Top Ten Tennis Moments of 2017
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December 28, 2017
What are your favourite tennis moments of 2017? It’s so subjective of course, but here is a possible top ten, in reverse order. You could just as easily pick ten other moments and focus, for example, on the Grand Slam triumphs of the brilliant Rafael Nadal, rather than some of his truly dramatic reverses. Tennis has been […]
Is Federer Greater Than Ali And Bolt?
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December 15, 2017
The British public have voted Roger Federer as their BBC (TV) Overseas Sports Personality of the Year for a record fourth time. That’s one more time than two other towering figures from world sport. The boxer, Muhammad Ali and the athlete, Usain Bolt won the award three times. It shows the love the Brits have for […]
Battle of the Sexes – Film Review
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December 12, 2017
Battle of the Sexes is a much better film than Bjorg vs McEnroe – but don’t expect it to be all about tennis. Above all this sensitive, sensual, funny movie revolves around Billie Jean King’s realisation that she is gay. Meet King today and you feel her power and self-assurance straight away. Billie Jean back then seems to have […]
“Baby Fed” Dimitrov Comes of Age
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November 21, 2017
Grigor Dimitrov isn’t “Baby Fed” any more. He is finally a star in his own right. But how many of us saw this one coming? The first debutant to win the year-end finals this century, Dimitrov always had it in him somewhere. The talent was never in doubt. That’s why the smouldering Bulgarian was likened […]
RIP Jana Novotna – The Human Face of Sport
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November 20, 2017
Wimbledon will never forget Jana Novotna, who has died of cancer at the age of 49. Her tears splashed onto a special page in the tennis history books. They didn’t smudge or stain that page, they only enhanced the beauty of the Wimbledon story. Those tears left a lasting and touching reminder of something we all too easily forget – that sport is […]
Roger Ready For Anything After London Win…Hyeon Chung Is Next Gen Champion
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November 13, 2017
An impressive Roger Federer beat Jack Sock 6-4, 7-6 in his much-anticipated opener at the ATP World Tour Finals in London – and then fired a warning to rivals such as Rafael Nadal. Anyone who thought that Federer’s recent fatigue might be a sign of things to come had better think again. The Swiss genius now feels […]
Federer In A Kilt…And Murray Is Back
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November 8, 2017
Roger Federer and Andy Murray played tennis for the sheer joy if it in Glasgow; and thrilled 11,000 fans on a riotous night of fun. One of those fans even took her kilt off, so that Federer could play a game wearing it. He promptly won that game with ease, on the way to a […]
Wozniacki and Federer in New Success Stories
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October 31, 2017
Caroline Wozniacki beat Venus Williams at the eighth time of asking to win the WTA Finals in Singapore. Her 6-4, 6-4 victory was the biggest of her career and a testament to her bounce-back-ability. Williams had enjoyed a 7-0 head-t0-head record going into the final. CHARACTER But the determined Dane, a former world number one, […]
Del Potro Wins His First Title Of Season
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October 23, 2017
Juan Martin Del Potro won his first title of the season by beating Grigor Dimitrov in Stockholm. And many will be hoping the gentle giant can force his way into the year-end finals in London with a late surge. In this incredible year for tennis, arguably the world’s favourite three players are all finishing in […]
Roger and Maria Taste Fresh Glory
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October 16, 2017
For Roger Federer, there was a familiar sense of achievement, an extension of what had happened already in his memorable 2017. For Maria Sharapova, this winning feeling hadn’t befriended her for years – and she was going to enjoy every moment. Both superstars took titles in China. Federer emerged the winner among the top men, […]