Jamie Murray Serves Up Another Roaring Success
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August 3, 2020
Jamie Murray can look back with extreme satisfaction on this sunny English summer. Two ambitious events in extremely testing circumstances. Two resounding hits. They weren’t Wimbledon. But they made us look forward to Wimbledon 2021 even more. They were quintessentially British events with an extra verbal edge. They were safe and they were wonderful. When […]
Djokovic and Thiem, Serena and Coco Ready To Play
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July 30, 2020
Novak Djokovic and Dominic Thiem are among the big names on the entry list for the Cincinnati Masters. This year the event will be played at Flushing Meadows in August as a warm-up for the US Open. Serena Williams and Coco Gauff are in the star-studded line-up too. Tennis fans can’t wait! The tournament is […]
Andy Murray Edged Out In Mixed Doubles Thriller
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July 29, 2020
Andy Murray was apologetic after a thriller of a match ended in a touch of farce. The brilliant Scot had aimed to level a tie-break with a low and audaciously-angled attempt at a winner. He accidentally hit his partner, Jodie Burrage on the shoulder instead. It was over just like that. The ball might not […]
Jo Konta Makes Her Comeback But Suffers A Shock
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July 27, 2020
Jo Konta will learn from a surprising early reverse in London and surely improve rapidly. She couldn’t come up with a win first time out – and maybe we shouldn’t have expected one. But at least Konta is back in the swing and preparing for America! The world number fourteen hadn’t played since March and […]
Judy Murray Prepares To Boss Andy and Jamie
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July 24, 2020
Judy Murray telling off Andy and Jamie. Let’s be honest, that’s what we all want to see next week. That would really put a smile on our faces! The Battle of the Brits is going to be great anyway. This time men and women make up the teams. Andy Murray and Jo Konta on opposite […]
Serena Williams Plots Her Comeback Trail
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July 17, 2020
Serena Williams will return to action at a new American hardcourt tournament on August 10. The Top Seed Open takes place in Lexington, Kentucky. It’s one of two new events added to the WTA calendar, the other being in Prague. Kentucky will be the perfect first warm-up event for Serena as she feels her way […]
Was This Classy Wimbledon’s Finest Hour?
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July 15, 2020
In all its long and illustrious history, Wimbledon has never looked classier or been more loved. And yet there was no live tennis this year. Nothing to cheer on those sumptuous grass courts. Wimbledon fortnight is over for now. Not an ace served, nor hard-fought rally won. No trophy lifted by a living legend. And […]
Federer Hints At One More Great Wimbledon Final
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July 12, 2020
Trust Roger Federer to soften the blow of this poignant Sunday without a Wimbledon final. The great man has been in so many of the best finals. He is confident he can give us one more. The hunger is still there. That’s such great news as we begin to look ahead to Wimbledon 2021. Federer […]
The Day Simona Halep Became A Wimbledon Member
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July 11, 2020
Simona Halep was determined to be positive when she heard she couldn’t defend her Wimbledon title this year. ‘I’ll be champion for two years instead of one,’ she smiled. She’s not wrong. She can enjoy her finest hour for even longer than she had anticipated. Halep will still hold the women’s singles title going into […]
Roger Federer v Rafael Nadal – Remember Last Year?
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July 10, 2020
Roger Federer against Rafael Nadal in the semi-final at Wimbledon! Do you remember this time last year? What a delicious prospect it was. The anticipation was so palpable we can feel it still. The match, when it came, certainly didn’t disappoint. How could it, when two true masters of their art were creating the beauty […]