In French Open Day 1 action, the second seed, Alexander “Sascha” Zverev of Germany will open his campaign against Ricardas Berankis of Lithuania. Zverev, who has already played in four finals this year, winning two of them, must be considered the … Continue reading
Svitolina, Ostapenko, Venus Williams and Stephens in French Open action today
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The 2018 French Open gets underway today with some big Ladies draw names in action First up, Elina Svitolina (4) from the Ukraine against Ajla Tomljanović from Australia. Svitolina is certainly the danger player at this year’s French Open. The … Continue reading
Rafa’s “Easy ride” French Open draw
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Rafael Nadal could not have asked for a better French Open draw. The defending champion and World No. 1 from Spain, will play his opening round match against the unseeded Simone Bolelli of Italy tomorrow. Despite Nadal being drawn against … Continue reading
AB De Villiers bows out in true AB style
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Former Proteas cricket captain and one of the greats of the game, AB De Villiers sent shock waves through the cricketing fraternity today when he announced his retirement from all forms of international cricket with immediate effect. 34 year old … Continue reading
Are “Cool as ice” Rafa and Roger heading for another Grand Slam final clash?
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Things are looking good for last year’s runner-up and the Top seed, Rafael Nadal of Spain. Nadal, who last competed at the ATP World Tour Finals in November last year, has been in fine form so far at this year’s … Continue reading
Halep sees off a brave Davis in an epic match
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The No. 1 seed, Simona Halep of Romania and the unseeded American, Lauren Davis had the Rod Laver Arena crowd on their feet during their epic 3 hours and 44 minutes third round match earlier today. In a week that … Continue reading
Rafa ditches his sleeves and sails into the second round
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The No. 1 seed, Rafael Nadal of Spain, who reverted back to his trademark sleeveless shirts for this year’s Australian Open, opened his campaign with a 6-1 6-1 6-1 victory over Victor Estrella Burgos of the Dominican Republic on the … Continue reading
A disastrous Day 1 for the American players at the Aussie Open
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The Australian Open Tennis tournament got underway today with 72 253 fans turning up at Melbourne Park. Unfortunately for the American supporters, 12 out of their 15 players have already been sent packing. The most notable ousting was last year’s … Continue reading
Venus, Petra and Maria – experienced favourites at the Australian Open this year
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A year ago, many people would have been wondering when the forty-nine time tennis legend, Venus Williams of America, would be retiring, but as we have come to know, the then 36 year old American still has a number of … Continue reading
The race for the WTA top spot continues at the Australian Open
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With the 2018 Australian Open officially getting underway at Melbourne Park tomorrow, the race for the WTA top spot in Ladies tennis continues. Ever since Serena Williams relinquished the title, after a “cat and mouse” game with Angelique Kerber of … Continue reading