What Wimbledon taught me about pressure - and the cross

Luke Randall  |  Comment
Date posted:  9 Jul 2025
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What Wimbledon taught me about pressure - and the cross

British player Cameron Norrie

The first two weeks in July make up the best fortnight of the year for British tennis fans. The sun is (hopefully) shining, the barbecues are sizzling and most importantly, Wimbledon is plastered all over the nation’s top two TV channels.

What a Wimbledon it has been so far. At the time of writing, a record-equalling number of seeds have fallen in the first couple of days, others have barely survived, while several of the favourites remain on course to provide blockbuster entertainment in the latter stages.

Included in the storylines are the elimination of all bar one of the top five women’s seeds in the first round, for just the second time ever in the Open Era. Meanwhile, the men’s draw has lost four of its top ten favourites.

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