Wrexham Ready

Wrexham Ready now goes out daily as the Lexus Wrexham Open tournament is underway. Join Rose as we head to Net World Sports Sponsors and Players Party which was kindly sponsored by Ramada Plaza Wrexham and Lanyon Bowdler. We get the first reaction to the draw and chat to many of the different guests who attended, including Iain Bates, Baroness Amanda Sayter president of Tennis Wales, and Sandi Pro...

Join Rose for a different style podcast featuring a round table style conversation with BBC 5 Live commentator, Abigail Johnson, and tournament promoter, Dave Courteen. There is a reflection on previous versions of the Lexus Wrexham Open before we elicit Abigail's expert knowledge to discuss the British players who will be gracing the courts at the Wrexham Tennis and Padel Centre. There is som...

Episode ten and with just two weeks until the Lexus Wrexham Open starts we focus on why Finals Day will be arguably one of the best days of the week.   Listen along to hear from key sponsor Steven Hesketh of Hotel Wrexham as he reminisces on how much he loved tennis growing up and thinks that the Lexus Wrexham Open will reignite that passion.    Beth Heath is the Director of Fun at Shropshire Fest...

The Wrexham Ready Podcast meets The Tennis Podcast!  Host Rose Courteen chats to Catherine Whitaker and hears the story of the Tennis Podcast before Catherine and co - presenters David Law and Matt Roberts come to The Grove Park Theatre on Wednesday 22nd October during the Lexus Wrexham Open week. The Tennis Podcast tackles hot topics and discusses the big issues within the tennis world and so Ros...

Like all sports events, sponsors are a core part of ensuring the viability of bringing world class sport to the region. According to research from Sport England, events like the Lexus Wrexham Open will bring £400,000 of benefit to the local economy so there is a mutual benefit for both sponsors and the event.  Host Rose Courteen went to the iconic offices of Moneypenny and sat in their treehouse i...

As we head into the last five weeks before the Lexus Wrexham Open we decided that it would be great to chat to some of the players who will hopefully be gracing the courts at Wrexham in just over a months time. We chat to four different players including our defending champion Sonay Kartal just as she heads over to China to take part in the Billie Jean King Cup team and up and coming Welsh junior...

Tennis is a sport that is played competitively at elite level for almost 11 months of the year and requires high levels of conditioning. The work put in off court and in the gym is of paramount importance to professional tennis players and in this episode, we look into what that involves especially during a tournament week such as the Lexus Wrexham Open. We head to Total Fitness, Wrexham’s leading...

Excitement is building at the Wrexham Tennis and Padel Centre, as we are just a few weeks away from hosting the ITF World Tennis Tour and the biggest tennis event to ever be hosted in North Wales. In this episode of Wrexham Ready, we meet the team on site and a Trustee of the centre to hear about how this event is perfectly timed coming just months after a major refurbishment programme. We will al...

Join your host, Rose Courteen, at the wonderful Humble and Whole coffee shop and bakery in Rossett, just outside Wrexham where she will be discovering all about volunteering. The Lexus Wrexham Open couldn't be staged without the support of an army of around 80 volunteers who work in a variety of roles including court stewarding, accreditation, and driving the player transport vehicles. Rose ta...

The Lexus Wrexham Open is proud to be based in Wales and hopes to be part of the country's sporting culture. The Wrexham Ready Podcast team spent the day at the Eisteddfod Festival, soaking up the atmosphere and speaking to people about the event and their pride in being Welsh. To honour the culture and spirit of the Eisteddfod, part of this podcast is spoken in Welsh. To find out more about t...

The Lexus Wrexham Open is coming to the city in October and there are so many opportunities for young people to get involved. In this episode, we will explore how the event will need ball crew and what training will be involved. We talk to Wrexham University about their Sports Discovery Day, held in the tournament week, aimed at sixth form students to understand how they can build a career in spor...

In this first episode, Wrexham Ready host, Rose Courteen, meets the Lexus Wrexham Open Tournament Director, Richard Joyner, and Chief of Officials, Phil Evans, to learn all about what the ITF World Tennis Tour will bring to Wrexham. Recorded just after they had both finished working at Wimbledon, Rose also investigates what it is like to work behind the scenes at one of the world's greatest tennis...

The Wrexham Ready Podcast is the official podcast of the Lexus Wrexham Open. The tennis event, taking place from October 19th- October 26th 2025 is the biggest indoor women's tennis event in the UK and is coming to Wrexham for the first time. This trailer will give you an insight into what you can expect to hear from the rest of the series in the build up to the tournament week. So follow alon...