Serena Williams In Race Against Time For Wimbledon, Nadal Through In Style
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June 4, 2018
Serena Williams was forced to pull out of her clash with Maria Sharapova. What a difference a few hours make. One moment the entire tennis world was looking forward to one of our sport’s biggest matches in recent years. The next moment an emotional Williams was giving her reasons for having to pull out of […]
Serena v Sharapova – It’s One Of The Biggest Matches In Years!
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Serena Williams versus Maria Sharapova. Today’s showdown makes a mockery of people who try to tell us that women’s tennis can’t compare to the men’s game. That it isn’t as exciting somehow, that it lacks the thrill. Well try telling that to the millions around the world who cannot wait to see Serena slug it out with Maria […]
Sharapova Is Back With A Bang But Edmund Is Edged Out By Fognini
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June 2, 2018
Maria Sharapova showed title-winning form to demolish Karolina Pliskova, the world number six, in barely an hour. She won 6-2, 6-1 using ferocious serves and returns, and looks ready to give anyone a run for their money, including Serena Williams. Pliskova simply didn’t know what had hit her as Sharapova’s game came together like a […]
Zverev and Serena Are Comeback King And Queen – But Dimitrov Is Out!
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June 1, 2018
If Serena Williams did it the hard way on Thursday, Alexander Zverev came even closer to defeat on Friday. The French Open second seed had to save a match point against Damir Dzumhur, the world 29 from Bosnia-Herzegovina. Zverev was in trouble on his own serve, as he struggled to level the fifth at 5-5, having […]
Kyle Edmund Battles Into French Open Third Round To Face Fognini
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May 31, 2018
British number one Kyle Edmund stormed into the third round of the French Open by beating Hungary’s Marton Fucsovics 6-0 1-6 6-2 6-3 after a bizarre rollercoaster of a tennis ride. The fact that Edmund found the answers to the questions he was suddenly posed points to a new maturity, though. And with every passing […]
Nadal Looks Vulnerable, Sharapova Too…But They Win Through With Edmund
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May 29, 2018
Rafael Nadal gave hope to his rivals with a tentative performance against the talented Simone Bolelli. Sure, the favourite won through 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (11-9). And on the face of it there was little problem. But in reality Nadal’s serve looked vulnerable in each set of an absorbing match, spread over two days after a […]
Venus, Champ Ostapenko and Brit Hope Konta All Out Of Roland Garros
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May 28, 2018
Day One of Roland Garros produced a series of shocks as defending champion Jelena Ostapenko and superstar Venus Williams were knocked out in the first round. British hope Johanna Konta also flopped, although that is not unusual for her in Paris, and doesn’t mean she can’t star again at Wimbledon like last year. Latvian fifth […]
Will Birthday Boy Novak Peak Just In Time For Wimbledon?
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May 22, 2018
Isn’t it great to see Novak Djokovic grab a few headlines again for his scintillating tennis? Rafael Nadal beat Alexander Zverev in Rome to take an eighth title there. No one was surprised. But the real story seemed to centre around Novak Djokovic and how well he played. BEST It’s time to declare that Novak, […]
Zverev and Shuker Hit New Heights in Madrid And Korea
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May 14, 2018
Alexander Zverev, Lucy Shuker and Petra Kvitova were the best performers in world tennis over the last few days. In Madrid, Zverev claimed the honours with a convincing 6-4, 6-4 victory over Rafael Nadal’s conqueror, Dominic Thiem. It was Zverev’s third ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title. And the dashing world number three is sure to […]
Kyle Edmund Breaks Into Top 20 In Good Time For Wimbledon!
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May 10, 2018
Kyle Edmund is hitting the heights once more, with some spectacular wins in Madrid to earn himself a top twenty world ranking. The Australian Open semi-finalist grabbed the headlines again earlier in the week by beating none other than the great Novak Djokovic 6-3, 2-6, 6-3. In doing so, Edmund showed courage and composure to save […]