| The latest Wimbledon tennis championships are nearly | | | | British hopes is Andrew Murray. Over the last eighteen |
| upon us and many people in the British Isles are | | | | months Andy has gone from strength to strength and |
| wondering when and where the next home grown | | | | last year he had a brilliant tournament at Wimbledon. In |
| player is going to win the tournament. In this article I | | | | saying all of this I really do not think he has the skills |
| look at some of our hopes for this year and the | | | | required to win the tournament.Andrew may well |
| future.This is the first season in about the last ten | | | | continue to improve and may well be crowned the |
| when I feel that there is basically no chance of a British | | | | champion of Wimbledon in the future. While a certain |
| born player winning Wimbledon this year. Over the | | | | Roger Federer is around it will be very difficult for any |
| past decade I have really believed that Tim Henman | | | | player of any nation to win the tournament.As for the |
| was going to be the man to finally bring glory to our | | | | future of British tennis I have heard that Boris Becker |
| proud nation. For whatever reason he has always | | | | has started to help some of our young teenage |
| seemed to fall a little short,even though in truth he | | | | prospects and many other new ideas are starting to |
| should be very proud of what he has achieved in his | | | | be put into practice.I feel that the problem is that there |
| tennis career.There have been at least a couple of | | | | are very few courts where people can just turn up to |
| times where he possibly should have gone on to win | | | | and play. You are able of course to pay at a local |
| the tournament and this may be one of his regrets | | | | tennis club but these prices can be very expensive for |
| when he looks back at a long and successful career. | | | | a family of four who just want to go and play on the |
| His chances of becoming Wimbledon tennis champion | | | | spur of the moment. Most of the kids would much |
| have now all but disappeared.Tim is currently looking a | | | | rather go down to the local park to kick a football |
| shadow of his former self and I think that the best he | | | | around. This is a lot easier and is free of course.If we |
| could hope for this year is a place in the quarter finals. | | | | really want a British champion of Wimbledon in the |
| Of course there is a slight chance that now that the | | | | near future we have to have far more courts |
| pressure and expectation is off his shoulders, that he | | | | accessible to the average man and his family. The |
| may thrive out there on the court, I certainly hope | | | | tennis clubs themselves could offer free coaching to |
| so.Greg Rusedski is also in my opinion well past his sell | | | | the under tens to get them interested in the game. |
| by date. He will also do well to reach the latter stages | | | | These youngsters could then become full members |
| but has never ever really looked like winning this | | | | when they reach their teens and could be the future |
| tournament despite having a game which is well suited | | | | of each club. |
| to Wimbledon.The most interesting and exciting of the | | | | |