Peter Williams

Peter founded the Bound For Glory News Rising Stars program in 2012, and Draft Central in 2016, having followed the male and female footballing pathways for over a decade.

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WTA Tour weekly title wrap: Muguruza storms to Chicago title

IT was an action-packed week of WTA Tour events, as a Grand Slam winner further confirmed her WTA Finals spot with her second title of the year, and a Belgian veteran upset a younger opponent on her home court. CHICAGO FALL TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS WTA 500 FINAL RESULT: [2] Garbine Muguruza (ESP) defeated [6] Ons Jabeur […]

ATP Tour midweek update: Reigning champ advances in Bulgaria as top seeds book quarter finals spots in San Diego

THERE was a mixed bag of results on the ATP Tour this week with mostly top seeds moving through to the quarter finals, and a couple of shock losses at Challenger level. SAN DIEGO OPEN ATP 250: San Diego’s ATP 250 event has largely gone to plan with five of the top eight seeded players […]

WTA Tour midweek update: Hontama stuns top talents

QUARTER finalists have been decided at the Chicago fall Tennis Classic, with the final four determined in Nur-Saltan with Indian Wells edging closer by the day. CHICAGO FALL TENNIS CLASSIC WTA 500: Japanese 200th ranked talent Mai Hontama has stunned onlookers at the Chicago Fall Tennis Classic by reaching the quarter final of the event, […]

2021 Junior Davis Cup update: Mexico and Bulgaria to battle for last quarter finals spot

SIX of the eight quarter finalists at the Junior Davis Cup in Antalya, Turkey, have already booked their places with commanding wins over the first couple of days. Of the 16 matches players, 12 of them across three groups were won by six nations, securing their spots in the knockout final eight and effectively forcing […]

2021 Junior Billie Jean King Cup update: Peru stuns Argentina to likely set up quarter finals place

ROUND robin action is underway at the Junior Billie Jean King Cup, with the expected favourites in each respective clash mostly getting the win. The one massive upset was Peru’s come-from-behind win against fellow South Americans Argentina, getting up 2-1 to put themselves in best position to advance through to the knockout stage of the […]

2021 ATP Tour weekly title wrap: Hurkacz grabs third title of 2021 as Kwon wins maiden ATP trophy

TOP seed Hubert Hurkacz lived up to his pre-tournament billing to take out the Moselle Open in Metz, his third ATP Tour title of the year. The Polish rising star entered 2021 with just one title to his name, but has produced an impressive 29-16 year where he claimed the huge Miami Masters 1000, as […]

2021 WTA Tour weekly title wrap: Kontaveit caps off sparkling run with second title in three tournaments

ANETT Kontaveit has moved back inside the Top 20 after her WTA Tour 500 title at Ostrava. The Estonian talent is edging closer to her career-high ranking of 14th, winning her second title this year after her triumph at Cleveland. The 25-year-old has won 12 of her past 13 matches, only losing to Iga Swiatek […]

2021 WTA Tour preview: Open fields in Chicago, Nur-Saltan

THE CHICAGO Fall Tennis Classic has been dealt a blow this year, with a number of top talents unable to play in what is an open field of entrants. Whilst the likes of Ash Barty, Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek, Naomi Osaka and – after a late withdrawal – Maria Sakkari will not take part, there […]

Zverev and Rublev close out Laver Cup for Europe in quick final day

TEAM Europe has closed out the Laver Cup title for 2021, only needing one match on the final day to finish the three-day tournament with the required amount of points. With a total of 24 points on offer across the three day event, a majority of 13 would see Europe triumphant, and they reached 14 […]

2021 ATP Tour preview: Stacked draw at San Diego ahead of Indian Wells

IT is a big week on the ATP Tour ahead of Indian Wells; as a stacked draw heads to San Diego, last year’s Sofia Open final could be played out in the second round, and a Top 30 player surprisingly opted to play in the Orleans Challenger event. SAN DIEGO ATP 250: A host of […]

Europe on verge of massive win after dominant day two

TEAM Europe is on the verge of a landslide victory at the Laver Cup after another huge domination of Team World today. Winning all four matches, Europe extended its day one lead of 3-1 to 11-1 to move one match away from claiming victory. Four clashes remain tomorrow, with all four worth three points, meaning […]

Europe take commanding Laver Cup lead on day one

TEAM World might have put up a fight, but the visiting Team Europe cleaned up on day one of the Laver Cup, winning all three singles despite resistance in the second and third ties. With match results only worth one point on day one (two points on day two and three points on day three), […]

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