Wimbledon juniors - The Future of Tennis looks very bright

Surprising Finalists Emerge Friday at Junior Wimbledon

Posted 7/4/2008 on ZooTennis

Guy McCrea has Friday's Wimbledon juniors semifinal results for us early this evening, so we're ready for the girls singles championship Saturday as well as the doubles semifinals. (I did want to mention that I'm aware that there's a problem with the formatting of the blog, but I can't figure it out at the moment, so I'll continue to work on it. Scroll to the bottom of the page to see the ...

Robson Upsets Oudin in Second Round of Wimbledon Juniors

Posted 7/2/2008 on ZooTennis

With Andy Murray not playing until Wednesday, the big buzz today at Wimbledon was 14-year-old Brit Laura Robson's 6-1, 6-3 pounding of top seed Melanie Oudin. Click here for one of the typical stories about her, this one from the Guardian, with John Evert inviting comparisons to his sister, although I don't see it. But it was a great win for Robson, as our London junior tennis expert Guy ...

First Round of Wimbledon Juniors Complete; Eyewitness Report and Interviews from Guy McCrea at AELTC

Posted 6/30/2008 on ZooTennis

As promised, Radio Wimbledon's Guy McCrea is providing coverage of the juniors direct from Wimbledon. He is obviously very handy with the voice recorder, and he has submitted four interviews in audio form for your listening pleasure. For photos of Monday's action, visit the ITF junior website , where Susan Mullane's pictures coincide with many of the players interviewed (click to enlarge ...

Wimbledon juniors - The Future of Tennis looks very bright

Posted 6/30/2008 on OnTheVerge.co.za

The boys and girls section of Wimbledon is well on its way, and from what is on show tennis has a bright future. The dominance of men’s tennis by Roger Federer has been challenged in recent months by a group of players who have only just emerged from teenhood. Novak Djokovic, the winner of the Australian Open this year, leads the charge. The exciting Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus is right ...

Wimbledon Juniors Day One; Contest for All-Access Passes Ends at 9 pm EDT Saturday

Posted 6/28/2008 on ZooTennis

The first day of Wimbledon junior competition is over, and seven seeds made their exits. Ty Trombetta of the U.S. topped No. 5 seed Yuki Bhambri of India 7-6(2), 6-4, while No. 8 Marcelo Arevalo of El Salvador and No. 12 seed Peerakit Siributwong were also defeated. Bhambri, a semifinalist in this year's Australia Juniors, has had a woeful spring in Europe, going 0-2 on the clay and 0-2 on ...