Ten top Wimbledon Twitter feeds plus Andy Murray’s dog

It appears that every man and his dog has something to say about Wimbledon 2011 on Twitter. No, seriously. As the global tennis audience ponders whether this will be Andy Murray’s year, the champion’s dog has opened an official account. Offering unique canine analysis as the tournament kicks off, Maggie May’s musings – allegedly written with a little help from Murray’s long-term girlfriend, Kim Sears – can be found at @maggiemay_hem.

For those seeking more professional insights, Wimbledon-mania has officially kicked off on Twitter, and here follows a guide to the top ten must-follow feeds:

1. @wimbledon

First stop is the official Wimbledon Twitter account, with over 112,000 followers and 3,700 tweets to date. As well as minute-by-minute, rather jovial updates on the latest news and weather, @wimbledon also offers Twitpics and videos.

2. @tennis.com

Tennis.com’s excellent Twitter feed serves up all things tennis related, including articles from former players like Jimmy Connors.

3. @tennis_updates

Does exactly what it says on the tin, so expect tweets by the minute during key match play this Wimbledon.

4. @andymurray

Join the 445,555 fans already following British star Murray. Tweets haven’t been exactly flowing to date, but as Murray put it on 18 June: ‘Someones ready for wimbledon!’ (sic)

5. @andyroddick

A more frequent tweeter than Murray, Roddick has over 600,000 Twitter followers.

6. @DjokerNole

As Novak Djokovik’s official account insists: ‘this is me, real me’. The Serbian player only joined Twitter this March, but already has 158,000 followers hooked.

7. @serenawilliams

One of the most popular accounts not just within tennis, but of all sports personalities, Serena Williams’ official Twitter account boasts over 2,000,000 followers. Serena is a prolific Twitter user, tweeting religiously every day.

8. @venuseswilliams

Venus tweets less regularly than her little sister, but still attracts over 750,000 followers to her official feed.

9. @espn

Many of this year’s matches will be shown on ESPN2, while ESPN’s Twitter feed will keep its 2,000,000 followers updated on all on-court happenings. ESPN covers sports more broadly than the others on this shortlist, but has kicked off Wimbledon season appropriately by paying homage to the 30th anniversary of John McEnroe’s infamous “You cannot be serious!” outburst.

10. @tennischannel

According to zimbio.com, the TennisChannel’s official Twitter feed is one of the best tennis sites on the network. Latest tweets include seed placements, articles, player news, match results and breaking news.