Glorious Nishikori Sends Murray Crashing Out of US Open
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September 8, 2016
It isn’t all over until they bang the gong – and even then it shouldn’t be. But that’s pretty much how events unfolded at Flushing Meadows. Andy Murray began to unravel – and that was that. In the end, Kei Nishikori was superb. The Japanese hero hit big shots without inhibition, went for his winners […]
Novak’s Lucky Run Continues At Flushing Meadows
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September 7, 2016
How lucky is Novak Djokovic? He has only needed to complete two matches to make the US Open semi-final. Can there ever have been a more fortunate player in Grand Slam history? Or does Novak’s icy stare carry secret powers, burning into opponents to cause chronic mental tension and physical damage within? Whatever the reason, […]
Serena Passes Federer To Make Grand Slam History
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September 6, 2016
Serena Williams has now won more Grand Slam matches than Roger Federer. For those who place absolute faith in statistics, that makes her the greatest tennis player of all time – man or woman. You can’t argue with the numbers. When Williams notched her 308th Grand Slam match win by beating Yaroslava Shvedova 6-2, 6-3, […]
Rafael Nadal Is Downed By Lucas Pouille
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September 5, 2016
Rafael Nadal was beaten by the 22-year-old Frenchman, Lucas Pouille in one of the big shocks at the US Open. ‘It took everything. I couldn’t dream better than that,’ said the world number 25, who now looks set to climb the rankings in fine style. Meanwhile Novak Djokovic returned to form by beating the young […]
Sock Shocks Cilic But Isner Is Downed By Emerging Brit
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September 3, 2016
Jack Sock thrilled the home crowd at Flushing Meadows with an impressive straight sets win over 2014 champion, Marin Cilic. The 23-year-old has never been so far at the US Open. But Sock doesn’t want to stop at the last sixteen and will now set his sights on France’s Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. True, Cilic was suffering […]
Del Potro And Serena March On At Flushing Meadows
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September 2, 2016
Juan Martin Del Potro and Serena Williams both registered important victories as they continued their recent success stories, using big serves when it mattered to get the job done. For the popular Del Potro, his win over Steve Johnson means that he has reached the third round of the US Open for the first time […]
Raonic and Muguruza Are Out of US Open
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September 1, 2016
Wimbledon finalist Milos Raonic blamed nerves for his shock exit from the US Open. He was hardly going to admit that the recent split from John McEnroe, a high-profile part of his coaching team, had left his brains scrambled. But the big Canadian did go as far as to say that his psychological state may […]
Andy Murray and Serena Williams Cruise Through
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August 31, 2016
Are Andy Murray and Serena Williams favourites to add to their Wimbledon triumphs in New York? It would be hard to argue against that theory, although Serena’s shoulder injury remains a concern. Nevertheless she looked impressive as she defeated the dangerous Ekaterina Makarova 6-3, 6-3 in her tricky opener. Meanwhile Andy Murray was never under […]
Djokovic Winces, Gasquet Crashes Out
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August 30, 2016
Maybe the wince said more than the words. As he served early on, pain flashed across the face of Novak Djokovic. The wrist again? No, apparently it was the right arm that needed treatment this time. A medical time-out followed. And much as Novak tried to dismiss the entire episode as precautionary, that wince didn’t […]
Era of the Super-Coach
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August 26, 2016
One day people might wonder why the top tennis stars need old guys to do their psychological fighting for them. But doesn’t it just make tennis that little bit more exciting? The era of the super-coach has given the circuit a whole new dimension. There are now battles behind battles, a wider, deeper human drama […]