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 […]
FIVE THINGS I LOVE ABOUT JOHNNY VEGAS! The Lucy Shuker Blog
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November 25, 2016
After their infamous meeting at the Rio Paralympics, we quiz Lucy Shuker on what five things she loved most about one of Britain’s best-known comedians. 1/ SUPPORTIVE Well, I first met Johnny when he made a brief appearance on my court during one of my early matches. He had come into the tennis arena via a […]
Andy Ends Year On Top Of The World As The Real Novak Goes Missing
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November 21, 2016
He said he “never expected it” and the pundits had even less belief. However, Andy Murray succeeded in beating his arch nemesis, Novak Djokovic to not only win the ATP World Tour Finals but to retain his week old No 1 ranking. Let’s get one thing straight. Andy Murray deserves to be world number […]
A GREAT END TO THE YEAR! The Lucy Shuker Blog
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November 17, 2016
Following some good results and performances in the first part of the year, the summer of 2016 proved to be a tough one. Things did not quite go my way on the tennis court, despite having got myself into some of the best shape of my career. Let me explain. The last few tournaments before […]
What might Djokovic do to regain No 1 world ranking?
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November 10, 2016
Top 10 Desperate Measures To Win How can Dokovic regain his No1 position in the world for the year end? Andy Murray has been known, mid match, to get the scissors out in an attempt to tame an unruly fringe whilst playing Nadal. But what unusual or drastic measures have been taken by Top Tennis […]
Murray – The World Number One With More To Do
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November 7, 2016
You know that feeling when you’ve reached the top in your chosen profession and you think: what now? Staying there can be the hardest, partly because you risk losing the intensity of motivation you had during the climb to the summit. Andy Murray shouldn’t have that problem. As long as he doesn’t listen to the […]