James Duckworth grandmother: Who is Beryl Penrose?
The 26-year-old Australian will face the former No.1 On Monday in the opening round of this tournament and has an advantage over Andy Murray, who likely knows more about his competitors than anyone else on the circuit. He had his right foot, right shoulder, right foot again, right foot again in August 2017, right foot…
The 26-year-old Australian will face the former No.1 On Monday in the opening round of this tournament and has an advantage over Andy Murray, who likely knows more about his competitors than anyone else on the circuit.
He had his right foot, right shoulder, right foot again, right foot again in August 2017, right foot again in January 2018, right foot again in February this year, right elbow this year, and five more surgeries than Murray had.
James’ ranking has dropped from a high of 82 in April 2015 to 448 as a result of having been unemployed for a longer period of time than Jack Duckworth.
The Duckman, as his pals refer to him, has a professional understanding of his opponent’s plight perhaps because he hasn’t heard of Jack from the legend of Coronation Street.
He grimaced and said of Murray, whom he has occasionally hit: We both have a little bit of an understanding of what it’s like to be out of the game for a long time, and we’re trying to get back and getting acclimated to playing matches a day in and day out.
James Duckworth grandmother: Who is Beryl Penrose?
Australian tennis player BeryI Penrose competed internationally from 22nd December 1930 to 20 June 2021. Between 1950 and 1957, she participated in the Australian Open eight times.
In the final, Penrose defeated her countrywoman Thelma Coyne Long in straight sets to win the singles championship in 1955. Beryl Penrose won the Australian girls’ singles championship in January 1948.
She won the singles championship in the Welsh Championship in July 1952. Her best performance came in 1955 when she was 24 years old when she not only won the Australian Open but also advanced to the Wimbledon Championships.
While travelling abroad, Penrose competed in four finals, defeating Erika Vollmer to win the German Championship. Beryl Penrose got married and gave up playing tennis in 1957.
She was enshrined in the Australian Tennis Hall of Fame in 2017. James Duckworth, her grandson, plays tennis professionally for Australia.
