The fourth seed, Grigor Dimitrov found himself having a change of tactic shortly before he was about to play his opening round match at the French Open today. Dimitrov was scheduled to play Viktor Troicki, but the Serbian withdrew with … Continue reading
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Hip injury doesn’t trouble Murray, but sends Kyrgios packing
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The defending champion and No.1 seed, Andy Murray of Britain, needed just 1 hour and 43 minutes so send the lucky loser, Alexander Bublik home after he defeated the Kazakhstan player, 6-1 6-4 6-2 on Centre Court today. Murray, who has … Continue reading
Nadal rallies past Kyrgios in Madrid
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The undisputed King of Clay, Rafael Nadal, restored some Spanish pride in Madrid yesterday after rallying past the very talented Australian player, Nick Kyrgios, 6-3 6-1, in just 72 minutes at the Mutual Madrid Open. Nadal’s compatriots, David Ferrer and … Continue reading
Mixed results in the Men’s draw on Day 8 in Madrid
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Day 8 of the Mutua Madrid Open in Spain produced a mixed bag of results in the Men’s draw. The Spanish supporters hopes were dashed when the 2nd seed, Novak Djokovic, defeated Feliciano Lopez 6-4 7-5 and the 6th seed, … Continue reading
Nadal, Kyrgios, Raonic and Nishikori through in Madrid
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In other second round action at the Mutua Madrid Open in Spain today, the fourth seed and favourite, Rafael Nadal, sweated it out for 2 hours and 57 minutes against Italy’s Fabio Fognini to advance with a 7-6(3) 3-6 6-4 … Continue reading
Roger Federer pips Nick Kyrgios in a thriller
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The 4th seed, Roger Federer needed 3 hours and 10 minutes of pulsating tennis to reach the Miami Open Final, when he defeated the 12th seed, Nick Kyrgios of Australia 7-6(11) 6-7(11) 7-6(7) in front of a packed crowd at … Continue reading
Kyrgios slapped with an AUD7000 fine
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It was bound to happen…..again! The self-confessed Aussie bad boy, Nick Kyrgios was slapped with a hefty AUD7000 fine today following his unsportsmanslike conduct during his second round match against Andreas Seppi yesterday. Kyrgios, who is no stranger to controversy, … Continue reading
Seppi breaks Aussie hearts
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Italy’s Andreas Seppi set Rod Laver Arena alight when he came back from two sets down to defeat the home favourite and 14th seed, Nick Kyrgios 1-6 6-7(1) 6-4 6-2 10-8. In a match that lasted just over 3 hours, … Continue reading
Murray and Federer off to a good start
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World No. 1, Andy Murray got his campaign off to a good start yesterday with a 7-5 7-6(5) 6-2 win over Illya Marchenko of the Ukraine. Murray, the 5-time finalist in Melbourne will be hoping to take it one step … Continue reading