Novak Djokovic Wins US Open
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September 14, 2015
You have to hand it to Novak Djokovic, the best player in the world, who claimed his third and toughest Grand Slam of the year by simply refusing to submit to what the world wanted and a wild Flushing Meadows crowd almost demanded. Because he has once again destroyed Roger Federer’s dream of another […]
Flavia Is Queen of New York – Then Retires !
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September 12, 2015
Flavia Pennetta held her nerve best in a tension-filled, all-Italian US Open final at Flushing Meadows, to triumph 7-5, 6-2 and claim her maiden Grand Slam – the oldest woman ever to do so for the first time. Amazingly, she then retired from tennis for life – a totally unexpected announcement. GOODBYE Pennetta said: ‘This […]
Can Federer Beat Djokovic ?
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Yet another Grand Slam final for Novak Djokovic, completing the calendar quartet, and his eleventh successive final in all tournaments. That kind of consistency puts pressure on his opponents – even Roger Federer. Both men sailed through their semi-finals with almost outrageous ease. After losing to Stan Wawrinka at the French Open, no one expected […]
Vinci Cracks Serena’s Code
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September 11, 2015
They were supposed to be the bridesmaids. Now one of them is about to be crowned US Open champion. Italian tennis has never seen a day quite like this. Flavia Pennetta and Roberta Vinci played with a complete lack of inhibition and their reward is a climax no one saw coming – an all-Italian final. […]
Wawrinka Starts Mind Games With Federer
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September 10, 2015
Something’s got to give. Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka are in irresistible form and now they must meet in the dream, all-Swiss semi-final at Flushing Meadows. The statistics say is has to be Federer. He has won 16 out of their 19 meetings and Stan has never beaten Roger on a hard-court surface. ‘I don’t […]
Murray Out Before Quarters
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September 8, 2015
Kevin Anderson played the match of his life to defeat Andy Murray 7-6 (7-5), 6-3, 6-7 (2-7), 7-6 (7-0) at the US Open – and now he faces Stan Wawrinka in his first ever Grand Slam quarter-final. Just when it seemed the Scot had regained the momentum in an absorbing match that lasted more than […]
Two sets up and out: Rafa’s nightmare
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September 5, 2015
Rafa Nadal, losing a match after going two sets up? It’s unheard of…until now. As his dashing conqueror, Fabio Fognini pointed out afterwards: ‘It’s always tough playing Rafa. But playing against him when you’re two sets down is especially tough. You go a break up in the final set and you start thinking too much. […]
Can Coco’s Tantrum Help Serena?
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September 3, 2015
It sounds crazy. But that racquet-smashing tantrum, the one that has made Coco Vandeweghe so famous, could help Serena Williams realise her ultimate dream. Serena just has to choose to use it wisely. On the face of it, there is little similarity between the psychological struggles of Vandeweghe and Williams. Coco lost her inner fight […]
Murray Through In Kyrgios Thriller
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September 2, 2015
Andy Murray emerged triumphant from a scintillating clash with Aussie rebel Nick Kyrgios, using all his experience to prevail under pressure 7-5, 6-3, 4-6, 6-1. But the shot of the match came from the 20-year-old, whose delayed, sizzling hot-dog split the New York night air with such searing speed that Murray did well to get […]
Nishikori and Ivanovic Fall At First Hurdle !
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August 31, 2015
Benoit Paire provided one of the great shocks at the US Open in the very first round by defeating fourth seed Kei Nishikori 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 7-6, 6-4. The Frenchman didn’t waver when he served for the match, after coolly re-taping his racquet during the last changeover. At 3-5, Nishikori had stayed in the […]