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Robson and Hutchins can look back on Wimbledon with pride
10:24am Friday 1st July 2011
Laura Robson and Ross Hutchins will both look back on this year's Championships with a smile after impressive performances in their home tournament.
Wimbledon legend denies women's tennis crisis
11:57am Wednesday 22nd June 2011
Martina Navratilova on why Britain only has one contender for Wimbledon: "If you give me half an hour, maybe I could explain it."
Mini 'Andy Murray' wows tennis fans queuing for Wimbledon
5:15pm Tuesday 21st June 2011
A miniature statue of Andy Murray – built out of Lego building blocks – stood in Wimbledon Park on Sunday as fans queued up overnight.
Robson gains Wimbledon wildcard
1:11pm Tuesday 7th June 2011
Laura Robson will take her place in the main draw at Wimbledon after being given a wildcard by the All England Club.
Surrey men falter but women are on a roll
1:59pm Friday 23rd July 2010
Two successive defeats have dashed Surrey’s hopes of glory in group one of the Aegon Summer County Cup competition.
Andy Murray shows off football skills
12:30pm Thursday 22nd July 2010
VIDEO: Britain’s top tennis player Andy Murray has stepped out on court yet again - but this time he was showing off his football skills.
Beckham leaves Wimbledon's Robson smiling
5:07pm Tuesday 6th July 2010
Wimbledon’s Laura Robson left the All England Club on Friday smiling after a chance meeting with England football star David Beckham.
Bookies back Murray to win Wimbledon one day
12:36pm Monday 5th July 2010
Andy Murray will win Wimbledon one day.
Golding bows out
1:32pm Friday 2nd July 2010
Oliver Golding's fairytale run in the Wimbledon junior competition came to an end on Friday when he was beaten in his semi-final by Australian Benjamin Miller.
Kingston woman dresses Wimbledon champions
7:20am Wednesday 6th July 2011
A celebrity dresser is jubilant after another successful year dressing Wimbledon’s female champions.
The Only Way Is Essex star promotes 3D tennis at Croydon store
11:30am Friday 1st July 2011
TV star Amy Childs brought some Essex glamour to Croydon when she was caught watching Wimbledon at Comet in the centre of town.
Kate and Wills watch tennis at Wimbledon
2:35pm Tuesday 28th June 2011
All eyes were on the Royal Box yesterday when Kate and Wills appeared to watch Andy Murray beat Richard Gasquet.
As tennis fever builds in the run up to Wimbledon 2010, three times All England champion Boris Becker has hosted the first ever virtual ‘Legends Clinic’. A live interactive tennis coaching service described as a “global tennis lesson”, Boris answered questions from the public, demonstrated technique and offered hints and tips on how to improve all elements of the game. It was the first of its kind and the interactive clinic was streamed live online around the world from Dukes Meadows Tennis Club in London.
Former British number one Tim Henman is inextricably linked with the Wimbledon Championships and his love affair with the All England Club shows no sign of letting up.
Surrey Comet sports reporter Stuart Amos - in association with Robinsons ‘75 kids for 75 years’ initiative - spent half an hour with the former Reeds School student to share his thoughts on the highs and lows of his SW19 career.
From his disqualification for hitting a ball girl with a tennis ball to his rain delayed epic semi-final clash with Goran Ivanisevic, Henman also explains why centre court remains the mecca for world tennis.
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