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New Straits Times
6 hours ago
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- New Straits Times
Coach happy with Tang Jie-Ee Wei's smashing relationship
KUALA LUMPUR: Chen Tang Jie and Toh Ee Wei look chatty and cheery in training — a far cry from the sulky break-up pair of a few months ago. For national mixed doubles head coach Nova Widianto, this means the world No. 4 pair have buried the hatchet, and he can work on getting them ready for the next level. Personal differences led to Tang Jie-Ee Wei going separate ways after their first round loss at the All England in March. But after a brief split, they resumed their partnership at the Singapore Open last month. Nova said the biggest change in the duo's partnership since the turbulent period is their willingness to accept defeat. "There are now no problems at all between Tang Jie and Ee Wei. They are both happy and enjoy training, and their communication has been very good. "The biggest lesson Tang Jie-Ee Wei have learnt is to accept defeat as this was an issue they faced sometimes previously. It's all in the past. "Now I can focus on building their performance and skills to realise their true potential. "I have to keep motivating Tang Jie-Ee Wei and give them the confidence to move up to the next level." Nova said their "past issues" should not be an excuse anymore, and Tang Jie-Ee Wei need to fight for World Tour titles, which they haven't won any this year. Tang Jie-Ee Wei lost in the second round of the Singapore Open last month but reached the semi-finals of the Indonesia Open four weeks ago. The duo will compete in the Japan Open (July 15-20) and China Open (July 22-27). Tang Jie-Ee Wei are also seeded top in the Macau Open (July 29-Aug 3).
Sydney Morning Herald
18 hours ago
- Sport
- Sydney Morning Herald
‘Stop obsessing about rankings': Why Alex de Minaur is returning to Wimbledon wracked with doubts
Alex de Minaur waltzed through the All England club gates last year with a pep in his step after a surprise quarter-final run at Roland-Garros. Twelve months later, Australia's best tennis player returns to the scene of his dramatic Wimbledon quarter-final appearance riddled with doubts and searching for answers. De Minaur has candidly shared his mental and physical weariness across the past month, and his scheduling decisions and recent results – including a second-round exit in Paris – illuminated those words. His confession about not enjoying a hitting session on grass with his fiancee Katie Boulter after his Roland-Garros flop was another reason for concern, and even took him by surprise. 'I was like, 'I can't remember the last time I haven't enjoyed having a hit on the grass',' de Minaur said. De Minaur's response to that unfamiliar feeling was to take a few more days off, in the hope that would re-energise him for what is typically one of the most productive swings of his season. That optimism was dulled when he suffered a comprehensive straight-sets defeat to powerful Czech Jiri Lehecka at Queen's Club last week. The Lehecka result means de Minaur's calculated risk of prioritising more rest and training time over defending his 's-Hertogenbosch title leaves him with just one competitive grasscourt match under his belt.
The Age
18 hours ago
- Sport
- The Age
‘Stop obsessing about rankings': Why Alex de Minaur is returning to Wimbledon wracked with doubts
Alex de Minaur waltzed through the All England club gates last year with a pep in his step after a surprise quarter-final run at Roland-Garros. Twelve months later, Australia's best tennis player returns to the scene of his dramatic Wimbledon quarter-final appearance riddled with doubts and searching for answers. De Minaur has candidly shared his mental and physical weariness across the past month, and his scheduling decisions and recent results – including a second-round exit in Paris – illuminated those words. His confession about not enjoying a hitting session on grass with his fiancee Katie Boulter after his Roland-Garros flop was another reason for concern, and even took him by surprise. 'I was like, 'I can't remember the last time I haven't enjoyed having a hit on the grass',' de Minaur said. De Minaur's response to that unfamiliar feeling was to take a few more days off, in the hope that would re-energise him for what is typically one of the most productive swings of his season. That optimism was dulled when he suffered a comprehensive straight-sets defeat to powerful Czech Jiri Lehecka at Queen's Club last week. The Lehecka result means de Minaur's calculated risk of prioritising more rest and training time over defending his 's-Hertogenbosch title leaves him with just one competitive grasscourt match under his belt.
Wales Online
a day ago
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- Wales Online
Welsh teen Mimi Xu to face Emma Raducanu in Wimbledon first round
Welsh teen Mimi Xu to face Emma Raducanu in Wimbledon first round Wales has its first representative in the main draw of a single's tournament at Wimbledon for two decades Mimi Xu hails from Swansea (Image: 2025 Getty Images ) British tennis star Emma Raducanu will begin her bid for Wimbledon glory by taking on Welsh teenager Mingge (Mimi) Xu in the first round. Seventeen-year-old Xu, from Swansea, is the first Welsh singles player involved in the main draw at Wimbledon for 20 years, with the last being Rebecca Llewellyn in 2005. Raducanu, whose triumph in the 2021 US remains her only Grand Slam title win, has never progressed beyond the quarter-finals stage at the All England club, and was last year knocked out in the last 16 by New Zealand's Lulu Sun. This year's tournament starts on June 30, and Raducanu's preparations have already been hit by a disappointing defeat to teenager Maya Joint in the second round at Eastbourne this week. The 22-year-old lost 4-6 6-1 7-6 (7-4) to the Australian 19-year-old, and admitted she needed to rest up ahead of next week's curtain-raiser. "Unfortunately I couldn't get over the line today but I can get some rest ahead of next week," she said after her latest defeat. Article continues below "I feel quite tired. Just going through some stuff and I need to do my best to get my head in the game ahead of next week. "Realistically, the turnaround is pretty soon - it's only four days away really that Wimbledon starts. "I think I'm just going to start with [a day off] tomorrow and then hopefully I can get on the court on Friday." Welsh teenager Xu, in contrast, will have nothing to lose coming into this eye-catching first-round contest. Xu, who hails from Swansea has been handed a wildcard into this year's tournament as she climbs the international rankings on the back of a reasonably successful summer. Having previous picked up a first-round win at the Nottingham Open against American Katie Volynets, she also reached the quarter-finals of the Birmingham Open, as well as the second round of the Ilkley Open. She is currently ranked 302nd on the WTA tour, having started playing tennis at the age of three at the Swansea tennis and squash club. Article continues below A hard court specialist, Xu attended the her interests outside tennis include playing the piano, studying and baking. Xu attended the LTA National Academy in Loughborough and now trains at the LTA National Tennis Centre in Roehampton, wihich coincidentally enough is also the base for Raducanu, as well as Britain's number one men's player Jack Draper. This year's Wimbledon will be her first appearance in the main draw of a Grand Slam, with the winner set to face 2023 champion Marketa Vondrousova or 32nd seed McCartney Kessler in the second round.
South Wales Guardian
4 days ago
- Sport
- South Wales Guardian
Wimbledon to honour two-time champion Sir Andy Murray with statue
Murray, the Wimbledon men's singles champion in 2013 and 2016, retired last year and will be involved in designing the sculpture. Wimbledon hope the statue will be revealed in 2027 during the championship's 150th anniversary. 'We are looking to have a statue of Andy Murray here (Wimbledon) and we're working closely with him and his team,' All England club chair Debbie Jevans told the ainslie + ainslie Performance People podcast. 'The ambition is that we would unveil that at the 150th anniversary of our first Championship, which was 1877. 'He's got to rightly be very involved in that and him and his team will be.' Tennis greats John McEnroe and Billie Jean King are among those that have previously called for Murray to be honoured with a statue at Wimbledon. The Scot ended a 77-year wait for a British man to be crowned Wimbledon singles champion and retired after the Paris Olympics last August. Jevans said: 'We had a great celebration for Andy when he played his last (Wimbledon) match, which was on Centre Court. 'All the old players came and they greeted him and Sue Barker interviewed him. 'We looked at Rafa Nadal having that sort of plaque unveiled to him at Roland Garros which was all very special. But we thought, what do we want for Andy?' A bronze statue of Fred Perry, the last British men's champion before Murray, was erected at Wimbledon in 1984 to mark the 50th anniversary of his first singles championship.
