South Africa’s No. 1 tennis player, Kevin Anderson, was made to work for his first round win at Wimbledon today. The unseeded, big hitting South African, took on the 31st seed, Fernando Verdasco of Spain on Court 18. Verdasco drew … Continue reading
Category Archives: Off the racquet
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
Venus Williams gets off to a good start at her 20th Wimbledon
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Five-time Wimbledon champion, Venus Williams, got her 20th Wimbledon campaign off to a good start, when she defeated Elise Mertens of Belgium 7-6(7) 6-4 in a rain interrupted match on Court 1 today. Williams was dominant with her first serve … Continue reading
Wimbledon gets underway today with a wide open draw
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The 2017 Wimbledon Tennis Championships gets underway at SW19 today with no clear cut favourite in either the Men’s or Ladies draw. The Men’s top seed, defending champion and local favourite, Andy Murray, will get the Centre Court proceedings underway … Continue reading
Rafael Nadal’s Masterclass 10th French Open title
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Spain’s Rafael Nadal today produced a 2 hour and 5 minute Masterclass performance against the 3rd seed, Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland, to capture his record-breaking 10th French Open title in Paris. The Spaniard, despite being seeded 4th, was considered the … Continue reading
Ostapenko gets the title, Halep gains tons of respect
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Jelena Ostapenko, the 20 year old tennis player from Latvia is going to cherish her fortnight in Paris for a long time to come. Going to the French Open, she had never won a WTA title. Ostapenko, who is currently … Continue reading
Previewing the French Open Men’s semi-final matches
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Tomorrow is Men’s semi-finals day at the French Open and we can expect fireworks on Court Philippe Chatrier. Andy Murray vs Stan Wawrinka First up will be the No. 1 seed, Andy Murray from Britain versus the No. 3 seed, Stan … Continue reading
Halep edges Pliskova for a place in the Final
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The third seed, Simona Halep was made to dig very deep during her 6-4 3-6 6-3 victory over the second seed, Karolina Pliskova on Court Philippe Chatrier today, to advance to her second French Open final. The two hour match … Continue reading
Ostapenko wins the Birthday girl battle, and into the Final
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Jelena Ostapenko from Latvia celebrated her 20th birthday in style when she defeated fellow birthday girl, Timea Bacsinszky 7-6(4) 3-6 6-3 on Court Philippe Chatrier today, to reach her first French Open final. The crowd was treated to 2 hours … Continue reading
Previewing the French Open Ladies semi-final matches
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Tomorrow is the Ladies semi-finals day at the French Open and we should be in for some great action. Timea Bacsinszky vs Jelena Ostapenko First up will be the birthday girls – the 30th seed, Timea Bacsinszky of Switzerland and … Continue reading