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All England Club unveils plans for new retractable roof on Court One
3:06pm Tuesday 23rd April 2013
The All England Tennis club has announced its vision for the future with plans for a new retractable roof for Court 1, additional entrance points and repositioning of courts.
Tributes for tennis player diagnosed with cancer
11:20am Monday 7th January 2013
Ross Hutchins, who was born in Wimbledon and attended King’s College School, told fans this weekend he is suffering from Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, a cancer of the white blood cell.
Robson vows to break into top 50 in the world
2:05pm Monday 24th September 2012
Wimbledon's Laura Robson has vowed to keep working hard at her tennis and force her way into the top 50 of the world rankings.
Golding: Wimbledon exit was devastating
10:01am Friday 29th June 2012
Twickenham’s Oliver Golding labelled his first round exit at Wimbledon as devastating, but is determined to bounce back.
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.
Merton move up to the fringes of the battle for promotion
9:16am Thursday 14th February 2013
Merton recorded their fourth win on the spin in Surrey Division Four with an impressive 26-3 mauling of third-placed Woking.
Robson holds her nerve to claim famous Australian Open win
2:01pm Thursday 17th January 2013
Wimbledon tennis star Laura Robson is the darling of the Australian Open after a beating the eighth seed Petra Kvitova in a dramatic late-night match.
Teen takes centre stage at Wimbledon final
3:08pm Monday 9th July 2012
A 13-year-old got a once in a lifetime chance as he presided over the coin toss at the Ladies’ Singles Final at Wimbledon on Saturday.
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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