Frances Tiafoe Stuns Rafael Nadal And Coco Prepares
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September 6, 2022
Frances Tiafoe and Coco Gauff are making it a memorable US Open for the Americans in New York. And last night it was Tiafoe who overpowered one of the tournament favourites, Rafael Nadal. Gauff, meanwhile, is preparing for her quarter-final against the dangerous Caroline Garcia. Frances Tiafoe and Coco Gauff are two reasons why Wimbledon […]
Nick Kyrgios Is On Collision Course With Rafael Nadal!
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September 5, 2022
Nick Kyrgios has downed the world number one with some incredible tennis in New York. Now he could be destined to play Rafael Nadal in the US Open final. That’s the showdown everyone wants because these rivals have a spicey history together. Kyrgios is the recent Wimbledon finalist. He says he continues to be inspired […]
Serena Williams Leaves Door Open to Wimbledon 2023
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September 3, 2022
Serena Williams was supposed to make her defeat at the US Open the final curtain. It was epic stuff as she saved five match points and played for more than three hours in front of adoring thousands on a packed Arthur Ashe. But in the end the killer cross-court forehand of Ajla Tomljanovic had done […]
Rafael Nadal Survives Double Scare, Four Brits In Last 32
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September 2, 2022
Rafael Nadal showed even the greatest sportsmen of all time aren’t always kings of cool. He was in serious trouble twice against Italian rival Fabio Fognini – once of his own making. First he dropped the opening set against the flamboyant Italian. At that stage his assault on Grand Slam number 23 looked in serious […]
Serena And Draper Shock US Open, Murray Charges On
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September 1, 2022
Serena Williams gave the tennis world one more extraordinary surprise as she beat the world number two just a few weeks short of her 41st birthday. And young Brit Jack Draper, half Serena’s age, evoked memories of Emma Raducanu’s unforeseen heroics at the US Open last year when he defeated Canadian superstar Felix Auger-Aliassime. Meanwhile […]
Cameron Norrie and Dan Evans Triumph, Raducanu Falls
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August 31, 2022
Cameron Norrie and Dan Evans can keep the Brits smiling at Flushing Meadows after the painful exit of defending champion Emma Raducanu. The US Open is already demonstrating the glorious unpredictability of tennis. And there is plenty to enjoy looking ahead across the next year. Cameron Norrie will also have a good chance at Wimbledon […]
Serena And Murray Savour Early Glory At US Open
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August 30, 2022
Serena Williams inspired a level of adulation so loving and intense that you would have thought she had won the US Open itself. Instead it was just an opening-round match against Danka Kovinic, safely negotiated 6-3, 6-3. And yet of course this moment meant so much more than that. A chance to triumph one last […]
Serena Seeks One Last US Open Win, Raducanu Struggles
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August 27, 2022
Serena Williams has been seeking one last win for some time. In recent years that meant one last Grand Slam title, to draw level with Margaret Court’s historic 24 majors. But that dream faded with the passing years and did it really matter? What Serena has achieved in the modern era makes her the greatest […]
Caroline Garcia and Borna Coric Win Singles in Cincinnati
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August 22, 2022
Caroline Garcia and Borna Coric reminded us that unlikely dreams really can come true in tennis. A qualifier and a low-ranked player won highly-prized 1000 titles and brought back memories of this time last year. Emma Raducanu was preparing for the 2021 US Open and the gruelling qualifiers that might bring her a glimpse of […]
Emma Raducanu Bagels Azarenka, Norrie Edges Murray
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August 18, 2022
Emma Raducanu beat another former world number one in Cincinnati to demonstrate the huge strides she is taking on tour. This time Victoria Azarenka became the victim of Raducanu’s brilliance. And that was less than 24 hours after the superstar Brit saw off Serena Williams. Emma defeated Vika 6-0, 6-2 to serve up a second […]