‘One minute I didn’t even know there was a women’s England team, the next I wanted to play for it’

April 16th, 2010

ALEXANDRA WILLIS is the Deputy Editor of ACE Tennis Magazine, and alongside mag work and an affair with social media, has the dubious honour of following British players to Grand Slam qualifying from time to time as part of her professional duties. If you happen to bump into her court-side, she'll probably tell you that she went to Oxford (and not just shopping). . . . . . They ply their trades in vastly different arenas, but Faye White (the Arsenal captain), Charlotte Edwards (England’s cricket captain), and Anne Keothavong (one of Britain’s best tennis players) have one thing in common — they’re the first of a new...

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‘Whisper it quietly, but the era of Federer-Nadal showpiece finals could be all but over’

March 24th, 2010

ALEXANDRA WILLIS is the Deputy Editor of ACE Tennis Magazine, and alongside mag work and an affair with social media, has the dubious honour of following British players to Grand Slam qualifying from time to time as part of her professional duties. If you happen to bump into her court-side, she'll probably tell you that she went to Oxford (and not just shopping). . . . . . By Alexandra Willis 24 March 2010 There was a time when seeing a Federer v Nadal final was almost a foregone conclusion. But then, the thing about foregone conclusions, is that they tend to turn around and bite you. From the moment...

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‘Davis Cup is prestigious, respectable, fantastic – but not an accurate guide to British tennis’

March 10th, 2010

ALEXANDRA WILLIS is the Deputy Editor of ACE Tennis Magazine, and alongside mag work and an affair with social media, has the dubious honour of following British players to Grand Slam qualifying from time to time as part of her professional duties. If you happen to bump into her court-side, she'll probably tell you that she went to Oxford (and not just shopping). . . . . . By Alexandra Willis 10 March 2010 If you have been reading the British papers over the past few days, or checking the blogosphere and twittersphere, you’ll see that there is yet another furore over the state of British Tennis. Why? The AEGON...

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