Can Lendl Help Murray Win Wimbledon 2016?
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June 13, 2016
At last, Andy Murray is about to leave his comfort zone once more. You know, that cocoon, the private place he enjoyed for the last two or three years, where it appeared that no one gave him a hard time, no one fundamentally challenged his mindset, no one dared to disagree with him too much. […]
Novak is king of Roland Garros at last !
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June 5, 2016
Salute the History Man. Novak Djokovic enjoyed what he described as ‘perhaps the greatest day of my career’ – as playing time finally caught up with Andy Murray. Now Djokovic has done what not even Roger Federer or Rafael Nadal did in their prime. He holds all four Grand Slams at the same time. No one […]
Muguruza is queen of Roland Garros!
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June 4, 2016
In the end, she was the last to know. Her wondrous lob had bounced just inside the baseline but Garbine Muguruza looked confused. Could it really be? Had she really defeated the great Serena Williams for a second time at Roland Garros, this time in the final itself? Was she a Grand Slam champion at the […]
Rampant Murray Will Play Novak In Final
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June 3, 2016
Andy Murray’s performance against defending champion Stan Wawrinka was so good for the first two sets, it had to be seen to be believed. Poor Stan didn’t know what had hit him as he was forced to relinquish his crown somewhat unceremoniously, though he did at least salvage some pride in the third. For the […]
Roland Garros Day 13: Can Muguruza Beat Serena In Final?
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Could this be the changing of the guard? Or will Serena Williams make history while she still can? Saturday’s final at Roland Garros between the rising star, Garbine Muguruza, and the already-great Williams promises to be a cracker. The purest tennis has been played by Muguruza at Roland Garros this year. It has now earned […]
Roland Garros Day 12: Djokovic to meet Thiem, Serena survives scare
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June 2, 2016
Novak Djokovic overcame Tomas Berdych in straight sets and controversial circumstances at Roland Garros. Meanwhile Serena Williams was involved in a surprising battle for survival against the unseeded Kazakh, Yulia Putintseva. Serena prevailed – but only just. She will now play Kiki Bertens, the Dutch star who beat Timea Bacsinszky 7-5, 6-2. Of the two […]
Roland Garros Day 11: Murray Through To Face Stan In Semis
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June 1, 2016
Andy Murray will face Stan Wawrinka in the Roland Garros semi-finals – but his victory over Richard Gasquet came at what price? The Brit adopted an expensive drop-shot strategy to exhaust his opponent. In doing so he cost himself the first set and almost the second too. The Scot admitted: ‘I was using a lot […]
Roland Garros Day 10: Radwanska and Halep Are Out
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May 31, 2016
The cold, rainy weather at Roland Garros created all kinds of problems for the big stars at the French Open – especially Agnieszka Radwanska and Simona Halep. Number two seed Radwanska crashed out to the little-known Bulgarian, Tsvetana Pironkova. The popular Pole needed medical attention to a sore right hand and wrist at 0-3 […]
The Lucy Shuker Blog: I’ve got a legend on my side
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I’m about to play Roland Garros – and I’ve also officially qualified for Wimbledon as one of the world’s top seven ranked players – so it’s an exciting time for me, as you can imagine. Luckily, I’ve got one of the all-time British greats of wheelchair tennis working with me – Jayant Mistry. He won […]
Roland Garros Day 8: It’ll be Gasquet v Murray after many surprises!
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May 29, 2016
Kei Nishikori and Milos Raonic were knocked out of the French Open on a day of surprises at Roland Garros. Richard Gasquet produced some stunning tennis to down Nishikori 6-4, 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 in front of the ecstatic Parisian fans who had waited for the rain to clear. Now Gasquet plays Andy Murray, who […]