Ashleigh Barty Starts The Party!
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April 4, 2021
Ash Barty retained her Miami Open title and answered anyone who had doubted her right to remain world number one. Naomi Osaka has taken the last two Slams to stake her claim to the crown. But Barty wasn’t about to step aside at one of her favourite venues. It’s great to see the popular Australian […]
Naomi Osaka And Daniil Medvedev Stunned In Miami
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April 1, 2021
Miami favourites Naomi Osaka and Daniil Medvedev both slipped to surprising defeats and left the singles tournaments wide open. Now Ash Barty and Stefanos Tsitsipas have glorious opportunities to take the titles. But Elina Svitolina is also on fire and she will push Barty all the way in the next big match. There are thrills […]
Ash Barty Stars In Vintage Episode Of Miami Slice
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March 29, 2021
Ashleigh Barty is back on form and looking great in sunny Miami. The reigning champion beat Victoria Azaranka with a winning combination of backhand slices and forehand crosscourt winners. That’s how Barty took advantage of her third match point and finished the contest 6-1, 1-6, 6-2 to reach the quarter-finals. The fans in Florida roared […]
Andy Murray: I Can Win Wimbledon 2021
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March 23, 2021
Andy Murray isn’t normally a man for wild predictions. After dealing with all the frustration of injury, operations and recovery, he is a supreme realist. So when Murray says he still believes he can win Wimbledon 2021, it’s time to sit up and take notice. This is an extraordinary claim on the face of it. […]
Zverev and British Brothers Send Fans Loco In Acapulco
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March 22, 2021
Alexander Zverev won the battle of the tennis rock stars and fell to the floor with sheer relief after a thrilling final in Acapulco. The large crowd couldn’t get enough of Zverev and fellow poster-boy Stefanos Tsitsipas as they conjured an epic clash in Mexico. Both men were drenched in sweat as they duked it […]
Djokovic Rules Supreme…And Murray Is Ready For Miami
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March 15, 2021
In all the fanfare over Roger Federer’s fascinating return, we haven’t forgotten Novak Djokovic. We just wanted to wait until we could say it: six years! Yes, the incredible Serb has now been at the very top for a total of six years, or 312 weeks. Think how extraordinary that achievement is. This is the […]
Federer Edged Out In Fresh Doha Drama
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March 11, 2021
It wasn’t to be for Roger Federer in Doha, despite the best efforts of his noisy fans. He only needed to win one more point to progress. But the energy simply wasn’t there after all the exertions of the previous day. It isn’t the first time Roger has squandered a match point, as spectators at […]
Crowd Goes Wild As Roger Federer Downs Britain’s Dan Evans
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March 10, 2021
Timeless Roger Federer took his first step towards Wimbledon 2021 and looked immensely impressive in Qatar. If this is what we can expect at Wimbledon, we are in for a serious treat! The fans couldn’t get enough of him after that long absence from the sporting stage. And Federer almost looks ready for Wimbledon’s Centre […]
Pumped Roger Federer Could Play Dan Evans
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March 7, 2021
Roger Federer was like a kid with new toy as he flew back into the world of tennis. In the case of the Wimbledon legend, that new toy was the gift of physical fitness. No wonder he wanted to thank everyone who had helped him to get back on the road. Behind the scenes, it […]
Fresh Kvitova Triumph Will Make Wimbledon Smile
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Anyone who has just seen Petra Kvitova win Doha so emphatically will be tempted to smile. If you love Wimbledon, there is reason to love Petra. Not only has she already won Wimbledon twice. Kivitova also probably spoke more eloquently than anyone when she became the first to look forward to Wimbledon 2021 and what […]