Alan Jones, one of Britain’s most celebrated and longest-serving performance coaches, has died after a short illness at the age of 75. The news of Alan’s passing has filled the tennis community with deep sadness. He was one of the pre-eminent coaches of our sport for well over half a century, coaching numerous British No…
Jenny Staley Hoad died peacefully in Fuengirola, Spain, overnight on Tuesday last week at the age of 89, just short of her 90th birthday on 3 March. Those who have enjoyed visiting Lew Hoad’s Campo de Tenis in Fuengirola, Spain, will remember the legend’s amiable wife, Jenny, who was a formidable left-hander in her own…
Alan Ronald Mills, best known for his time as referee for The Championships at Wimbledon from 1983 to 2005, died last Thursday at the age of 88. He was the ultimate referee, always in charge and in control irrespective of how difficult the rain delays were at Wimbledon. Tim Henman He gained the nickname of…
Last Wednesday the tennis world was shocked to learn that Mike Dickson, aged just 59, had collapsed and died in his hotel room after posting his day’s copy on the Australian Open to the Daily Mail’s sports desk, his demise coming just a few days before his 60th birthday on January 27. ‘Dicko’, as he…
