Novak Djokovic Follows Alcaraz to First Week Exit Door
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August 31, 2024
Novak Djokovic was always unlikely to win the US Open after his heroics at the Olympic Games. It’s so hard to maintain your physical and emotional intensity when you have just achieved the ambition of a lifetime. Novak Djokovic can do so much better at Wimbledon 2025. And he may see the Australian Open as […]
Carlos Alcaraz Is Knocked Out of the US Open in Shock Defeat
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August 30, 2024
Carlos Alcaraz will probably admit that he should have known better. The sparkling Spaniard has two Wimbledon triumphs to his name – and the most recent French Open too. Brilliant Alcaraz even won a US Open here two years ago. In theory, he should have understood all the pitfalls of the first week at a […]
American Players Are Going Great Guns at their Home Slam
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August 29, 2024
American players have made a storming start to the US Open this year. Many will surely be there at the business end of their home home Grand Slam. Judging by their early form, several US stars will be in the hunt for silverware once more. Third seed Coco Gauff faces a fascinating match-up against Ukrainian […]
Dan Evans Makes History but Emma Raducanu Is Out of US Open
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August 28, 2024
Dan Evans thought he was going home early and began to feel sorry for himself. But self-pity isn’t something Dan the Man ever likes to feel. And as he gave his match one last go, something extraordinary happened. The plucky Brit came back from the dead and created the longest match in US Open history. […]
Novak Djokovic Sets US Open Record but Rune and Sakkari Fall
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August 27, 2024
Novak Djokovic is still rewriting the record books at the US Open as he continues to defy time in stunning style. It was no great surprise that the Olympic champion outgunned Radu Albot 6-2, 6-2, 6-4 in their opener. But Novak’s latest victory on Arthur Ashe brought his total to 78 wins in that special […]
Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka Warm Up with Title Wins
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August 21, 2024
Jannik Sinner is so impressive right now that it seems only his own body can beat him going forward. The talented Italian won the Cincinnati Open by defeating Frances Tiafoe 7-6 (7-4), 6-2 with a dominant serving display in the final. The question everyone will be asking is this: can Sinner’s physical health withstand the […]
Novak Djokovic Secures Olympic Gold with Win over Alcaraz
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August 4, 2024
Novak Djokovic cried torrents of tears after finally winning the one prize that had always got away. Olympic gold secured for Serbia. Novak so wanted it. And yet it had eluded him through sixteen years of hurt. Now the golden climax to an incomparable career is Novak’s to cherish. He has nothing left to prove. […]
Andy Murray Retires after Fritz and Paul End Olympic Dream
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August 2, 2024
Andy Murray fought back the tears and saluted an emotional crowd for one last time as a player. Then it was over. Twenty-one years of fighting and often winning big. ‘Legend,’ a young boy told Andy as he signed memorabilia before departing the court. Andy Murray is indeed a legend. One of the greatest British […]
Carlos Alcaraz Destroys Djokovic Dream in Wimbledon Final.
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July 14, 2024
Carlos Alcaraz produced a breath-taking master class to defend his Wimbledon title on Centre Court. There came a point on Sunday when Novak Djokovic knew Alcaraz was too young and too brilliant – and that he himself was too old. Watching Hollywood stars such as Tom Cruise and Julia Roberts probably sensed the inevitable too, […]
Barbora Krejcikova Is Wimbledon 2024 Champion After Thriller
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July 13, 2024
Barbora Krejcikova followed in the footsteps of the late, great Jana Novotna to win the Wimbledon 2024 women’s singles title. She defeated the gutsy Jasmine Paolini, who has now lost two Grand Slam finals in little more than a month. Ultimately, Barbora’s nerve held more firmly than her popular rival. And her elegant stroke play […]