Tennis: When Hoad was king of the castle

If 2020 had gone to plan, the UK would currently be in the middle of the Wimbledon tennis fortnight, with Serbia’s Novak Djokovic probably still in the running to defend his title and secure a sixth championship crown. But this year is not a normal year, Wimbledon was cancelled due to an alleged pandemic sweeping…

Australian Open

The first of the great sporting institutions of the year, the Australian Open tennis championships celebrate their 114th anniversary in 2019… with prize money at Melbourne Park up 10 per cent on 2018 to A$60.5 million and a brand new ‘player pod’, part of ongoing redevelopment work that offers players the best training and treatment…