Carlos Alcaraz Plays Novak Djokovic In Dream Semi-Final
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June 6, 2023
Carlos Alcaraz crushed Stefanos Tsitsipas at Roland Garros, leaving the crowd stunned by his brilliance. With a combination of fizzing power and killer drop shots, Alcaraz left the Greek in a state of complete disarray for most of the contest. And the 6-2, 6-1, 7-6 (7-5) score-line was a fair reflection of the 20-year-old’s superiority, […]
Andy Murray Prepares For Wimbledon 2023 With Good Win
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June 5, 2023
Andy Murray swiped a delicious cross-court forehand to secure his first win on London grass in 2023. As he took the applause of the Surbiton crowd, you sensed this might just be the start of something big. Grass is Murray’s favourite surface and Wimbledon 2023 is just weeks away. The Scot believes he can still […]
Carlos Alcaraz Will Play Stefanos Tsitsipas In Quarters
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June 4, 2023
Carlos Alcaraz produced a sparkling display to see off his Italian challenger Lorenzo Musetti. Some of his stroke-play was simply out of this world. Drop shots crafted with such fearsome backspin that the points were over the moment the ball cleared the net. Forehands and backhands pinged with such little back-lift that they fizzed mercilessly […]
Coco Gauff Wins Battle Of Teenagers, Iga’s Double Bagel!
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Coco Gauff will be carrying American hopes into the second week at Roland Garros. Sloane Stephens is also in the running – but she faces a very tough match against Aryna Sabalenka this evening. Meanwhile Frances Tiafoe lost a late-night fight with Sascha Zverev in four sets – and Taylor Fritz had fallen earlier in […]
Novak Djokovic Has A Rougher Ride Than Carlos Alcaraz
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June 2, 2023
Novak Djokovic faced more testing times at Roland Garros than Carlos Alcaraz, but both eventually progressed in style. That easy ride for Alcaraz may change when the golden boy from Spain faces the in-form Lorenzo Musetti next time out, though. Italian Musetti defeated the last British hope, Cameron Norrie with a dominant 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 […]
Taylor Fritz Weathers Storm, Sinner Out In Classic
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June 1, 2023
Taylor Fritz endured the ferocity of the French crowd and overcame his underdog opponent amid ugly scenes at Roland Garros. Spectators cheered every Fritz fault. And when the umpire tried to silence them, the crowd produced a prolonged “sshhhh” of their own to try and put the American off even more. At the moment of […]
Daniil Medvedev Sent Packing By Unknown Brazilian
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May 30, 2023
Daniil Medvedev can turn his thoughts to grass earlier than expected after his embarrassment at Roland Garros. The stunned Russian came off worst in a five-set fight with an underdog qualifier. And Medvedev had no answer when it really mattered. Thiago Seyboth Wild is the name on everyone’s lips in Paris right now. The Brazilian […]
Cameron Norrie Wins Controversial Thriller In Paris
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Cameron Norrie fought back to win a five-set thriller and maintain a British presence at Roland Garros. There were times when everything seemed to be against him. That’s when the courageous Norrie reminded himself it was better to be out there battling than on the plane home early. Cameron Norrie will doubtless show similar fighting […]
Jessica Pegula Beats Danielle Collins In American Opener
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May 28, 2023
Jessica Pegula defeated her friend and compatriot Danielle Collins in the opening round at Roland Garros. But she’ll have to work on her serve if she’s going to live up to her third-seed billing. Pegula’s second serve was picked off mercilessly by Collins at times. And all too often the first serve wasn’t firing well […]
Murray Focuses On Wimbledon, Medvedev Wins Rome
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May 22, 2023
Murray is convinced he can still be the man. That’s why Andy has withdrawn from the French Open to concentrate on preparing for Wimbledon 2023. Meanwhile Daniil Medvedev has won his first Masters 1000 title on clay. He saw off Holger Rune 7-5, 7-5 for his maiden victory in Rome – and will rise to […]