You’ve Got To Marvel At Daniil Medvedev!
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November 8, 2020
Daniil Medvedev is back and ready to thrill us all in London! The flamboyant Russian turned on the style to defeat Alexander Zverev 5-7, 6-4, 6-1 and take the Paris Masters title with an astonishing comeback. Medvedev eventually found a sweet spontaneity that made him simply unstoppable. Zverev is super-talented but looked a little jaded […]
Zverev Downs Nadal To Reach Paris Final
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November 7, 2020
Alexander Zverev is showing real signs of breaking through to the very top of tennis. And that means Germany has a potential Wimbledon 2021 champion. Particularly if Zverev’s extraordinary progress continues. It may sound strange to talk about a breakthrough. He almost won the US Open a couple of months back, after all. But sometimes […]
Nadal Joins Federer In Elite One Thousand Club
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November 4, 2020
Rafael Nadal has joined an elite band of men who can boast one thousand wins on tour. Only the great Jimmy Connors, Roger Federer and Ivan Lendl had previously passed that milestone. Then Nadal defeated his friend Feliciano Lopez 4-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 in Paris – where else? Perhaps it was fitting that a warrior […]
Superb Dan Evans Downs Grigor Dimitrov
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October 31, 2020
Dan Evans is in the form of his life and that’s great for British tennis. Just imagine how deep the increasingly-popular Englishman could go at Wimbledon 2021. Recent events suggest he could have the home crowd on the edge of their seats next summer. Evans beat Grigor Dimitrov 7-6 (7-3), 4-6, 6-3 in Vienna. In […]
Sascha Zverev Is The King Of Cologne
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October 26, 2020
Alexander “Sascha” Zverev is showing the sort of form that will make him a serious contender in London next month. The powerful German crushed the normally-formidable Diego Schwartzman 6-2, 6-1 to win back-to-back titles in Cologne. The improving Zverev added another ATP 250 title to last week’s crown, closing out with a typically-destructive forehand. No […]
Can Iga Swiatek Win Wimbledon 2021?
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October 16, 2020
Wimbledon helped Iga Swiatek win Roland Garros last week. Can Roland Garros help her win Wimbledon 2021? It’s more than possible. Just take a look at the last couple of years in Swiatek’s extraordinary life. They might help us to catch a glimpse of Swiatek’s future. A British coach and former player has been an […]
Nadal Triumphs And Federer Applauds
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October 12, 2020
Rafael Nadal sank to his knees and let the joy spread across his face. This was beyond any normal achievement. This was sporting immortality. A thirteenth Roland Garros title and a record-equalling twentieth Grand Slam had come so naturally. Novak Djokovic, normally so combative, had only offered fleeting resistance during Rafa’s relentless charge towards victory. There […]
Stunning Swiatek Makes It Poland Garros
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October 10, 2020
Iga Swiatek said she could do anything – and she has just proved it. To hear how she conquered her nerves in the second set of her stunning 6-4, 6-1 win over the talented Sofia Kenin is just so refreshing. She revealed: ‘The crowd was having fun and cheering a lot and I realised I […]
Nadal And Djokovic Book Dream Final
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You’ve got to hand it to Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. Stefanos Tsitsipas turned his semi-final against Djokovic into a classic. But in the end the giants of our sport are simply too good. Djokovic will go into an extremely demanding Sunday final already somewhat drained. But if anyone can use Saturday to summon his […]
Finalist Iga Swiatek: “I Can Do Anything.”
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October 8, 2020
Iga Swiatek has thrilled her native Poland and the rest of the tennis world by reaching the final of Roland Garros. The 19-year-old is the first Pole to reach that notable milestone for 81 years. Swiatek has captured everyone’s imagination. And she believes she can finish the job in the final too. Just imagine if […]