Wrexham Ready

Join Rose for another jam-packed episode as she chats to three inspiring women each empowering people in a different way. First she is joined by Kay Gilbert who set up a Facebook Group for 'tennis parents'. Kay saw an opening to help out other parents and created a place for parents of professional players such as Julian Cash and Johnny O'Mara to share advice to the parents of future t...

Imagine getting the chance to play a match against a professional... That's the opportunity that 16 amateurs have on Monday 19th October in Wrexham! A series of one point matches with the winner not only winning £1,000, but also flights and accommodation to Australia to take part in the qualifying for the Australian Open One Point Slam, On this episode, Rose chats to Simon Pearson, head of Rac...

With just over 3 weeks to go, the excitement is building for the Lexus Wrexham Open 2026! This week, several local businesses and people joined together at the Ramada Plaza in Wrexham for the Business Breakfast, a networking opportunity to involve the local community with the tennis and it was absolutely buzzing! Kirsty, from the Wrexham Tennis and Padel Centre took charge of this one and had some...

With the Lexus Wrexham Open 2026 just a month away, there's so much to look forward to! Today Rose chats to Casper Farrimond, head of Sports Psychology at bmindful Psychology. They are sponsoring the Player Recovery Zone at the W100 next month. He explains how psychology for elite players is just as important as physical recover. Then she chats to Victoria Jones and Susanne McCarthy, both from...

Just over 5 weeks to go until the tournament! On this episode, Rose chats to Gemma Dobson, the Senior Business Manager at Temple Spa about their longstanding sponsorship of the event. She shares some advice on skincare and tells us all about their upcoming Christmas products and a partnership with Alzheimer’s Society, where you can buy 1 Repose moisturiser and get another complimentary, with £6 go...

Join Rose as she heads to the US Open!! Whilst a rain delay meant that not many matches were being played, Rose caught up with Iain Bates, the head of British Women's tennis. They chatted about some of Iain's favourite memories at Flushing Meadows and got a couple insights into who to look out for in six weeks time at the Lexus Wrexham Open. Dave Courteen, tournament promoter, also joined...

This week’s episode comes from Carden Park, a luxury country estate just a few miles outside Wrexham and in Cheshire.   As well as hosting the “Ultimate Tennis Ball” earlier in the year and part of the build up to the Lexus Wrexham Open, Carden Park are sponsoring the event and have secured the naming rights for the stadium. All matches will now be played in the Carden Park Arena and Rose chats to...

Join Rose on the latest episode of the Wrexham Ready Podcast as she chats to former British Tennis Player, now broadcaster, Annabel Croft. Annabel had considerable success from a very early age within tennis, but retired early into her career. She tells Rose all about her transition out of the sport and how a surprising job change led to her feeling confident enough to go into sports broadcasting....

Join Rose as she heads to Lexus Chester for the second weekly episode in the countdown to the Lexus Wrexham Open 2026. First she chats with Elliot Mitchell, from Lexus Chester, about the brand new Lexus ES, which has landed this month. She finds out more about Lexus's partnership with the LTA across many tennis events including the Wrexham Open. Next she is joined by Clive Young from Cheshire...

Join Rose as she heads to the headquarters of Net World Sport! She chats to several people, working at the company in a variety of roles ranging from Marketing to Product Development, gaining a real insight into the inner workings of the global business. Then she's accompanied by Marketing Manager Damon and gets to go behind the scenes and inside the 411,000 square ft warehouse! Hear Damon sharing...

Rose heads to Wimbledon on this latest episode and chats to Simon Johnson, CEO of Tennis Wales after he watched Lexus Wrexham Open Champion 2025, Mimi Xu at the Championships. She also catches up with LTA Suffolk Councillor, Julia Waters about her experience of Wimbledon and involvement at Wrexham. The final conversation recorded at Wimbledon, was a chat with Tournament Promoter, Dave Courteen, fo...

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...