimeno, Casper Ruud, Rafael Nadal, Roland Garros

Tennis Job Listing: Elite Three-Day Team Tennis Coaching Opportunity In Florida

June 3, 2022 by Randy Walker 2 Comments

We are seeking tennis coaches to coach in a special invitational team tennis event in Florida. The responsibilities would be for on-court coaching and general team organization, administration and recruitment for a two-day competition. Attributes that we are looking for in candidates are as follows:

– accomplished career as a competitive player (juniors, college or pro at any level) or accomplished career as a successful coach or college or pro players at any level.

– able to properly identify and recruit talented (about 8 UTR level and higher) girls/womens team members based on organization’s specific criteria

– be a successful leader and organizer, good public speaker, a good promoter on social media, comfortable speaking to media and for television interviews and podcasts

– Prefer someone Florida based or with Florida ties

COMPENSATION: To be discussed, based on qualifications

TIME COMMITMENT: The actual in-person responsibilities would be in South/Central Florida for three days with remote work leading into the event

This will be an opportunity with somewhat of a high profile and will provide a decent promotional platform for the selected individuals.

Please email resume with some thoughts you may have on the opportunity or yourself to TennisGrandstand@gmail.com with the words COACHING APPLICATION on the subject line.

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Althea Gibson On Her Wimbledon Meeting With Queen Elizabeth II

June 3, 2022 by Randy Walker Leave a Comment

In this special excerpt from Althea Gibson’s re-released autobiography “I Always Wanted To Be Somebody” ($19.95, New Chapter Press, for sale and download here:  https://www.amazon.com/dp/1937559971/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_11P3HRQRDE8CTWTKRP28 via Amazon.com)

Gibson writes about getting the opportunity to meet Queen Elizabeth II after winning her first Wimbledon singles title in 1957 over Darlene Hard.

            They tell me that I kept saying, “At last! At last!” All I can remember doing is running up to the net and shaking hands with Darlene and saying that she had played very well and that I had been lucky, and I was very happy. Then right away, the officials came up to us and asked us to talk over to the umpire’s chair, where the trophies were spread out on a table. A crew of workmen unrolled a gleaming red carpet from the royal box to the table, and we stood at attention and waited as Queen Elizabeth followed by three attendants walked gracefully out on the court. She wore a pretty print dress, a white hat and white gloves, and she was absolutely immaculate even in all that heat.

One of the officials called me to step forward and accept my award. I walked up to the Queen made a deep curtsy and shook the hand that she held out to me. “My congratulations,” she said, ‘it must have been terribly hot out there.” I said, “Yes, your majesty, but I hope it wasn’t as hot in your box. At least I was able to stir up a breeze.”

The Queen had a wonderful speaking voice and she looked exactly as a queen ought to look, except more beautiful than you would expect any real-life queen to look. She handed the gold salver, on which the names of all the previous Wimbledon champions were engraved, to me, and I curtsied again and backed away from her while Darlene stepped forward to receive her runner-up trophy. (I remembered that backing-away business from the movies, too.) I couldn’t hear what the Queen said to Darlene, but I know Darlene was just as excited as I was. After that, the Queen turned and walked back to the royal box, the red carpet was rolled up, and the newspaper photographers began to bombard us.

Originally published in 1960, “I Always Wanted To Be Somebody” had fallen out of circulation and was only available for exorbitant prices by book resellers. However, New Chapter Press, a leading publisher of tennis books, worked with the Althea Gibson family, estate and the newly formed Althea Gibson Community Tennis Association to republish the book and make it available for the masses at a reasonable $19.95 price ($9.95 via Amazon Kindle) A portion of sales for the book will benefit the Althea Gibson Community Tennis Association.

“I Always Wanted To Be Somebody” is the intimate and candid story of a girl who grew up in the asphalt environs of Harlem, skipping school, drinking hard liquor, stealing and fist-fighting, but went on to break the color barrier in tennis and achieving the pinnacle of the sport by winning Wimbledon and the U.S. Championships and becoming an inspiration for many future champions.

Hall of Fame tennis legend and pioneer Billie Jean King, who said she used to sleep with “I Always Wanted To Be Somebody” under her pillow as a girl, contributed the foreword to the new edition, writing, “Althea was our Jackie Robinson of tennis, and the barriers show broke down and the doors she opened have paved the way for generations of tennis players. Her contributions to our sport and to our world are many. Without Althea, there may not have been an Arthur Ashe, Leslie Allen, Zina Garrison, James Blake, Chanda Rubin, Mal Washington, Venus Williams, Serena Williams, Coco Gauff, Frances Tiafoe or Naomi Osaka.”

Gibson is one of the most iconic and talented female athletes of all time, breaking the color barrier in tennis and becoming the first black player to play and win at Wimbledon and the U.S. Championships. After becoming the first black player to participate in the U.S. Championships (the modern-day U.S. Open) in 1950 (three years after Jackie Robinson integrated baseball), she won the first of her back-to-back titles there in 1957, also winning singles titles at Wimbledon in 1957 and 1958. After her tennis career, she also became the first black person on the LPGA Tour in golf. She was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1971 and died in 2003. She was an athlete, coach, leader, activist, singer, actor and one of the most illustrious and celebrated tennis players in history.

Founded in 1987, New Chapter Press (www.NewChapterMedia.com) is the publisher of many leading tennis books, including “The Greatest Tennis Matches of All-Time” and “Pete Sampras: Greatness Revisited” by Steve Flink, “The Education of a Tennis Player” by Rod Laver with Bud Collins, “The Bud Collins History of Tennis” by Bud Collins, “The Wimbledon Final That Never Was” by Sidney Wood, “Juan Martin del Potro: The Gentle Giant” by Sebastian Torok, “Titanic: The Tennis Story” by Lindsay Gibbs, among others.

“Althea Gibson: I Always Wanted To Be Somebody” book cover

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Roland Garros turns into battleground for teen sensations

May 29, 2022 by TennisGrandstand Leave a Comment

Cori Gauff has reached the quarterfinals of Roland Garros, just as she managed to do in last year’s edition of the French Open. The 18 year old cast aside Belgian hopeful Elise Mertens in straight sets 6-4, 6-0 and has not lost a set in Paris yet.

Canadian Leylah Fernandez , the 19 year old finalist of the US Open and former youth champion of Roland Garros in 2018, followed Gauff’s example by beating American neighbor Amanda Anisimova in three sets 6-3, 4-6, 6-3.

Cori Gauff, who beat 26 year old Mertens last year at Eastbourne, had trouble getting into the match. In the first set she was made to work to fix a break twice just to break her opponent and take the set.

Mertens won two points in the second set but Gauff put her house in order and made 13 points in a row to 3-0. The rest of the match Mertens was left trailing, who reached the 1/8 finales in 2018, Cori Gauff.

Anisimova, semi finalist in 2019, was behind 4-0 in the blink of an eye who only cashed in on her fifth setpoint. In the second set Anisimova gave away a break at 5-3 but showed willpower but breaking back immediately. Fernandez won third set with only three misses.

Fernandez is now the highest seeded player (17th seed) in the bottom half of the draw. She will now draw Martina Trevisan. The Italian number 59 of the world beat Belarussian Aljaksandra Sasnovitsj with 7-6 (10), 7-5.

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Why Should You Choose Tennis as a Hobby?

May 20, 2022 by TennisGrandstand Leave a Comment

Do you love being energetic? Does the adrenaline rush excite you?  

A dynamic sport like tennis can surely be the right fit for you! Tennis is for everyone, kids or elders. People can get tennis lessons at any age. So, you can very well adopt this amazing sport as your hobby. If you do so, it is decided to bring excitement to your life. You can learn tennis very easily; it doesn’t require too much expensive equipment. Also, you can get access to tennis courts in different public parks.  

If you want to improve your fitness without paying hugely for gym memberships, tennis is your thing! More than 87 million people play tennis worldwide. Tennis is a highly professional game. So, if you have not tried your hands on this game yet, it’s high time! You can start taking TennisProNow lessons to learn this sport efficiently. 

Is Tennis the Right Sport for You?

Tennis has always proven to be one of the best social sports. It was previously played only at social gatherings, and people had an idea that anyone could play it. This is still a true statement. It is an ideal sport for people of all age groups. You need to know the basic rules to play tennis and have the right equipment, and you are done! 

Want to get started? 

Grab a friend who loves tennis and find a vacant tennis court in one of your nearby parks. To start with, you don’t have to know all the details. As you go on, you can learn every bit of the game and refer back to your guide when you need to. One smart idea to learn tennis perfectly is to begin playing the game with a pro player who can give you his valuable tips. 

So, are you ready to choose tennis as your hobby?

This article will discuss different reasons why you need to do that. 

Read on

1.   Boost Your Heart Health

Playing tennis continuously can improve your cardiovascular health remarkably. Whether your age is 20 or 65, it is important to ensure that your heart and lungs are in good condition. 

Take up tennis as your hobby and play it regularly. You can develop the fitness of your heart without facing the boredom of running on a treadmill for hours or facing serious associated injuries from other sports. 

If you play this fast and exciting game of tennis at least two or three times a week, it will act as a great workout for your heart and lungs, which will improve your overall well being. 

2.   Take Your Confidence Level to the Next Level 

A few workout regimens can boost your confidence, and a potential one among them is tennis. If you choose tennis as your hobby, it will allow you to increase your skill level as you continue to play the game with your friends. Moreover, playing tennis can help you build social bonds with people. Your social connections will become better, increasing your confidence level. Finally, you will fall in love with tennis, and it will stay with you for many years to come. 

3.   Learn the Real Art of Sportsmanship 

Most sports consider dominating your opponent party in the game as the top priority. But when it comes to tennis, this sport is unique. So, if you practice tennis frequently as your hobby, it will help you understand how you can be a good sport and how it is possible for you to develop a discipline driven character. Hence, this makes tennis a great hobby for you and your children to build a good personality. Thus, playing tennis will not only be beneficial for the moment, it will be a lifetime achievement as you can take your overall character to the next level with this amazing game.

4.   Work Out Both Physically and Psychologically 

One of the most significant things about playing tennis is that this sport engages both your mind and body. So, if you choose tennis as your hobby, it will keep you mentally and bodily refreshed. Tennis is a great exercise. If you prefer other forms of typical gym exercise rather than tennis to keep up with your wellness, you might feel bored after some days. As workouts at the gym don’t involve much thinking to practice, it becomes monotonous soon. 

However, when it comes to tennis, it activates your mental abilities, allowing you to focus on the sport as you move around the court. Choosing tennis as your hobby keeps up your excitement level, and in turn, you feel energetic throughout the day. 

5.   Tennis is Going to Go a Long Way

If you choose tennis as your hobby, you will have several limitations in playing the game. You can only last in the game for that period until the time you hang. But tennis is not like that. It is a game that you can continue to play irrespective of what you are, making it a perfect sport for people of all age groups.

6.   Reduce Your Stress 

Tennis is a great stress buster. If you play tennis regularly as your hobby, it will help you get rid of the extra stress in your life. As you enjoy, communicate, and happily sweat out during the tennis sessions with your friend, family, or anyone you like, it will keep you motivated and forget all your worries. It is a proven fact that tennis improves people’s capacity to deal with stress efficiently, including psychological, physical, emotional, and social challenges. 

Tennis – Your Best Hobby

So, you have now got a clear idea that tennis has several reasons to become your favorite hobby. Tennis is amazing, it has massive benefits. So, what are you waiting for? Get out in the courts and have fun! 

Tennis will keep you healthy and mentally refreshed, but it will also transform your life! Also, don’t forget to have a track on different tips to stay healthy and fresh.

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International Tennis Hall of Fame Announces Winners of Iconic Moments in Tennis History

May 4, 2022 by TennisGrandstand Leave a Comment

Following a two-week vote with tens of thousands fans from around the globe weighing in, the International Tennis Hall of Fame has announced the five winning nominees from the Iconic Moments in Tennis History fan voting campaign. The winners in each of the five categories voted upon will be featured in a new exhibition in the ITHF Museum for fans to experience later this month, and online at tennisfame.com/iconic-moments.

The first annual Iconic Moments campaign gave fans the opportunity to revisit, debate and weigh in on some of the sport’s most impactful moments, with individuals from more than 100 nations participating. Fans were able to submit their ballots for their choices among eight nominees in each category.

The Iconic Moments in Tennis History winners are:

Most Epic Rivalry category winner: Rafael Nadal vs. Roger Federer vs. Novak Djokovic

For nearly 20 years, tennis fans have been captivated by the rivalry between the three most successful players in the history of the ATP Tour by Grand Slam title count. In a category that featured some of tennis’ most impactful matchups, the “Big Three” stood apart for fans who participated in the voting campaign. Each of the three has competed against the other two at least 40 times, with the trio combining to win 61 of the past 76 Grand Slams. Nadal, Federer, and Djokovic stood tied at 20 Grand Slam titles apiece until January, when Nadal claimed his 21st major trophy at the 2022 Australian Open.

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Best Cinderella Story category winner: Emma Raducanu, 2021 US Open

Despite Emma Raducanu reaching the last 16 at Wimbledon just weeks prior, no tennis fan could have predicted her stunning triumph at the 2021 US Open. Sitting at No. 150 in the world at the beginning of qualifying, she rattled off nine straight victories in Flushing Meadows without dropping a set, advancing to the final. Raducanu’s championship matchup with Leylah Fernandez marked the first all-teen women’s final at the US Open since 1999. With her 6-3, 6-4 victory, Raducanu became the first qualifier to win a Grand Slam title in the Open Era, and the first British woman to win a major since 1977.

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Best Comeback Within a Match category winner: Rafael Nadal d. Daniil Medvedev, 2022 Australian Open Final

At age 35 and competing at his first Grand Slam in nearly eight months, Rafael Nadal engineered the greatest match comeback of his storied career on the grandest of stages. Having advanced to the final in Melbourne as the No. 6 seed, Nadal found himself down two sets to none to No. 2 seed Daniil Medvedev before turning the match on its heels and prevailing 2-6, 6-7 (5-7), 6-4, 6-4, 7-5. The victory marked Nadal’s 21st career Grand Slam title, breaking the three-way tie at 20 he had previously held with Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic, and his second Australian Open title.

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Most Iconic Celebration category winner: Guga Kuerten draws a heart in clay at 2001 Roland-Garros

Known for wearing his heart on his sleeve while on court, Gustavo “Guga” Kuerten left a lasting impression on the clay of Roland-Garros during his run to the title in 2001. Already a two-time champion and the favorite heading into the tournament that year, Kuerten found himself in a bind against qualifier Michael Russell in the fourth round. After surviving match point and prevailing 3-6, 4-6, 7-6 (7-3), 6-3, 6-1, Kuerten expressed his love and gratefulness for the fans by drawing a heart in the clay with his racquet.

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Best Moment of National Pride category winner: Andy Murray, 2013 Wimbledon

In capturing the 2013 Wimbledon title, Andy Murray ended one of tennis’ longest droughts, becoming the first British man to win his home major since Fred Perry in 1936. He achieved one of the nation’s sport pinnacles in front of a U.K. television audience of 17.3 million and 15,000 elated fans at Centre Court, defeating top seed Novak Djokovic in straight sets. Murray’s victory and final score of 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 would forever be “etched into the national psyche,” according to The Guardian.

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Panelists decide the Iconic Moments in History

The nominees in the Iconic Moments in Tennis History campaign were decided upon by a panelists of tennis experts, journalists and historians, and encompassed over seven decades of tennis history. As part of the initiative, thousands of fans around the United States entered to win the 2022 Enshrinement Weekend sweepstakes. Two fans have been selected as winners, and will travel to Newport, R.I. this July 15-17 and receive exclusive access to Lleyton Hewitt’s induction celebrations and the Infosys Hall of Fame Open.

Filed Under: Lead Story Tagged With: Andy Murray, Daniil Medvedev, Emma Raducanu, Instituto Guga Kuerten, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Wimbledon

Wimbledon 2022 betting guide

April 29, 2022 by TennisGrandstand Leave a Comment

This summer’s Wimbledon Championships will be the biggest the world has ever seen. The
most popular Grand Slam tennis tournament returns free from COVID-19 restrictions with no bar
on players’ travel or crowds gathering in London. After two years of cancellations,
postponements and rules, British sport welcomes back both the men’s and ladies tournaments
with open arms. Fans can’t wait to return, and the leading online betting apps, from the United
Kingdom to the Las Vegas betting sites, are offering you the chance to make a prediction and
bet on the outcome of the competition and each game.

Traders have had their say, and despite this promising to be the most competitive field
Wimbledon has ever seen, the odds-makers have taken their side. No clear winner is obvious at
this stage, and supporters are able to make a strong case for at least four from both the men’s
and ladies games, but that hasn’t slowed the gambling industry any. Outright betting odds on
Wimbledon 2022 are already available, with a growing number of markets and specials added.
There are more to come too.

Which players have the bookies picked, and what are the Wimbledon 2022 dates for your diary?
In this article, we provide all the information you need to place a bet on the play. We have set
out the useful competition info you need as well as the current betting lineup and everything
else worth knowing
. We even offer a step by step guide on how you can pick up a free bet
today. Let’s get started.

Wimbledon Dates

Wimbledon 2022 will be the 135th edition of this Grand Slam and will run from the opening day
on 27 June and the final, which will be played on 10 July. This will be a year of firsts for the
famous tournament, with this event boasting a Sunday of play for the first time. Followers will be
interested to see if the extra Sunday works and will become a permanent fixture. Formerly
known as “middle Sunday”, it was always a rest day from play but adding games gives
organisers some wiggle room for the Round of 16 matches that may be delayed or run past the
schedule.

This will also be the centenary of the inaugural championships played on centre court, meaning
there will be a little extra spice about the occasion. It also means there’s more on the line for the
players who will be working twice as hard to become champion in such an important year. The
defending champion this year is Novak Djokovic, who is dreaming of another title to move him
closer to the Grand Slam’s most successful male Roger Federer who is currently on eight titles.
Will the Serbian live up to expectations?

Wimbledon

Bookies’ view

Who will win the 2022 Wimbledon men’s championship? That remains to be seen, but we can
get an idea of what to expect by looking at the early betting. Below you’ll find a list of the top
players in betting order, with the favourite posted ahead of the second favourite and other top
names in the running.
Novak Djokovic
Daniil Medvedev
Rafael Nadal
Matteo Berrettini
Stefanos Tsitsipas
Carlos Alcaraz
Denis Shapovalov

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Draw announced for Davis Cup by Rakuten Finals 2022

April 27, 2022 by TennisGrandstand Leave a Comment

The International Tennis Federation (ITF) and Kosmos Tennis have announced the draw for the Davis Cup by Rakuten Finals 2022, which was conducted today in Malaga.

The group stage will be held across four cities – Bologna, Glasgow, Hamburg and Valencia – on 14-18 September 2022. The top two teams in each group will advance to the knock-out stage, which will take place at the Palacio de Deportes José María Martín Carpena in Malaga on 21-27 November 2022.

Davis Cup 2022

The full draw is listed below:

Group A, Bologna Italy:

Croatia (1)

Italy (*)

Argentina

Sweden

Group B

Valencia, ESP

Spain (2) (*)

Canada

Serbia

Korea, Rep.

Group C

Hamburg, GER

France (3)

Germany (*)

Belgium

Australia

Group D

Glasgow, GBR

USA (4)

Great Britain (*)

Kazakhstan

Netherlands

(#) = seeded nation; (*) host nation

The draw for the knock-out stage also took place today, with the four group winners drawn against the four group runners-up. Teams competing in the same group will not be able to meet again until the final.

Davis Cup by Rakuten Finals 2022 Quarter-finals

Winner Group A v Runner-up Group D

Winner Group C v Runner-up Group B

Runner-up Group C v Winner Group D

Runner-up Group A v Winner Group B

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