October 2, 2013
What do East and West have in common? We both love Li Na. Think about that simple sentence – and the enormity of the achievement behind it. There’s no better time to salute Li Na than during the China Open, though ironically she has trouble winning it. Hardly surprising really, when you have hundreds of […]
September 16, 2013
Amazing scenes in Croatia as the local crowd noisily interrupted Andy Murray for two minutes before he served on match point against their hero Ivan Dodig. They even tried to put him off by yelling and screaming just as he was about to hit the ball during the final, tie-clinching rally. A controversial line call […]
September 10, 2013
Rafael Nadal hit new, outrageous heights to win one of the greatest US Open finals in history. And few can doubt that Nadal – not Djokovic – is currently the greatest tennis player on the planet. ‘He brings my tennis to a new level, I don’t know how I managed to beat him,’ said Rafa […]
August 29, 2013
Andy Murray’s late, late show sent out a warning to title rivals Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic. The Brit Boy loves New York – and his 6-2, 6-4, 6-3 victory over flamboyant Frenchman Michael Llodra was impressive. Incredibly, Murray only made five unforced errors in the entire match. Compare that to the 53 unforced errors […]
July 7, 2013
(AND AFTER A 77-YEAR WAIT, NO ONE CAN SAY IT ISN’T OUR TURN!) He knelt sobbing as they chanted his name. Different tears this time. Historic, heroic, moving, magnificent… How do you describe one of the most memorable moments British sport has ever seen? ‘I can’t believe this,’ said his girlfriend Kim Sears as Andy […]
April 17, 2013
With the summer (hopefully) not far away, we though it’s be a great idea to look at Wimbledon’s ‘nearly men’, the ones who didn’t manage to win the coveted event. Here are our favourites: Andy Roddick One of tennis’ nearly men. The American recently brought down the curtain on an impressive career which saw him ranked as […]