Federer Falls! So Is Novak The New Favourite?
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July 11, 2018
Novak Djokovic may have dropped a set and received censure for a couple of code violations. But his 6-3, 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 victory over Kei Nishikori looked positively short and sweet compared to what unfolded on Court One between a victorious Kevin Anderson and Roger Federer. Or indeed compared to Rafael Nadal’s bruising showdown with […]
Del Potro To Face Nadal In Classic Clash
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July 10, 2018
Juan Martin del Potro defeated Gilles Simon by a nail-biting 7-6, (7-1), 7-6 (7-5), 5-7, 7-6 (7-5), to set up a mouthwatering showdown against Rafael Nadal. Carried forward from the previous day, it was a match that demanded a particular nerve and intensity from the eventual winner. And it was the crowd-pleaser from Argentina who produced […]
Roger Federer and Serena Through To Quarters
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July 9, 2018
Roger Federer showed all his class and timing to defeat Adrian Mannarino 6-0, 7-5, 6-4 on a celebrity-speckled Centre Court. He took just sixteen minutes to polish off the first set, as the Frenchman’s approach work fell apart. But to his credit, Mannarino did make it a contest after that, and Federer had to counter […]
Resurgent Djokovic Downs Edmund
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July 7, 2018
The defiant roar from Novak Djokovic said it all. The old warrior is back, and extremely dangerous. His defensive brilliance and all-round craft evenfually wore down Kyle Edmund, who saw his Wimbledon dream disappear. Novak triumphed 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 as he used all his experience and aggression to turn around a critical situation. Shock […]
Six Women Who Can Still Win Wimbledon
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July 6, 2018
Picture taken at Wimbledon AELTC for non-profit purposes. The Wimbledon seeds have been tumbling in the women’s draw even more rapidly than in the men’s, with last year’s champion Garbine Muguruza the latest casualty. So who are the women who can still win it? If this crazy Wimbledon continues to disregard the form book, the […]
Six Men Who Can Still Win Wimbledon
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July 5, 2018
With the early exits of Marin Cilic, Denis Shapovalov and Stan Wawrinka, almost half the men’s seeds are already out of Wimbledon. Here are six men still standing, the men we think have the best chance of Wimbledon 2018 glory. In reverse order: 6/ Kyle Edmund The rising British star reached the Australian Open semi-final […]
Serena And Roger Make It Look Easy
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July 4, 2018
Serena Williams says she is “moving in the right direction” after she saw off Viktoriya Tomova 6-1, 6-4 on Centre Court. And Roger Federer seemed to glide through his 6-4, 6-4, 6-1 demolition of Lukas Lacko, barely breaking a sweat and never seriously troubled. It was Serena’s physical condition that was most under the spotlight […]
Nadal and Muguruza – A Centre Court Treat!
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July 3, 2018
You could feel the love for Rafael Nadal after his 6-3, 6-3, 6-2 victory over Dudi Sela. Especially after Rafa took off his sweat-soaked shirt, to bare that famous and ever-muscular torso. Screams of delight from the passionate crowd, who now know they will see more of the great man in a couple of days. […]
McEnroe Delivers Message To England Team
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July 2, 2018
Tennis legend John McEnroe has come up with a timely message for the England soccer team ahead of their World Cup showdown with Colombia. Tennis fever is sweeping London but so is football fever because the World Cup only comes around once every four years. England’s knockout match against the Colombians in Russia was on […]
Victorious Federer Backs Murray Withdrawal
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Roger Federer thrilled Centre Court and his four children as he achieved his first objective with a straight sets victory over Dusan Lajovic. Now the reigning Wimbledon champion will hope for another win – for his beloved Switzerland against Sweden in the soccer World Cup. No one would have bet on Switzerland staying in the […]