Fresh Kvitova Triumph Will Make Wimbledon Smile
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March 7, 2021
Anyone who has just seen Petra Kvitova win Doha so emphatically will be tempted to smile. If you love Wimbledon, there is reason to love Petra. Not only has she already won Wimbledon twice. Kivitova also probably spoke more eloquently than anyone when she became the first to look forward to Wimbledon 2021 and what […]
Impressive Andy Murray Sees Room For Improvement
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March 4, 2021
Andy Murray has demonstrated a quality that all the greatest champions possess. And it’s just the sort of hunger you want to see from a Wimbledon champion on the comeback trail. He was able to analyse his 5-7, 2-6 defeat to Andrey Rublev objectively. He identified exactly where he can improve in the near future. The […]
Andy Murray Notches Brilliant Win, Roger Federer Comeback Approaches
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March 2, 2021
Andy Murray stormed back to score his first ATP Tour-level victory for six months in a pulsating match in Rotterdam. And the brave Brit vowed that he will continue to prove the doubters wrong as Wimbledon draws closer. Meanwhile Roger Federer’s comeback in Doha is just around the corner and he will probably follow up […]
Crowd Goes Crazy As Iga Swiatek Wins Adelaide
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February 27, 2021
Iga Swiatek won the Adelaide International in such emphatic style that you can feel Wimbledon 2021 already beckoning. The large contingent of Polish spectators went wild in a packed stadium. The good times are back in the tennis world. And Coco Gauff can leave Australia satisfied with reaching her first WTA 500 semi-final. Both players […]
Djokovic Crushes Medvedev In Psychological Thriller
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February 21, 2021
Novak Djokovic cruised to his ninth Australian Open title with a perfect blend of punishing precision and supreme mental strength. What a record. What a player. Djokovic continues to make history and he hasn’t finished yet. He even warned Medvedev later that the Russian might have to wait two more years before he wins his first […]
Naomi Osaka Tames Jenny Brady To Win Australian Open
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February 20, 2021
Naomi Osaka clinched her fourth Grand Slam title and second Australian Open to underline why most people think she is now the best player in the world. The Hardcourt Queen of Tennis is also the highest-earning sportswoman on the planet. In Melbourne she showed why, with her loveable grit and cool. Everything flows from her […]
Daniil Medvedev Plays Mind Games With Novak Djokovic
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February 19, 2021
Daniil Medvedev defeated the jaded Stefanos Tsitsipas to set up a fascinating Australian Open final against Novak Djokovic. And the psychological battle between Medvedev and Djokovic has already begun. It was a shame for Tsitsipas and his legion of fans that he didn’t have enough left in the tank to cope with the Russian. Apart […]
Novak Djokovic On Verge Of Ninth Australian Open Title
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February 18, 2021
Novak Djokovic is one match away from yet more Australian Open glory. Either Daniil Medvedev or Stefanos Tsitsipas will stand in his way in what promises to be a spectacular final. Novak beat the stunning qualifier and world number 114 Aslan Karatsev 6-3, 6-4, 6-2. Crucially he didn’t make the mistake of underestimating the Russian […]
Osaka Beats Tearful Serena, Brady Also Reaches Final
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Naomi Osaka negotiated a nervous match against Serena Williams to reach the showpiece in Melbourne. As she left the stage, Serena took a while to wave to the crowd, her other hand on her heart. It suggested farewell to this particular venue, where she began playing way back in 1998. Asked to explain her gesture, […]
Superstar Stefanos Tsitsipas Downs Nadal To Face Daniil Medvedev
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February 17, 2021
Stefanos Tsitsipas is finally fulfilling his potential and that’s fantastic news for Wimbledon 2021. The statuesque Greek defeated the great Rafael Nadal 3-6, 2-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-4, 7-5. The turnaround was extraordinary. Now Stef plays the dangerous Daniil Medvedev, who hasn’t lost in nineteen matches. Whatever happens in that key semi-final, you sense there could […]