Wrexham Ready

Listen in to this two part podcast episode where Wrexham Ready goes on tour to Birmingham and Paris! Rose attended the clay court Grand Slam, Roland Garros this week alongside her dad and tournament promoter Dave Courteen. She also caught up with 5 Live commentator, Abigail Johnson to hear her thoughts ahead of the second week of the French Open. Kirsty, Operations Manager at the Wrexham Tennis an...

Wrexham is bidding to be the UK City of Culture for 2029, and they're sponsoring the Wrexham Ready Podcast!! Rose chats to just a few of the many people involved in the bid including Joanna Knight OBE, Chair of Wrexham Community and Culture Trust who shares her pride for Wrexham. Wrexham is full of murals and so Rose is joined by the new Art Trail Coordinator Liam Stokes-Massey to hear about t...

Join Rose as she attends the 2026 Lexus Wrexham Open Launch event. She chats to many of the guests on the panel about their roles within the tournament including Adam Venton from Little Monster Media - the man behind the music for the podcast, and Jim Dorrington from It's all About You Hospitality who will be distributing all the food for the tournament in October. Rose also hears from the event's...

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....

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 E...

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 Mar...

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...

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 confir...

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 Gl...

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 comme...

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...

The quarter finals have been decided following a packed day at the Lexus Wrexham Open with four British players making it through. They aren't playing each other meaning that we could have an all British semi final line up too! In the second round, Lily Miyazaki had a dominant win over the top seed Jessika Ponchet in straight sets, so we chatted to her later on in the podcast to hear how she i...

The first round is now completed and we're down to the final sixteen competing for the Lexus Wrexham Open title. There are still five Brits left in the draw. Tuesday saw big comeback wins for Mimi Xu and Lily Miyazaki and Rose caught up with Elle McDonald after her straight sets victory against the in form Alicia Dudeney. Yesterday evening was The Tennis Podcast Live at the Grove Park Theatre...

The main draw kicked off today with many Brits taking the stage at the Lexus Wrexham Open. But before all of the tennis started, Rose went along to the Business Leaders Breakfast at the Ramada Plaza Wrexham to hear some of the inspiring speeches. This included Oli Patrick, host of the Energy Equation Podcast - part of the High Performance Podcast Group - who gave an engaging speech about improving...

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...