Williams Sisters March On With Kerber and Vesnina
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July 5, 2016
First Venus, then Serena. It’s just like old times for the Williams sisters, both back in the Wimbledon semi-finals. Venus is there for the first time since 2009 after her dramatic victory over Kazakhstan’s Yaroslava Shvedova. At 36 she is the oldest semi-finalist for 22 years. But Venus will take all those references to her age […]
Super-cool Murray To Play Tsonga After More Drama On Day 8
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July 4, 2016
Andy Murray knows he will have to be at his best if he is to beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in their quarter-final on Wednesday. The Scot has beaten his French rival twice before at Wimbledon and will do his best to repeat the feat as he edges closer to a second Wimbledon title. But after his […]
Wimbledon Day 8: Federer Wants Revenge
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They say revenge is a dish best served cold. And Roger Federer was perfectly calm when he remembered what Marin Cilic had done to him at the US Open two years ago. But the words Federer chose probably told us more than his pleasant, gentlemanly tone. ‘Cilic brushed me aside like I wasn’t there and […]
Top Five Highlights From Wimbledon Week 1
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July 3, 2016
Have you enjoyed Wimbledon 2016 so far? In reverse order, here are our top five moments from Week 1 at Wimbledon. Andy Murray didn’t make the list this time. But we certainly won’t be complaining if he features at the end of the second week! 5/ Pocket rocket Dominika Cibulkova takes down Eugenie Bouchard (above) […]
Kyrgios Warns Murray, Tsonga Wins Epic
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Nick Kyrgios earned the right to play Andy Murray on Manic Monday with a 6-3, 6-7 (2-7), 6-3, 6-4 victory over Feliciano Lopez on Court 1. The unpredictable Australian was given a time violation on match point, almost as though his bad-boy reputation had preceded him. He took his latest brush with officialdom in his […]
Murray v Federer In Final? Andy Remains Cautious
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July 2, 2016
Deep down, he must be dreaming of a final against Roger Federer like the rest of us. But Andy Murray was gentlemanly and cautious when he gave his reaction to the stunning news that Novak Djokovic is out of Wimbledon. The Brit, who defeated John Millman 6-3, 7-5, 6-2 with relative ease, wasn’t about to […]
Novak Djokovic Is Out Of Wimbledon
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Novak Djokovic will not be Wimbledon Champion this year. He won’t even feature in week two. The great man lost to the 28th seed, an American called Sam Querrey, who registered the biggest win of his career, 7-6 (8-6), 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (7-5) after further interruptions for rain. This was his first Wimbledon defeat in […]
Wimbledon Day 5: Del Potro Stuns Wawrinka
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July 1, 2016
Juan Martin Del Potro said his hands were still shaking after an unlikely four-set victory over Stan Wawrinka. Out for nearly three years through injury and thinking for most of that time that he might never play again, Del Potro put his joy into vivid words. He reflected: ‘If my hands are shaking it’s good […]
Wonderfully Unpredictable Women’s Tennis!
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Don’t you just love the way women’s tennis is going? The twists and turns are totally enthralling. The quality is extraordinary. Gone are the days when you could pretty much assume that Serena Williams would come out on top in the end. For all her greatness, Serena hasn’t won a Grand Slam for twelve months. […]
Lucy Shuker: Wimbledon Then Rio – What A Summer!
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It’s official! I’m going to Rio for the 2016 Paralympics! The British Paralympic Association has confirmed the Tennis Foundation’s wheelchair team selection and we had our launch at the Houses of Parliament on Tuesday! Although I had qualified as part of the ITF’s world ranking process, it’s still a thrill when everything is confirmed by […]