Edmund Helps Send GB Into Davis Cup Quarters
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November 21, 2019
The power of Kyle Edmund did most to ensure another victorious day for the Brits at the Davis Cup. Now GB are through to play Germany in the quarter-finals late on Friday afternoon. For the second day in succession, Jamie Murray and Neal Skupski added the necessary finish by winning their decisive doubles contest. This […]
Andy Murray Shows Fighting Spirit To Win For GB Against Netherlands
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November 20, 2019
Andy Murray flirted with defeat and then dug deep for victory. It was typical of the British hero’s attitude towards the Davis Cup. And the Olympics too for that matter. Murray just loves playing team tennis for GB. He won’t be beaten – even when defeat looks inevitable. Tallon Griekspoor isn’t a big name in […]
Stefanos Tsitsipas Downs Dominic Thiem In Thrilling ATP Final
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November 17, 2019
Is it too early to say that Stefanos Tsitsipas is going to be as big a star as Roger Federer? Right now it feels more than possible. And that, of course, is some statement. But the tennis talent flowing from Stef’s racquet is now exquisitely terrifying. Maybe not quite as graceful as Federer. But there […]
Will Thiem Tame Tsitsipas In The ATP Final?
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Dominic Thiem will be fancied by many today to tame the flamboyant Stefanos Tsitsipas in the ATP Final. The Austrian has never reached this stage of the year-end tournament before. But he knows what it is like to be in a Grand Slam final. Admittedly he has lost two French Open showpieces to the great […]
Roger Federer Faces Stefanos Tsitsipas As Nadal Is Edged Out
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November 15, 2019
Roger Federer has been denied a showdown with Rafael Nadal on Saturday afternoon. Alexander Zverev beat Daniil Medvedev 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) – so Nadal’s ATP Finals are over. The Spaniard’s disappointment comes only hours after he was presented with the trophy for finishing the year as world number one. Stefanos Tsitsipas will now be Roger’s […]
Nadal Downs Tsitsipas And Lifts Number One Trophy
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You have to hand it to Rafael Nadal. He doesn’t know when to quit. He knew his progress in London would still depend on the match between Daniil Medvedev and Alexander Zverev later on. But the Spaniard has certainly left his mark on the tournament with two magnificent comebacks. And after this victory over Stefanos […]
Federer Gains Sweet Revenge For Wimbledon Heartbreak
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Roger Federer produced one of his greatest performances to defeat Novak Djokovic and leave Rafael Nadal as world number one for 2019. Even the measured Federer described his victory as ‘incredible’ and ‘magical.’ But it was more than that. Mesmerising. Almost superhuman under the circumstances. He hardly put a foot wrong during this 6-4, 6-3 […]
Nadal Stages Miraculous Comeback To Foil Medvedev Revenge Plot
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November 13, 2019
Never write off Rafael Nadal! The ultimate tennis warrior’s amazing spirit simply cannot be conquered. Even when you think he has almost given up. How on earth did an injury-stricken Rafa pull this one out of the bag to stay in the fight for world number one? He was 1-5 down in the decider. It […]
Federer v Djokovic For Semi-Final Spot!
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Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic will do battle in yet another delicious, winner-takes-all showdown in London. And we have the brilliance of Dominic Thiem to thank for making this one even more important than it would otherwise have been. The Austrian’s dramatic win over Djokovic leaves the two titans with everything to play for – […]
Superb Tsitsipas Downs Medvedev As Surprises Keep Coming
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November 11, 2019
Stefanos Tsitsipas conjured his first win over Daniil Medvedev as the shocks kept coming in London. As if it wasn’t surprising enough that Dominic Thiem beat Roger Federer 7-5, 7-5 on the first night, Tsitsipas produced a performance few would have predicted the very next day. No wonder Stefanos called his 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 triumph […]
Magnifique! France Are 2019 Fed Cup Champions!
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November 10, 2019
Victorious France didn’t seem to read the script. Or rather they did, and just didn’t much like the storyline. So the feisty French women decided to tear up the screenplay they had been offered, and write their own Fed Cup ending. This was supposed to be all about Ash Barty and Australia. The French were […]
A Star Is Born – Jannik Sinner Can Do No Wrong
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Just when we thought tennis couldn’t get any more intriguing, up pops the wonderfully named Jannik Sinner. And despite the name, it seems the 18-year-old Italian sensation can do no wrong. Everyone thought Alex De Minaur would mop up the Next Gen tournament in Milan. Finalist last year, full of spirit and increasing experience, we […]