Incredible Federer Downs Nishikori In Five
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January 22, 2017
Roger Federer jumped for joy after reaching his 49th Grand Slam quarter-final with yet another scintillating display. And that spontaneous demonstration of child-like delight told an important story. For it is Federer’s boyish enthusiasm for the game that has driven him to fresh heights, just when we thought he was almost ready to call it […]
Andy Murray Is Knocked Out Of Australian Open In Huge Shock
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Andy Murray has squandered his best ever chance of winning the Australian Open. ‘It’s a tough one to lose,’ he admitted. ‘I wanted to go so far.’ The Brit became the first world number one to be dumped out of the tournament at such an early stage since Lleyton Hewitt fouteen years ago. Tennis legend […]
Magnificent Nadal Refuses To Be Upstaged By Wunderkind
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January 21, 2017
Rafael Nadal dug deep to win an extraordinary war of attrition against Alexander “Sascha” Zverev, the 19-year old German described by Rafa himself as ‘the future of tennis.’ The entire match revolved around a 37-shot rally in the fifth game of the fifth set. The crowd gasped and murmured in disbelief, even as the brutal […]
Federer Fans In Dreamland As The Greatest Hits Fresh Heights
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January 20, 2017
It had to be seen to be believed. Even then it was hard to take in. Roger Federer fans and all Wimbledon tennis fans are in dreamland. The great man is back. No, not the 35-year-old version, though that is undeniably Federer’s biological age. This is the return of the real Federer. The one who […]
Djokovic Out In Melbourne Stunner After Five-Hour Onslaught
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January 19, 2017
Novak Djokovic is out of the Australian Open, beaten by a 117-ranked, wild card Uzbek called Denis Istomin. Andy Murray will never get a better chance to win this Slam at last and add to his collection, while consolidating his position as world number one. After four hours and fifty minutes, Djokovic succumbed as the […]
Federer Battles Through To Face Berdych in Round Three
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January 18, 2017
Roger Federer rolled back the years with flashes of effortless brilliance to overcome American hot-shot Noah Rubin at the Australian Open. But he won’t want to remember the earlier stages of the third set too often – even though he eventually fought his way through a mini-crisis to win through 7-5, 6-3, 7-6(3). The great […]
Vulnerable Murray Progresses in Melbourne
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January 16, 2017
Andy Murray struggled to find his best form in a wobbly opening match at the Australian Open in Melbourne. Just as well he could still crack a joke as he warned Kim to mind her language during his matches, now that he has been knighted. Not that he had taken his own advice during a […]
Novak Edges Murray In Doha Thriller To Sound Aussie Open Warning
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January 9, 2017
Novak Djokovic ended Andy Murray’s 28-match winning run and fired out a warning in the build-up to the Aussie Open by playing his best tennis for months. If Murray thought he could finally pick up an Aussie Open title without having to down an in-form Djokovic in the final, he will probably have to think […]
Happy New Year To You From Lucy Shuker!
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With a new year comes new feelings and new chances. I start 2017 with the same dreams but I am looking forward to the fresh start and the opportunities ahead of me. The Christmas period was a real opportunity to reset and reflect. Christmas can be about whatever it means to you personally, and for […]
Awesome Delpo Leads Argentina To Davis Cup Glory
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November 28, 2016
Even with a broken finger, Juan Martin Del Potro inspired Argentina to their first Davis Cup triumph in a dramatic comeback against Croatia in Zagreb. Not for the first time in his career, Del Potro emerged from near-oblivion to command the stage when we had almost written off his chances. And no one can say that […]