Wrexham Ready

Rose Courteen

The ITF World Tennis tour is coming to Wrexham. It’s the biggest women’s tennis event in the UK outside of the grass court season. As well as players ranked in the top 100 in the world, the Lexus Wrexham Open will bring a festival of events and activities across the Wrexham and North Wales community. Listen in to learn all about the events, the players, and the personalities that are bringing such a prestigious event to Wrexham, giving you the chance to watch world class tennis on your doorstep.

  1. 13 MAR

    March - Commentary Competition

    Have you ever wondered what it's like to be a tennis commentator? Well school children across Wrexham are invited to do just that! The Lexus Wrexham Open is supporting a brand new Commentary Competition for school children in years 5-8. They can work individually or in groups up to 3 to recreate the commentary for the last game in the Wrexham Open 2025 Final in which Mimi Xu was crowned champion. Listen to this episode where Rose will be chatting to Vicki Lees and Phil Lord, two school improvement officers, to find out more about this exciting opportunity. Rose is also joined by renowned tennis commentator Jonathan Overend who has commentated for some of the most historic tennis matches, including Andy Murray winning Wimbledon for the first time,. He gives a real insight into the world of tennis commentary. Stuart Dunn, commentator for Shrewsbury Town football club is the last guest on this episode and chats through his advice on commentary and shares his excitement for this project. This Podcast is brought to you by The City of Culture Team who are bidding for Wrexham to become the UK City of Culture in 2029. Let's shape a brighter future for Wrexham - back the bid, get involved and be Wrexham Ready! Find out more here

    1 h 2 min

  2. 13 FEB

    February - Australian Open Recap

    Join Rose for this month's episode as she chats to 5 Live Commentator Abigail Johnson about her experience at Melbourne Park last month. Abigail gives her detailed insight into the highlights of the first Grand Slam of the year, including her unexpected excitement over the 1 Point Slam. She also tells us what up and coming players to look out for over the coming months. Next Rose catches up with Ella and Sophie at Evolve my Media and they discuss the plans in action for promoting Wrexham 2026. It's an all year round project and they are already getting sponsors involved in exciting projects ahead of October. Lastly, Adam from 7 Video joins Rose to discuss the work behind the scenes of some of the video footage from Wrexham, including the launch video from last year, and the Champion's video which is often shot, edited and produced on the same day! There's already so much to be excited for and keep up to date with everything Wrexham here

    58 min

  3. 23 ENE

    January - All About Tennis Wales

    Join Rose at Bolton Arena where the Lexus Junior International U14's, a Tennis Europe Event, is taking place. To start, she chats to Sandi Procter about her role on the Committee for Tennis Europe and why she loves coming to watch the future stars of the sport in action. Next we discover just how much tennis will take place within Wales over the next 12 months as Rose chats to Jamie Clewer and Mark Lewis, both from Tennis Wales. Jamie takes us through the participation within the sport across the country and the many goals they hope to achieve this year. While Mark chats competitions and looks ahead to a busy April with Tennis Europe coming back to Wrexham. We also hear a few Australian Open predictions which may or may not age well so be sure to listen in!

    41 min

  4. 19/12/2025

    December - All About Christmas

    Listen in as Rose chats to a few players as they reflect on their 2025 season and look ahead to 2026. With Christmas just less than a week away we will also find out how tennis players spend Christmas. The players answer a set of quick fire Christmas questions so have a listen to discover what the Lexus Wrexham Champion 2025, Mimi Xu, bakes at Christmas! We also chat to Kirsty Sawyer, from Wrexham Tennis and Padel Centre to hear what happens at the centre at Christmas and her new role as Operations Manager. Abigail Johnson, commentator for BBC Sport and The Tennis Channel, gives us an insight into her life as she prepares to fly to Australia and also reveals her favourite Christmas food, which may surprise you... Find out some incredible statistics from the week in Wrexham and how the tournament ranks among other W100s worldwide. Finally, we give you a little taste for what you can expect from the 2026 Lexus Wrexham Open which is happening 18th - 27th October 2026! Be sure to put it in your diaries! Thank you for all the support this year and Merry Christmas!

    1 h 9 min

  5. 14/11/2025

    Lexus Wrexham Open 2025 Recap

    It's been a few weeks since the incredible Lexus Wrexham Open but we are still buzzing from it! Rose is joined by Tournament Director, Richard Joyner and Tournament Promoter, Dave Courteen as they recap their favourite moments and highlights from Wrexham 2025. They look ahead to changes and adaptations and chat through some new and exciting ideas for the 2026 Wrexham Open which has been confirmed for the 18th - 25th October. It's 338 days until the next tournament but don't worry, the Wrexham Ready Podcast will keep you entertained until then with monthly episodes, released every second Friday of the month. Keep up to date on everything happening here Let us know your favourite moments from the Lexus Wrexham Open 2025!

    42 min

  6. 27/10/2025

    Finals Day

    The Lexus Wrexham Open 2025 ended with a Welsh Fairytale as Mimi Xu took home both the Single's and Double's titles. It was an incredible week displaying some of the top women's tennis and the finals were no different. Join Rose as she wraps up the week by chatting to Mimi and Ella after the Double's Final to hear their thoughts on the week and as they look ahead to next week in Glasgow. Beth Heath, from Shropshire Festivals, chats through the week's events and describes the success of the tournament and how the community of Wrexham have shown so much passion towards it. Lastly, commentator Alex Hyman delves deeper into both finals and analyses how Mimi was able to win the double at the Lexus Wrexham Open 2025.

    15 min

  7. 26/10/2025

    Semifinals

    The final day of the Lexus Wrexham Open is upon us and we have what many would describe as the perfect final - Mika Stojsavljovic vs Mimi Xu. The two teenagers will take to the stage at the Wrexham Tennis and Padel Centre this afternoon and battle for the trophy. We spoke to both players to hear their thoughts following their semifinals and looking ahead to their final today. We also chat to commentator Alex Hyman to get his views ahead of today's match and to get some analysis from the two semifinals he commentated for. First, we chat to Rebecca from Meet Me in the Morning coffee horsebox as she joins the Lexus Wrexham Open team and keeps everyone caffeinated!

    18 min

  8. 25/10/2025

    Quarterfinals

    After a busy day at the Wrexham Tennis and Padel Centre yesterday with five matches on the Show Court, the final four at the Lexus Wrexham Open have been decided and who would have thought at the start of the week that three British players would be playing in the semifinals! Mimi Xu was triumphant over the last remaining seeded player Harmony Tan and will take on fellow Brit Lily Miyazaki who won a fought hard from a set down to Jana Otzipka. The second semifinal is between the sixteen year old Mika Stojsavljevic and Elena Malygina which is set to be a match filled with power strikes and extended rallies. But before all this, listen to yesterday's recap with many guests involved at the Lexus Wrexham Event including an exciting visit from Jack Sargeant who is from Welsh Government and is the Minister for Culture, Skills, and Social Partnership.

    32 min
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The ITF World Tennis tour is coming to Wrexham. It’s the biggest women’s tennis event in the UK outside of the grass court season. As well as players ranked in the top 100 in the world, the Lexus Wrexham Open will bring a festival of events and activities across the Wrexham and North Wales community. Listen in to learn all about the events, the players, and the personalities that are bringing such a prestigious event to Wrexham, giving you the chance to watch world class tennis on your doorstep.

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  • Creado por
    Rose Courteen
  • Años en activo
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodios
    24
  • Clasificación
    Apto
  • Derechos de autor
    © Rose Courteen
  • Sitio web del podcast
    Wrexham Ready