WAS IT SOMETHING TOMAS SAID? ANGRY MURRAY HITS BACK N STYLE
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January 29, 2015
MURRAY MAKES BERDYCH PAY FOR PERCEIVED DISRESPECT Was it something Tomas said? Or his preoccupation with his balls? Whatever happened, the “bromance” between Tomas Berdych and Andy Murray is definitely off. Andy won’t mind. Put simply, the story of the match went like this: Tomas upset Andy…so Murray wiped the floor with him. It will […]
NOVAK AND STAN ON COLLISION COURSE…MADISON’S MAGIC TO MEET SERENA’S POWER…
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January 28, 2015
NOVAK’S MASTER CLASS Novak Djokovic delivered another master-class in how to dismantle a big server just when it matters. And he only seemed truly troubled when his coach Boris Becker went missing at the start of the final set. Novak gestured towards his box urgently, as though the temporary absence of Becker, who must occasionally […]
MURRAY LOBS HIS WAY THROUGH…RAFA RUNS OUT OF POWER…
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January 27, 2015
Andy Murray lobbed his way to glory in a highly entertaining victory over Nick Kyrgios – then said the youngster needed to find a greater intensity. The Brit prevailed 6-3, 7-6 (7-5), 6-3 despite brave resistance from the 19-year-old Australian in the last two sets. Murray produced two incredible lobs in the second-set tie-break and […]
VENUS ENTERS TRANCE TO TURN BACK TIME
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January 26, 2015
Venus Williams claimed she went into a trance to beat Agnieszka Radwanska and set up an all-American quarter-final against Madison Keys. The 34-year-old seemed to be on her way out after Radwanska levelled in style. Yet Venus summoned a stunning energy surge to win 6-3, 2-6, 6-1 – and reach her first quarter-final since 2010. […]
Murray Through To Face Kyrgios After Two Thrillers
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January 25, 2015
Andy Murray has set up a mouth-watering showdown with local hero Nick Kyrgios in the Australian Open quarter-finals. And the Scot celebrated by revealing that he may wear a kilt with nothing underneath for his wedding to Kim Sears later this year. For now all eyes will be on the Rod Laver Arena where the […]
Nadal On Course To Catch Federer
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Rafael Nadal looks capable of matching Roger Federer’s amazing total of 17 Grand Slams – and he might even eclipse the great man. There have been times in the last two years – even in the last week – when that statement sounded ridiculous. But Rafa’s 7-5, 6-1, 6-4 defeat of Kevin Anderson shows that […]
Madison Stuns Kvitova…Novak In Party Mood…
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January 24, 2015
A STAR IS BORN Madison Keys notched the biggest win of her career with a shock 6-4, 7-5 victory over fourth seed Petra Kvitova. The 19-year-old from Illinois came of age with a superbly powerful display against the big Czech and could hardly believe she had outgunned one of the favourites for Melbourne glory. Keys […]
Federer Crashes Out, Nadal and Murray March On
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January 23, 2015
Federer Shell-Shocked Roger Federer went crashing out of the Australian Open in a surprise four-set defeat to to the Italian journeyman, Andreas Seppi. It was the first time since 2000 that Federer had been knocked out so early – and the first time since 2003 he had failed to reach the semi-finals in Melbourne. Roger […]
Victoria and Jerzy Light Up Melbourne…Murray Lights Up Twitter…
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January 22, 2015
Victoria Azarenka and Jerzy Janowicz produced the performances of the day in Melbourne. But Andy Murray stole the limelight in a way that may not please Rafael Nadal. AZARENKA In the battle of the former world number ones, the unseeded Azarenka defeated Caroline Wozniacki 6-4, 6-2 with surprising ease for a woman who played little […]
GREAT ESCAPES FOR RAFA, MARIA AND ROGER
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January 21, 2015
Rafa Nadal and Maria Sharapova engineered epic escapes at the Australian Open, while Roger Federer almost lost his cool over a possible bee sting! You couldn’t make it up. And who would have imagined that Nadal could be offered a third serve by his sporting opponent while serving for the match after over four hours? […]