For the second year in a row, Thomas Venos and Mitch McIntyre both swept their divisions at the Birmingham National Wheelchair Tennis Championships, each taking home a singles and doubles title. There was no repeat of 2023’s triple sweep however as they were joined in the winner’s circle by a new champion in the women’s…
Thomas Venos has his eyes on another sweep at the Birmingham National Wheelchair Tennis Championships this week at the Sobeys Atlantic Tennis Centre in Bedford, NS, fresh off an ITF victory on home soil in Fredericton, NB. The 25-year-old from British Columbia is the two-time defending champion in men’s singles at the national championships and…
It was another special opportunity for Rob Shaw to compete and show his skillset on one of the greatest international stages in sport. Canada’s top wheelchair tennis athlete made his second career appearance at the Paralympic Games, this time competing on the clay courts of Roland Garros. It was a brisk start for the 34-year-old,…
Yulia Putintseva lifted her first grass court trophy on Sunday at the Rothesay Classic, with a 6-1 7-6(8) win over Ajla Tomljanovic in a final between the two unseeded players at the WTA 250 event in Birmingham. It was a great game. I started so well, and then Ajla dialled up her level to the…
Ajla Tomljanovic played some wonderful tennis at the 2024 Birmingham Classic to make the final, but unfortunately, she didn’t win the trophy. The Australian has been around for many years now, with many great results, but unfortunately, no trophies on the WTA Tour to date. She had a chance to win her maiden title this…
The Rothesay Classic in Birmingham sees Yulia Putintseva and Ajla Tomljanovic in Sunday’s final playing for the trophy after seeing off Elisabetta Cocciaretto and Anastasia Potapova respectively in the semi-finals at the Edgbaston Priory Club on Saturday. I definitely did not expect to play a final here. I really do try to take it one…
The Rothesay Classic, the WTA 250 in Birmingham, successfully reached the semi-final stage on time, with Anastasia Potapova, Ajla Tomljanovic, Elisabetta Cocciaretto and Yulia Putintseva in the line-up after some upsets of the form book. I’m a little bit surprised, to be honest, because I don’t know what happened in that first set. I felt…
No Brits were in action on the first day of the Rothesay Classic in Birmingham and the appearance of Jelena Ostapenko was brief as the No 1 seed was stunned by Elisabetta Cocciaretto, while there were wins for seeds Leylah Fernandez and Anastasia Potapova but Sorana Cirstea was upset by Zhu lin. Ostapenko lifted the…
Ajla Tomjlanovic stormed back to defeat Leylah Annie Fernandez 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 to advance to the semifinals of the Rothesay Classic in Birmingham on Friday. The veteran from Australia shook off a tough opening set before winning 12 of the final 16 games to dispatch the Canadian in 1 hour, and 45 minutes. The quarter-final…
Harriet Dart, the last Brit standing at the Rothesay Classic in Birmingham, missed out on a quarter-final slot after losing in straight sets to Barbora Krejcikova, the No 2 seed, on Thursday, while Yulia Putintseva, Diana Shnaider and lucky loser Caroline Dolehide all progressed to the Last 8. The British No 2 tried to fight…
