In 1974 aged 12, I witnessed Jimmy Connors' ruthless demolition of Ken Rosewall in the Wimbledon Final. It was plain for all to see - a new style of tennis had arrived in the shape of Connors' early, flat aggressive hitting. No disrespect to Ken Rosewall who for many years had been a world tennis leader and an exemplary professional, ...

Andy Murray has become a force to be reckoned with on the men's tour and so has his double-handed backhand. The Andy Murray backhand really is a classic stroke and certainly a great example for youngsters to emulate. So what's so good about it? Andy has so many good ...

Is it just me or was tennis more fun in the old days? Borg, McEnroe, Evert-Lloyd, Vilas, Navratilova, Connors, Nastase, Wade, Gerulaitis, Barker, Panatta, Billie-Jean, Ashe etc etc. For the men, the socks and the hair were long and the shorts were short. The women had that big collared Teddy Tingling thing going on and of course, frilly knickers. Wimbledon fortnight always seemed ...