Check Out British Paralympic Medallist Lucy Shuker On Court 16
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July 8, 2016
Are you watching the tennis on the giant screen on Henman Hill? Or just strolling around Wimbledon, wondering what to look at? Well here’s a suggestion: Britain’s Paralympic Bronze Medallist Lucy Shuker is in action, fourth match up, on Court 16. The Order of Play showed an 11am start for the first match on that […]
Kerber Beats Venus…Now For Serena on Saturday
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July 7, 2016
Angelique Kerber defeated Venus Williams with a superb cross-court winner and was soon reflecting on Saturday’s much-anticipated showdown with Serena. The German beat the elder Williams sister 6-4, 6-4 to set up a repeat of the Australian Open final, when Kerber shocked the world by coming out on top against Serena. ‘It’ll be a new […]
Federer Has Lit Up Wimbledon 2016 – Whatever Happens Next
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Roger Federer has done it again. Not only has he already surpassed expectations, given that he came into Wimbledon 2016 less than fully fit. He has been at the centre of the most memorable magic, he has graced and illuminated the stage like no one else. Not even Andy Murray fans would really begrudge Federer […]
Murray Sees Off Tsonga Comeback To Face Berdych
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July 6, 2016
Andy Murray managed to shut down a spirited comeback from Jo Wilfried Tsonga just in time to book his place in the Wimbledon semi-finals. The Scot looked to be in a spot of bother, firstly when his French opponent got off to a flying start in the first set tie-break. Then, when Murray appeared to […]
Federer Pulls Off The Great Escape To Down Cilic
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Simply breathtaking! How does Roger Federer keep doing it? Where did those sparkling forehands come from, the ones that helped to break Marin Cilic one last time, after he had saved three match points? The ace that finished the fifth set 6-3 and booked Federer a semi-final spot against Milos Raonic was struck so sweetly […]
Williams Sisters March On With Kerber and Vesnina
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July 5, 2016
First Venus, then Serena. It’s just like old times for the Williams sisters, both back in the Wimbledon semi-finals. Venus is there for the first time since 2009 after her dramatic victory over Kazakhstan’s Yaroslava Shvedova. At 36 she is the oldest semi-finalist for 22 years. But Venus will take all those references to her age […]
Super-cool Murray To Play Tsonga After More Drama On Day 8
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July 4, 2016
Andy Murray knows he will have to be at his best if he is to beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in their quarter-final on Wednesday. The Scot has beaten his French rival twice before at Wimbledon and will do his best to repeat the feat as he edges closer to a second Wimbledon title. But after his […]
Wimbledon Day 8: Federer Wants Revenge
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They say revenge is a dish best served cold. And Roger Federer was perfectly calm when he remembered what Marin Cilic had done to him at the US Open two years ago. But the words Federer chose probably told us more than his pleasant, gentlemanly tone. ‘Cilic brushed me aside like I wasn’t there and […]
Top Five Highlights From Wimbledon Week 1
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July 3, 2016
Have you enjoyed Wimbledon 2016 so far? In reverse order, here are our top five moments from Week 1 at Wimbledon. Andy Murray didn’t make the list this time. But we certainly won’t be complaining if he features at the end of the second week! 5/ Pocket rocket Dominika Cibulkova takes down Eugenie Bouchard (above) […]
Kyrgios Warns Murray, Tsonga Wins Epic
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Nick Kyrgios earned the right to play Andy Murray on Manic Monday with a 6-3, 6-7 (2-7), 6-3, 6-4 victory over Feliciano Lopez on Court 1. The unpredictable Australian was given a time violation on match point, almost as though his bad-boy reputation had preceded him. He took his latest brush with officialdom in his […]